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Afghanistan: Farmers in War-Torn Afghanistan Hit by Worst Drought in Decades
Aug 12, 2018
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Hamid Fahim and Emal Haidary, Phys.org
After his wheat crop failed and wells dried up, Ghulam Abbas sold his animals and joined thousands of other farmers migrating to cities as Afghanistan's…
Afghanistan: Drought Raises Food Security Fears in Afghanistan
Aug 12, 2018
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Al Jazeera
A shortage of precipitation during the winter months, both rain and snow, left much of Afghanistan with a severe scarcity of water and a decimated…
Myanmar: Consultant - Development of a Forest Landscape Vision Plan
Aug 11, 2018
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World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF Myanmar is implementing a project ‘Stewards Of Natural Resources Strengthening Livelihoods For Communities’. This project will target 10 communities in the Banchaung and Tanintharyi…
Myanmar: Consultant for the Development of Environmental Education Strategy for the Thanintharyi Landscape Corridor
Aug 11, 2018
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World Wide Fund of Nature
WWF Myanmar is implementing a project ‘Stewards of Natural Resources Strengthening Livelihoods For Communities’. This project will target 10 communities in the Banchaung and Tanintharyi…
DRC: Community Forests Project Officer
Aug 11, 2018
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Rainforest Foundation
The Rainforest Foundation Fund is a charitable foundation dedicated to the preservation of the rainforest by defending the rights of the indigenous peoples living there.
DRC…
Nigeria: Environmental Health Coordinator
Aug 11, 2018
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC responds to some of the world's worst crises, delivering aid that saves lives while paving the way for long-term recovery.The IRC has been…
Climate Change: As the Arctic Melts, Maritime Security Gets Real
Aug 11, 2018
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Tamara Dietrich, Daily Press
Hampton Roads residents know full well that the Atlantic is gnawing ever more ferociously at the shore, surging into the streets whenever it gets riled…
Congo: Republic of Congo Team Lead
Aug 10, 2018
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World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and…
Somalia: Environment and Social Impact Assessment Consultant
Aug 10, 2018
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Committed to Good Global
CTG support and manage humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world. With past performance in 15 countries – from the Middle East,…
Liberia: Consultant - Communications Strategy for the National Oil Palm Technical Working Group
Aug 10, 2018
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Conservation International
Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, Conservation International (CI) empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global…
Consultant - Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation with and for Children in Southeast Asia
Aug 10, 2018
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Plan International
Plan International Germany is a Non-Governmental Organisation based in Hamburg, Germany. As part of the Plan International federation, Plan Germany supports development projects with Plan…
Cambodia: Organisations Back Kuoy Land Claims
Aug 10, 2018
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Khy Sovuthy, Khmer Times
Two organisations aiming to restore indigenous land around the world on Wednesday expressed concern over land in Preah Vihear province after a major Chinese conglomerate…
South Sudan: Security Council Says Alarmed by Food Insecurity in South Sudan
Aug 10, 2018
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Sudan Tribune
The United Nations Security Council Friday said alarmed by the level of food insecurity in South Sudan and called to allow unfettered humanitarian access to…
China/South China Sea: 'Leave Immediately': US Navy Plane Warned over South China Sea
Aug 10, 2018
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Brad Lendon, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN
High above one of the most hotly contested regions in the world, CNN was given a rare look Friday at the Chinese government's rapidly expanding…
Program for Water Security: Workshop on Middle East Water Security and Environmental Peacebuilding
Aug 9, 2018
The workshop will be held from 10 to 15 December 2018, in Jordan, with the possibility to continue on a 2 day trip in Israel/Palestine,…
Ecuador: In Ecuador, a Pipeline Cuts a Trail of Misery through Indigenous Land
Aug 9, 2018
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José María León Cabrera, Mongabay
Amerisur has operated in Colombia since 2003, and one of the oil fields that it works, Platanillo, is located in the department of Putumayo, across…
China/South China Sea: China's State Firms Cementing Lucrative Role in South China Sea, New Research Shows
Aug 9, 2018
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Greg Torode and Brenda Goh, Reuters
Beijing’s giant state-owned enterprises are playing an increasing role in China’s build-up in the South China Sea and could seek to cement their dominant position…
Myanmar: Thai’s Kim Sone Bamboo a Hit in Myanmar
Aug 9, 2018
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Commercial bamboo growers in the country have set their eyes on the Kim Sone species from Thailand which is resilient and can grow in any…
Liberia: Liberia’s Largest Palm Oil Producer Pulls out of Sustainability Roundtable – What Does This Mean for Rural Communities?
Aug 9, 2018
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The Conversation
The palm oil industry is no stranger to controversy. While the world has come to learn of the environmental issues linked to the oil’s production,…
Ethiopia/Egypt: Water Wars on the Nile
Aug 9, 2018
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Daniel Benaim and Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs
In Ethiopia, Africa’s largest-ever dam and hydroelectric power plant is inching closer to completion. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River has…
Iraq's Protests Are about More Than Corrupt Elites
Aug 8, 2018
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New Arab
Eleven people were killed during the protests that erupted in southern Iraq in early July, and over 800 others wounded. While corruption and the absence of basic…
DRC: DR Congo, a Vast and Unruly African Giant
Aug 8, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
The second largest country in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo is blessed with abundant raw materials and minerals but cursed by violence, graft and…
Myanmar: Myanmar Explores Paddy-Fish Culture for More Value
Aug 8, 2018
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
Research is being carried out at the Ayeyarwaddy Delta Region to pair paddy and fish businesses for mutual benefits, said U Myint Zin Htoo, deputy…
Afghanistan: Govt Asked to Take Climate Change Seriously
Aug 8, 2018
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Sayed Sharif Amiri, TOLOnews
The European Union on Wednesday hosted a debate on issues around climate change in the country titled “Climate Change in Afghanistan, Common Challenge, Collective Response”.…
WFP Official: New Resolution Could Help End Use of Hunger as Tool of War
Aug 8, 2018
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Andrew Green, Malnutrition Deeply
A new United Nations resolution banning the use of starvation as a weapon of war could be critical in reversing rising global malnutrition rates, according…
Food Security: Impact of Conflicts, Civil War on Agriculture and Food Security of Countries
Aug 8, 2018
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Agriculture and food systems are remarkably resilient, but as FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told the United Nations Security Council, "when these systems are lost,…
Is the Sustainable Palm Oil Label on a Slippery Slope?
Aug 8, 2018
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Anand Chandrasekhar, Swissinfo
There is no such thing as bad publicity. Unless you are a multinational firm whose most recognisable product has been transformed into an object of…
Sudan/South Sudan: Juba Residents Jubilant over New Peace Deal
Aug 8, 2018
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Fidelis Mbah, Al-Jazeera
Thousands of residents of South Sudan's capital Juba have been celebrating a peace deal struck between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, which rekindles…
Colombia: Agriculture Development in Colombia Promises a Way out of Illicit Trade
Aug 8, 2018
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Michelle Begue, China Global Television Network
Nelson Martinez lives in a region of Colombia called La Macarena, Meta. These lands were a former stronghold of the FARC guerilla group and a…
Afghanistan: Talc Terror Trail
Aug 7, 2018
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Chris Fitch, Geographical
Could baby power be funding terrorism? Potentially yes, according to investigative campaigning organisation Global Witness, which recently probed the talc mining industry in Afghanistan and…