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Iraq: Police Disperse Protesters at Entrance to Iraq's Nahr Bin Omar Oilfield

Sep 2, 2018 | Aref Mohammed, Reuters

Police used tear gas to disperse around 150 protesters at the main entrance to Iraq’s giant Nahr Bin Omar oilfield on Sunday, police sources said,…


Myanmar: Over 100,000 Acres of Idle Land in Taninthayi without Oil Palm Cultivations to Be Confiscated

Aug 31, 2018 | Zeyar Nyein, Eleven

Among the land areas in Taninthyi Region allotted for growing oil palm, over 100,000 acres will be confiscated as they are not being used for…


Mali: Food, Security and Peace Desperately Needed in Mali – UN Deputy Relief Chief

Aug 31, 2018 | UN

UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller – who just wrapped up a four-day mission to Mali – underscored that food, security, protection and peace…


Iraq: Water Pollution Destroys Iraq’s Oil-Rich South

Aug 31, 2018 | Agence France-Presse

While Iraq’s water shortages are not just confined to Basra, the region suffers from a toxic mix of polluted and salty water, dismal public services,…


Climate Change: Sweden Launches New Research Collaboration for Climate and Security

Aug 30, 2018 | Government of Sweden

A new research collaboration for climate and security will be launched today in connection with World Water Week in Stockholm. The Stockholm Climate Security Hub…


Afghanistan: Amid Chronic Violence, Millions of Afghans Face Risks of Drought Related Displacement

Aug 30, 2018 | Enayatullah Azad, Inter Press Service

Amid a precarious security situation in Afghanistan, the worst drought in recent history, that hit two out of three provinces in Afghanistan in July, has…


Afghanistan: Blue Gold: The Quest for Household Water in Kabul City

Aug 30, 2018 | S. Reza Kazemi, Afghanistan Analysts Network

Given growing water scarcity and pollution, increasing numbers of residents in Kabul city are struggling to provide enough safe water for their households. Many are…


Afghanistan: Govt Promoting Saffron Cultivation in Insecure Areas

Aug 30, 2018 | Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock continues its efforts to promote saffron cultivation in Nangarhar, Farah, Paktia and other insecure provinces as an appropriate…


Myanmar: Decades of Land Confiscations [Video]

Aug 30, 2018 | Union of Catholic Asian News

Widespread and under-reported land grabs from the poor, prevalent in Myanmar in the past, must be addressed and the victims adequately compensated, urges Human Rights…


Call for Applications: Roddenberry Fellowship

Aug 29, 2018 | Roddenberry Foundation

The Roddenberry Fellowship is focused on defending and protecting Civil Rights; Immigration & Refugee Rights; LGBTQIA & Women’s Rights; and the Environment. 

Prospective Fellows applying in…


Syria: Water Crisis Looms as Syria Military Conflict Winds Down

Aug 29, 2018 | Edward Yeranian, Voice of America

Seven years after civil war erupted in 2011, it appears Syria is beginning to emerge from a dark period of death and destruction. Any recovery…


Myanmar: Myanmar Dam Breach Floods 85 Villages, Thousands Driven from Homes

Aug 29, 2018 | Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters

As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000…


Afghanistan/Iran: Afghanistan Says There Is No Dispute with Iran over Helmand

Aug 29, 2018 | Mehr News Agency

Deputy Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs for Management and Resources Nasir Ahamad Andisha said in a TV program that Tehran and Kabul have signed an…


Egypt/Sudan: Sudan, Egypt FMs Discuss Red Sea Security, Ethiopia Dam

Aug 29, 2018 | Ali H. M.Abo Rezeg, Anadolu Agency

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri on Wednesday met with Sudanese counterpart Aldirdiri Mohamed Ahmed in Cairo to discuss regional developments. According to an Egyptian Foreign…


Afghanistan: This Startup Is Sourcing from Conflict Zones and Selling at Sephora

Aug 29, 2018 | Esha Chhabra, Forbes

Shopping at Sephora can now make social impact -- and potentially divert traffic away from the opium epidemic in Afghanistan. Barbara Stegemann, the founder of The 7…


Myanmar: Meteorologist Warn about Floods

Aug 29, 2018 | Hsan Htoo Aung, Eleven

In the post-monsoon period, there may be formation of low pressure areas three times in the Bay of Bengal and of them, two low pressure…


Iraq: Hospitals in Basra Inundated with Cases Linked to Dirty Water

Aug 29, 2018 | Suadad Al-Salhy, Arab News

Hospitals in Basra have been flooded with thousands of patients suffering from drinking polluted and saline water as the province reels from the latest breakdown…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Doesn’t Have Oil for Its Own Needs, Let Alone Kurdish Provinces: Official

Aug 29, 2018 | Rudaw

Baghdad has not agreed to send gasoline and diesel to the Kurdistan Region, an Iraqi Oil Ministry official said on Wednesday, saying there is not…


Iraq: Basra Health Crisis: 17,000 Admitted to Hospitals for Water Poisoning

Aug 29, 2018 | Mina Aldroubi, The National

Basra's health authorities said on Wednesday that more than 17,000 people have been admitted to hospitals over illnesses contracted from polluted drinking water. There has…


Afghanistan/Iran: Negotiating Hamoun Water Right, Only Way for Sistan to Survive: Report

Aug 29, 2018 | Tehran Times

The Hamouns are transboundary wetlands on the Iran-Afghan border made up of three lakes: Hamoun-e Helmand, which is entirely in Iran, Hamoun-e Sabari on the…


Destabilising Nature of Internal Water Wars

Aug 28, 2018 | Scott Moore

Nearly 15 years ago, the former head of India’s Central Water Commission warned that “hydro-politics is threatening the very fabric of federalism” in the world’s…


Time to Focus on Water Management in Arab World as Source of Growth and Stability

Aug 28, 2018 | Anders Jagerskog

In Gaza, the drinking water tastes like seawater. Years of neglect and poor management, due in large part to recurring conflicts, has led to the…


Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pakistan to Engage Afghanistan for Signing Water Treaty

Aug 28, 2018 | The Nation

The government of Pakistan is continuously trying to engage the government of Afghanistan into dialogue for a possible water treaty in future or at least to…


Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pak Initiates Talks on Water Treaty with Afghanistan

Aug 28, 2018 | Independent News Pakistan

The government of Pakistan (GoP) is trying to engage the Afghan government in dialogue for a possible water treaty and to develop some mechanism for information sharing between…


EnPAx Icon Saleem Ali

Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment
University of Delaware
United States
Aug 28, 2018

Saleem Ali is Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware, focusing on issues of environmental conflict resolution,…


Myanmar: Sustainable Forest Management & REDD+

Aug 27, 2018 | GITEC Consulting

GITEC-IGIP Holding SE with the two managing companies GITEC-IGIP GmbH and IGIP mbH is a leading consulting company for development aid projects. For over five…


Myanmar: Integrated Water Resources Management Specialist

Aug 27, 2018 | GITEC Consulting

GITEC-IGIP Holding SE with the two managing companies GITEC-IGIP GmbH and IGIP mbH is a leading consulting company for development aid projects. For over five…


Sudan: Natural Resource Manager

Aug 27, 2018 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Sudan Program is finalizing a proposal for United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) grant for resilience programming in Darfur, with…


Egypt: Environment and Climate Officer

Aug 27, 2018 | International Fund for Agricultural Development

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger.…


Climate Change Analyst

Aug 27, 2018 | CAMRIS International

CAMRIS International is among the top 20 USAID contractors for the third year in a row. CAMRIS realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges…