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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Senior Policy Analyst

Apr 6, 2015 | Enough Project

The Senior Policy Analyst on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers…

Laos: One Woman’s Mission to Free Laos From Millions of Unexploded Bombs

Apr 5, 2015 | Thomas Fuller, New York Times

Thao Kae and his friends were foraging for their dinner, collecting the bamboo shoots that grow in the jungle a half-hour’s walk from their remote…

Libya: One of Libya’s Rival Governments Moves to Control Oil Revenue

Apr 5, 2015 | David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times

One of the two factions battling for control of Libya took steps on Sunday to divert incoming oil revenue away from the central bank and…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Sales of Kurdish Oil Point to Beneficiaries Close to Erdoğan

Apr 4, 2015 | Today's Zaman

People close to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are the beneficiaries of a lucrative oil deal signed between Ankara and Arbil that has laid the framework…

Livelihoods Development Critical to Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Economic Recovery – New Study

Apr 3, 2015 | ELI & UNEP

In the wake of armed conflict, rebuilding livelihoods is critical to peacebuilding and economic redevelopment, according to a new study launched today by the Environmental…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Passes Oil Accounting Law

Apr 3, 2015 | Patrick Osgood and Rawaz Tahir, Iraq Oil Report

Kurdistan’s Parliament passed a law establishing an oil revenue accounting body on Wednesday, a partial step in providing oversight of the region’s future oil revenue.The…

China/India: Water Wars: China, India and the Great Dam Rush

Apr 3, 2015 | Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat

China’s grand plans to harness the waters of the Brahmaputra River have set off ripples of anxiety in the two lower riparian states: India and…

Baghdad Scores a Goal in its Oil Dispute with Kurdistan

Apr 2, 2015 | David Romano

Last September, the federal government in Baghdad filed a $300 million lawsuit against the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) most important oil tanker shipping partner, Greece’s…

Sand Pebbles: Why are Superpowers Squabbling over Rocks?

Apr 2, 2015 | Keith Johnson

China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea is alarming the Navy and prompting calls for a more vigorous U.S. response. Over the past year,…

South Sudan: South Sudan's Oil Revenue Only About $10/barrel

Apr 2, 2015 | Radio Tamazuj

South Sudan's government is earning only about $10 per barrel of crude oil compared to an international oil price of more than $50. Sources explained…

Myanmar: Some Kantbalu Land-Grabbing Files Closed

Apr 2, 2015 | Eleven Myanmar

Shwebo Township Court has closed some files relating to the Kantbalu land-grab after a five-point agreement was presented during a trial Tuesday, according to Wai…

Unplanned Plans!

Apr 1, 2015 | Kashmir Images

In 1961, diamond-rich Botswana and Sierra Leone had approximately the same per capita income of about US$1,070, however, both these countries in Africa adopted and…

Liberia: Former FDA Authorities Under Trial

Apr 1, 2015 | The New Dawn Liberia

The former Managing Director of Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority, Mr. Moses Wogbeh and several of his key senior officials are jointly facing prosecution at the…

India: DRI to Auction Blood Diamonds

Apr 1, 2015 | The Times of India

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has decided to auction Rs 3.85 crore worth of illicit diamonds seized from two smugglers in 2008. Official sources said blood…

Mali: UN Agency Launches Project to Boost Agricultural Production in Northern Mali

Apr 1, 2015 | United Nations

A new project aimed at restoring the livelihoods of some 33,000 households affected by armed conflict and climate change in northern Mali has been launched…

Liberia: Harmful Social and Environmental Impacts of Liberia Palm Oil Project Exposed

Apr 1, 2015 | Forest Peoples Prgrams

Several years of fieldwork by the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and civil society partners in Liberia has revealed the extent to which palm oil company…

Lebanon: Technical Consultant for the Technical Study and Development of a Renewable Energy Grid Interconnection Code for Lebanon

Mar 31, 2015 | UNDP

The interconnection of renewable energy power generation plants with the grid, especially those of large capacity, is not regulated in Lebanon, neither technically nor legally.…

Sierra Leone: SGP Programme Assistant

Mar 31, 2015 | Global Environment Facility - Small Grants Programme

Effective day-to-day substantive, administrative and financial support to the national SGP team and the National Steering Committee to ensure the smooth operation and management of…

Myanmar: National Program Manager

Mar 31, 2015 | UNDP

This UNDP project aims to address climate change risks on water resources and food security in the dry zone of Myanmar. It intends to reduce…

United Kingdom: Executive Director

Mar 31, 2015 | Global Witness

Global Witness is seeking a new Executive Director. The Executive Director has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of Global Witness and is responsible for…

Washington, DC: Director of Policy

Mar 31, 2015 | Enough Project and The Sentinel

The Director of Policy will work closely with the Enough Project’s Founding Director to shape Enough’s policy and research agenda, as well as Enough’s strategies…

Washington, DC: Associate Director, Sudans and Horn of Africa

Mar 31, 2015 | Enough Project and The Sentinel

The Associate Director position requires deep policy knowledge of the region as well as experience in team leadership. The Associate Director will carry out and…

Seeking Input on the Definition of "Environmental Peacebuilding"

Mar 31, 2015 | Environmental Peacebuilding

For many years, we have brought together a wide range of researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers working at the intersection of peacebuilding and natural resources and…

Iraq: Iraq Plans to Sell Crude Oil on Prepay

Mar 31, 2015 | Hellenic Shipping News

Minister of Finance , Hoshyar Zebari revealed, that the federal government seek to sale quantities of oil reserves on prepay.

Zebari said, “The government is planning…

Syria: Syria Needs Millions of Dollars for Food Security

Mar 31, 2015 | The Crop Site

The ongoing crisis in Syria has severely disrupted agricultural production and trade, leading to an urgent need for aid, said the UN Food and Agriculture…

Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Book to Be Published on April 3

Mar 30, 2015 | Helen Young and Lisa Goldman

In developing countries around the world, local natural resources – such as charcoal, wildlife, and fisheries – have strong microeconomic and cultural importance. So vital…

Linking Water Security With National Security

Mar 30, 2015 | Muhammad Zamir

Everyone needs to be worried about water security, pollution and the environment. We need to accord these factors the priority that they deserve.

As we observed…

Free Speech Inc.

Mar 30, 2015 | Cass R. Sunstein

The most illuminating free-speech case of 2015 has nothing to do with political speech, or civil-rights protests, or hate speech, or any other issues we used…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Has World's 8th Oil and Gas Reserves

Mar 30, 2015 | Kurdish Globe

DOR Organization for Kurdistan Oil and Gas Information has recently published a report about Kurdistan Region?s oil and gas sector and announced that Kurdistan Region…

Iraq: Iraq, IOCs Eye Changes in Oil Contracts to Mitigate Impact of Falling Crude

Mar 30, 2015 | Platts

Iraq's Oil Ministry and international oil companies are moving toward a shared vision on contract changes that will mitigate the impact of low oil prices…