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Syria: WASH Sector Working Group Coordinator

Aug 21, 2018 | Solidarites International

SI, which has been present in Syria since 2013 is dedicated to work on recently opened and challenging areas to provide lifesaving activities to the…

Myanmar: WASH and Infrastructure Coordinator

Aug 21, 2018 | Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) seeks a WASH and Infrastructure Coordinator to join the Rakhine State team. DRC has provided assistance to people in need in…

Bangladesh: WASH Project Manager

Aug 21, 2018 | Premiere Urgence Interationale

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and…

Lebanon: Deputy WASH and Shelter Coordinator

Aug 21, 2018 | Solidarites International

Lebanon hosts about 1.5 million Syrian refugee, mainly in its northern governorate (Akkar and Tripoli) and in the Bekaa Valley. SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) has launched…

Somalia: Consultancy- Hydrogeological/Geophysical Surveyor

Aug 21, 2018 | Action Against Hunger

Hydrogeological/Geophysical Survey in Hudur district, Somalia

Location: Hudur District, Bakool region, Somalia

1. Background

Action Against Hunger is one of the major humanitarian actors in Somalia since May…

DRC: Operations Manager

Aug 21, 2018 | Rainforest Foundation- Norway

The destruction of the world’s rainforests is one of our time’s biggest environmental disasters. Every year an area of 130 000 km2 of tropical forest…

DRC: Shelter and WASH Project Officer

Aug 21, 2018 | International Organization of Migration

Position Title: Field Project Officer – Shelter/WASH

Duty Station: Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo

Type of Appointment: Consultancy, 3 months with possibility of extension

Organization Unit: Operations…

Artificial Intelligence: Our Next Ally against Environmental Risks

Aug 21, 2018 | Lou del Bello

A glance at one satellite map of the Peruvian Amazon is enough to grasp the scale of devastation humans are causing to one of Earth's…

Myanmar: Myanmar Comes in 2nd on List of Countries Most Prone to Water-Related Disasters

Aug 21, 2018 | May Thin Kyi, Eleven

Myanmar is ranked 2nd on the list of countries with the highest amount of dangers caused by water, said Dr Khin Ni Ni Thein, Secretary…

Conflict Minerals: Blockchain Firms See Growing Opportunity in Ethical Materials

Aug 21, 2018 | Jason Deign, Green Tech Media

Blockchain firms are racing to create ethical sourcing platforms for cobalt amid growing concerns over mining conditions in the lithium-ion battery supply chain. This month,…

South Sudan: Bucknell Researcher Reveals the Biological Treasures of a Conflict Zone

Aug 21, 2018 | Matt Hughes, Bucknell University

DeeAnn Reeder is one of the few animal researchers to have ever worked in South Sudan, where longstanding civil conflict has recently flared up again.…

Afghanistan: Worst Drought in Decades Grips Two-Thirds of Afghanistan [Video]

Aug 20, 2018 | Charlotte Bellis, Al Jazeera

Afghanistan is experiencing a drought so severe that two million people may run out of food in the next six months. More than 80,000 people…

Afghanistan/India/Iran/Pakistan: India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams

Aug 20, 2018 | Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat

India is expected to begin work on the $236 million Shahtoot Dam project on the Kabul River in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. Scheduled to…

Africa: Intolerance, Inequalities and the Land Issue - Major Threats to Peace in Africa

Aug 20, 2018 | Colleta Dewa, Southern Times

Leaders from across the African continent, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the African Leaders of Peace Summit last week said the continent needs…

Afghanistan: TAPI Plagued by Land Acquisition Problems

Aug 18, 2018 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews

Officials of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in the country said so far they have completed 45 percent of the land acquisition process of…

DRC: Taking Traceable Conflict-Free Gold from DR Congo to International Markets

Aug 18, 2018 | UN Environment

While DR Congo’s annual artisanal gold production is estimated to stand at between eight to ten tons, official statistics show that only 200 kg of…

Liberia: Ganta Mayor Embarks on Surveying Public Lands

Aug 17, 2018 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Daily Observer

As the commercial city of Ganta, in Nimba County, expands and more people begin to seek settlement there, the Mayor, Amos N.G. Suah, has begun…

Iraq: BP and PetroChina Set to Rake in Billions Developing Iraq's Super-Massive Rumaila Oil Field

Aug 17, 2018 | Callum Turcan, Seeking Alpha

Located in 1953 by BP plc (NYSE:BP), back when BP was British Petroleum, the Rumaila oil field in Iraq is truly massive. It is expected…

Colombia: Govt Rushes to Save National Park from Rampant Deforestation

Aug 16, 2018 | Maria Fernanda Lizcano, Mongabay

“Territories are like books: they can be in front of you, but if you do not read them you will never understand them,” said Juan…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Oil Ministry Bans Kurdish Language in Documents

Aug 16, 2018 | Irina Slav, Oil Price

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has banned the use of Kurdish words in official documents, threatening Kurdish employees with lawsuits if they violate the ban, Kurdish…

A Disappointing Afghanistan Fact: The Value of Land Grabs Peaks Seven Billion Dollars

Aug 15, 2018 | Shokrullah Amiri

Insurgency is a dilemma that has been linked to the name of Afghanistan for years with the drug mafia, corruption and now, unfortunately, land-grabs —…

How Metals and Minerals Play a Role in Funding Armed Groups in Africa

Aug 15, 2018 | Clare Church

The gold in our watches, the diamonds in our rings, the tin in our smartphones – all have been classified as conflict minerals, due to…

Iraq/Kurdistan/Turkey: Kurdish Officials: Iraq, Turkey Can’t Export Kirkuk Oil without Kurdistan Deal

Aug 15, 2018 | Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price

Iraq and Turkey must reach a deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) first in order to export oil from the Kirkuk fields in northern…

New Proration Policy for Environmental Peacebuilding Association Membership

Aug 14, 2018

The Board of Directors for the Environmental Peacebuilding Association has updated its membership fee policy. Since the membership renewal schedule is based on a calendar…

Fully Funded PhD Studentship on Water Security in Cape Town

Aug 14, 2018 | Durham University

Durham University has established a new Global Challenges Research Fund Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) with fully funded PhD studentships beginning in February 2019. The…

How Resource Cooperation in Disputed Waters Can Be a Win-Win for China and the Philippines

Aug 14, 2018 | Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Two years after a landmark ruling in their dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea, the Philippines and China appear to be making subtle progress in…

Water Security in a New Age of Nationalism

Aug 14, 2018 | Giulio Boccaletti

The idea of a “new middle” or “third way”—a blend of neo-liberal economic doctrines and social policies that was supposed to overcome the dichotomy between…

Janani Vivekananda

Senior Adviser
adelphi
Germany
Aug 14, 2018

Janani Vivekananda is a Senior Adviser at adelphi, working on the linkages between climate change, peacebuilding, and risk analysis. She is also a founding member…

Commentary: Think Outside of the Box to Tackle Water Scarcity

Aug 13, 2018 | Aloysius Chan

Water scarcity has been a ticking time bomb across the globe. Cape Town, one of Africa's most affluent metropolises, was on the brink of disaster when…

Myanmar: New Jade and Gemstone Policy Expected to Boost the Industry

Aug 13, 2018 | Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times

The government is drafting its first ever jade and gemstone policy with the help of the private sector and foreign institutions. When complete, the policy…