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Water for Peace and Development
Jun 17, 2019
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Nisar A Memon
Life without water is inconceivable. Humans are born in water and their body contain about 65 percent water. Life on any planet is not viable…
Afghanistan: Helmand Farmers Expand Wheat Growing This Year
Jun 17, 2019
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Agriculture officials say 95,000 hectares of land has been cultivated with wheat crop in southern Helmand province this year, showing a 25 percent increase in…
Liberia: 2 Million Acres of Land for Community Ownership, Control
Jun 17, 2019
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Alvin Worzi, Observer
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and three Liberian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have agreed to work with 24 communities in eight of the country’s 15 counties…
Climate Change: Climate Change Intensifies the Future Risk of Armed Conflict
Jun 17, 2019
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Siobhán Dunphy, European Scientist
Does climate change increase the risk of violent armed conflict? A new paper published last week on 12 June in Nature suggests intensified global warming…
Conflict Minerals: Are Crystals the New Blood Diamonds?
Jun 16, 2019
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Eva Wiseman, Guardian
Crystallisation is a transition from chaos to perfection; the evolution of the crystal industry has been less simple. Millions of years ago liquid rock inside…
Myanmar: Regreening a Barren Rohingya Refugee Camp on Myanmar’s Border
Jun 16, 2019
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Kaamil Ahmed, Mongabay
When Mongabay visited after the 2017 influx, evidence of the active deforestation was everywhere. Where the refugees were not clearing space for the still-expanding camp,…
Afghanistan: Distribution of Saffron Bulbs Kick off in Northern Balkh Province
Jun 16, 2019
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Khaama Press
The distribution process of Saffron bulbs among local farmers kicked off in Balkh province of Afghanistan on Saturday. The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock…
Iraq: Heat Wave Hits Iraq—and Sparks Begin to Fly
Jun 16, 2019
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Bassem Al-Rikaby and Khalil Jalil, Phys.org
Hospital ventilators shut down, football matches with obligatory water breaks and food spoiling in fridges without power: Iraq's notorious summer has arrived. As one of…
Why the Global Oil Market Is on a Knife Edge over Regional Tensions
Jun 16, 2019
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Robin Mills, National
It goes beyond megaphone diplomacy – more like Friedrich Nietzsche’s “philosophising with a hammer”. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s overtures in Tehran were brusquely rejected…
Water Wars: How Scarcity Exacerbates Conflict
Jun 15, 2019
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Oliver Lees
Around the world, water scarcity is increasingly changing the face of conflict. Beyond its being essential to human survival – one can only live a…
Kenya/Somalia: Calls for Dialogue to Solve Kenya, Somalia Maritime Dispute
Jun 15, 2019
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Fred Oluoch, East African
A group of maritime experts in Kenya have appealed to the government to shift from aggressive reaction against Somalia over the maritime dispute and embrace diplomacy…
Iraq: Exxon's Evacuated Foreign Staff Return to Iraqi Oilfield
Jun 15, 2019
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Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24
Following their evacuation nearly a month earlier that was described as a precautionary measure, 22 foreign employees of oil giant Exxon Mobil returned to Iraq’s southern…
A 'Responsibility to Prepare': A Strategy for Presidential Leadership on the Security Risks of Climate Change
Jun 14, 2019
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Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia, and John Conger
Presidential candidates are offering their plans on climate change, and it’s a competition over who’s the most ambitious. That’s good news, given that it’s a major…
DRC: Frontier Security Founder Erik Prince Registers Mining Subsidiary in DRC
Jun 14, 2019
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David McKay, Miningmx
Erik Prince, the founder of controversial security company, Blackwater, and who said earlier this year he planned to raise $500m to develop mines in Africa,…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran, Afghanistan Sign New Agreement to Ameliorate Water Sharing from Hirmand
Jun 14, 2019
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Financial Tribune
Iran and Afghanistan signed an agreement in Kabul on Thursday on the optimal use of water sharing from the Hirmand (also known as Helmand) River.…
South Sudan: Record Number of People Face Severe Hunger
Jun 14, 2019
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Al Jazeera
A record number of almost seven million people in South Sudan - or more than 60 percent of its population - are facing severe hunger, according to a new report…
Myanmar: Gems Mines in Kachin State Ordered to Suspend during Rainy Season
Jun 14, 2019
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Eleven
Myanmar Gems Enterprise has issued a directive suspending jade mining in Hpakant and Lonekhin gems fields from July 1 to September 30 as waste pit…
Colombia: Narco-Trafficking and Petrol: A Quarter of Colombia's Fuel Goes to Make Cocaine
Jun 14, 2019
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Joe Parkin Daniels, Guardian
Colombian authorities estimate that more than a quarter of petrol sold in the country last year went to the drugs industry, which depends on the…
Climate Change: Germany Calls for Action in Climate Security
Jun 14, 2019
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Planetary Security Initiative
On 4 June German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas hosted seven foreign ministers, 19 ambassadors, several other ministers and more than 200 experts and civil society…
Webinar Series: Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 13, 2019
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Dhanasree Jayaram
Environmental peace building has emerged as a new frontier in interdisciplinary studies, which seeks to go beyond the traditional role of natural resources or environmental…
Myanmar: Myanmar to Allow Private Plantations to Export Timber
Jun 13, 2019
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The government will allow trees grown in plantations owned by the private sector and state-owned companies to be harvested for their timber and exported. Myanmar…
Libya: NOC Expresses Concern over Military Presence inside Ras Lanuf Terminal
Jun 13, 2019
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National Oil Corporation
National Oil Corporation (NOC) expresses concern over an increased military presence at the Ras Lanuf oil terminal, potentially making it a military objective. These actions…
Iran: Tankers Are Attacked in Mideast, and US Says Video Shows Iran Was Involved
Jun 13, 2019
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David D. Kirkpatrick, Richard Perez-Pena, and Stanley Reed, New York Times
Explosions crippled two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday in what the United States called “unprovoked attacks” by Iran, raising alarms about…
Europe: The EU Is Creating a Sustainability Label for Raw Materials
Jun 13, 2019
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Laura Cole, EURACTIV
An EU research group is creating a certification method for raw materials, to be completed by 2021. The project is part of a push to…
Climate Change: Not All Military Bases Plan for Warming — GAO
Jun 13, 2019
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Mark K. Matthews, E&E News
The Defense Department may be aware of the risks of climate change, but it still needs to do a better job of preparing its facilities…
Syria: Beyond the Debris – The Environment Is a Major Victim of the Syrian Conflict
Jun 13, 2019
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Hanne-Mari Tarvonen, Crisis & Environment
The most significant environmental consequences of the conflict in Syria have been caused by makeshift oil refineries, destroyed infrastructure and debris, collapsed waste collection system…
Yemen: Economic Recovery and Development Coordinator
Jun 12, 2019
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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…
Somalia: Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager (Somalia - Hudur)
Jun 12, 2019
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Action Against Hunger
Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) has been conducting humanitarian programs in Somalia Since May 1992. Currently, Action Against Hunger is conducting its humanitarian…
Jordan: Livelihoods Team Lead
Jun 12, 2019
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Global Communities
Global Communities is an international non-profit organization that works closely with communities worldwide to bring about sustainable change that improves the lives and livelihoods of…
India: LTPR-Gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment Specialist– Integrated Land Resource Governance (ILRG), West Bengal, India
Jun 12, 2019
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Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech International Development Services, headquartered in Arlington, VA is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a Gender and Women’s Empowerment Specialist position…