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Myanmar: Wildlife Crime Global Policy Coordinator
Nov 29, 2020
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World Wide Fund for Nature
As a part of World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF-Myanmar was established in 2014 with the aim to support Myanmar’s development ambitions with a focus…
Nigeria: WASH Coordinator
Nov 29, 2020
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Myanmar: Consultancy, Copper Mining Peer Reviewer
Nov 29, 2020
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.
As…
Myanmar: Consultancy, Gemstone Peer Reviewer
Nov 29, 2020
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.
As…
Myanmar: Consultancy, Oil & Gas Peer Reviewer
Nov 29, 2020
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.…
Indonesia: Information Technology Consultant for One Map Initiatives
Nov 29, 2020
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World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.…
South Sudan: Environmental Health Coordinator
Nov 29, 2020
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at…
DRC: Chief of Party, Sanitation Activity
Nov 29, 2020
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DevWorks
DevWorks brings together a core team of solutions-oriented development professionals with expertise and experience across technical areas and geographies. Their approach is grounded in private…
Syria: WASH Consortium Specialist
Nov 29, 2020
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International is a non-profit organization working in areas of conflict and natural disasters. Its main aim is to provide quick and effective support for…
Syria: Hygiene Promotion Team Member
Nov 29, 2020
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GOAL
GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a…
Syria: Hygiene Promotion Team Leader
Nov 29, 2020
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GOAL
GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a…
Nigeria: Kano Govt Moves Towards Finding Lasting Solution to Herdsmen, Farmers’ Conflict
Nov 28, 2020
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Kola Oyelere, Nigerian Tribune
Kano State government has expressed deep concern over the encroachment and blockage of cattle stock routes across the state, saying this has often led to…
Sierra Leone: MRU, CSOs Plan for Kimberly Process
Nov 28, 2020
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Mabinty M. Kamara, Politico SL
In an effort to ensure Civil Society’s effective participation in the Kimberly Process-Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (KP-ASM), the German international development agency, GIZ, has…
Women, Peace and Security in Cameroon: The Missing Voices of the Anglophone Crisis
Nov 27, 2020
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Corinne Aurelie Moussi
The 21st century has been marked by growing calls to promote the inclusion and participation of women in peace processes as well as recognise their unique…
Fire, Conflict and Land Systems in the Middle East
Nov 27, 2020
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Lina Eklund
Since 2019, the author has been involved in a Marie Curie project on fire and conflict in the Middle East: FIRE – Fighting Insurgency Ruining…
Liberia: Understanding People's Dependence on Forests
Nov 27, 2020
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New Dawn
Women working in the forest in Liberia. Here, forestry is the fourth largest contributor to the economy after services, agriculture, and fisheries, mining, and panning.…
Afghanistan: Water Authority, AKDN Sign MoU on Water Management
Nov 27, 2020
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN) and National Water Management Authority (NWMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on matters related to water management…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Low Oil Prices Could Finally Bring Iraq and Kurdistan Together
Nov 27, 2020
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Viktor Katona, OilPrice.com
The relationship between Baghdad and Erbil has been strained ever since Iraq managed to eliminate the threat of the Islamic State. Both sides perceive the…
South Sudan: Asunim, I-kWh Join Elsewedy Electric on PV-Plus-Storage Project in South Sudan
Nov 27, 2020
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Edgar Meza, PV Magazine
United Arab Emirates-based PV system integrator Asunim Solar and renewable energy solutions consultancy I-kWh have formed a consortium to support Egyptian energy services company Elsewedy…
The Environmental Cost of Conflict
Nov 26, 2020
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Naghi Ahmadov
On 9 November, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a Russia-brokered agreement to end the military operations in Karabakh that had started on 27…
Liberia: 30 GoL Employees Train on Gender Sensitive, Land, Concession Reporting
Nov 26, 2020
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David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Over 30 employees from three autonomous agencies of Government have acquired an intensive three-days training in gender-sensitive, land and concession reporting organized by UN Women…
Climate Change: Looking at Security through the Climate Lens
Nov 26, 2020
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Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions
As global warming gains ground, the security implications of the climate threat can no longer be ignored. But as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its tenth…
Myanmar: Success Despite Covid: Hope from a Water Users Association in Central Myanmar
Nov 26, 2020
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Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Petra Schmitter, and Nyan Thiha, International Water Management Institute
The impact Covid-19 has had on farmers has been devastating. Harvest delays due to mobility restrictions, reduced availability of labor and variability in output and…
Myanmar: Farmers Refuse to Move for Dam Project
Nov 26, 2020
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Khonumthung News
Farmers are angry with the government because of plans to build a dam to divert water to Chin State’s capital, Hakha because it will inundate…
Deforestation, Dying Rivers Leading to Water Wars
Nov 25, 2020
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Michael A. Bengwayan
An eerie calm exists over the villages of Fedelisan, Sagada and Dalican of Bontoc of Mountain Province, Philippines. It is because, there is no telling…
Colombia: Land Defenders Keep Getting Killed in Colombia
Nov 25, 2020
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Thomas Power, Vice
Hundreds of environmental defenders in Colombia feel fear in what is the most dangerous region in the world for their work, according to a recent…
Worsening Land Inequality Widens Gender, Climate Change Gaps
Nov 24, 2020
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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land inequality is growing worldwide, threatening the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people who directly rely on farming and widening disparities in gender, health and climate-change…
South Sudan: Food Insecurity in South Sudan: The Impact of Flooding and Conflict
Nov 24, 2020
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Borgen Magazine
South Sudan is a country with a long and difficult history. Its people have dealt with prolonged food insecurity, extended periods of conflict and recurring…
Liberia: Two Shot, Village Burnt in River Cess Riot over Mineral-rich Forestland
Nov 24, 2020
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
Two men have been injured and a village destroyed in a riot over potentially mineral-rich forestland over the weekend in River Cess County, local authorities…
Yemen: Solar Energy Micro-Businesses in Yemen are Saving Lives
Nov 24, 2020
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Borgen Magazine
Conflict and food insecurity continue to be prevalent in Yemen. Since 2015, Yemen has been experiencing a civil war that has taken a seemingly irreversible…