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Iran/Iraq/ Kuwait: Iraq Eyeing Development of Joint Fields
Mar 16, 2015
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Hellenic Shipping News
Iran’s media said on Saturday that Iraq has started a new round of talks with Iran and Kuwait over the development of oil wells that…
India: How Coal Fuels India’s Insurgency
Mar 16, 2015
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Anthony Loyd, National Geographic
The gunman at the jungle’s edge lived and died by different names. Some knew him as Prashant, others as Paramjeet. Occasionally he called himself Gopalji,…
Rwanda: Project Manager
Mar 15, 2015
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Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust
The Project Manager will advise on and coordinate projects that enhance the livelihoods of the surrounding community, and help to safeguard wildlife in Virunga, Bwindi,…
Haiti: Design and Implement Solar Power Solutions Contractor
Mar 15, 2015
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America Red Cross
The American Red Cross (ARC) is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to source acontractor/firm to work directly with the Haitian Red Cross for the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Program Administrator
Mar 15, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
Under the CAFEC project, funded by USAID, WWF will implement a work programme over the next five years primarily oriented towards the protected area and…
USA: Global Forests Associate
Mar 15, 2015
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World Resources Institute
WRI seeks a full-time Africa Forests Associate to support Global Forest Watch (GFW) activities in East and West Africa. The position will lead development of…
Myanmar: Knowledge Vacuum and Conflict Plague Salween River
Mar 14, 2015
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Demelza Black, The Irrawaddy
Bright sunlight bears down on Saw Nyan Win as he unravels his fishing net with practiced hands on the bank of the Salween river, “I…
Timor-Leste: Timor Considers Buying Sunrise
Mar 13, 2015
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Peter Klinger, The West Australian
Timor-Leste Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Alfredo Pires said yesterday its national oil company, Timor Gap, could be used to buy out Woodside or other…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Oil Deal with Baghdad Unravels as Tensions Rise
Mar 13, 2015
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Isabel Coles, Rania El Gamal, and Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
A four-month-old oil deal between Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is close to unraveling after payments from Baghdad dried up, prompting Arbil to threaten…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone News: Rutile Falls but Sierra Rutile Tops 2014 Production
Mar 13, 2015
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Awoko
Of the five (iron ore, diamonds, rutile ilmenite, zircon and bauxite) heavily mined minerals in Sierra Leone only two (ilmenite and zircon) were able to…
Iraq’s Continuing Struggle with Conflict Pollution
Mar 12, 2015
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Wim Zwijnenburg
While Iraq is still recovering from the environmental impact of both Gulf wars, it now faces new environmental problems caused by the current conflict against…
2015 Peacebuilders Fellowship
Mar 12, 2015
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey: Center for Conflict Studies
The Center's slogan "Knowledge as Action; Action as Change" drives the 2015 Peacebuilders Fellowship. The goal is learn first-hand from the people who are experiencing…
South Sudan/Sudan/Abyei: Warrap Government Urges UNISFA To Block Bashir's Plan To Visit Abyei Region
Mar 12, 2015
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Ariik Atekdit, Gurtong
Omer Al-Bashir is believed to be planning a visit to the area for his April elections campaign.
Paul Dhel Gum, the State Minister of Information…
Nile River: On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict over Water
Mar 12, 2015
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Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
For thousands of years, Egyptians have depended on the waters of the Nile flowing out of the Ethiopian highlands and central Africa. It is the…
Iraq: Oil Companies Offer to Cut 2015 Spending in Iraq
Mar 12, 2015
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Reuters
Oil companies have proposed millions of dollars of cuts in development spending in Iraq, a senior oil ministry official said, after Baghdad told them low…
Myanmar: ‘Unprecedented Rate’ of Agriculture-Driven Deforestation: Report
Mar 12, 2015
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David Hopkins, The Irrawaddy
The conversion of forestlands for agricultural development is occurring at an “unprecedented rate,” aided by a weak legal framework governing forest management and land use,…
Liberia: Liberia Locals May Lose Land Rights To Palm Oil Industry
Mar 12, 2015
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John C. Cannon, Mongabay.com
The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren’t being adequately protected in the drive for economic development, according to a report published in February by…
South Sudan/Sudan: Abyei is Sudanese Territory and Will Remain So: President Bashir
Mar 12, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
During a visit to the West Kordofan state on Wednesday, Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir asserted that the contested Abyei area belongs to Sudan and…
Iraq: Iraq’s Continuing Struggle with Conflict Pollution
Mar 12, 2015
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Wim Zwijnenburg, Insight on Conflict
While Iraq is still recovering from the environmental impact of both Gulf wars, it now faces new environmental problems caused by the current conflict against…
China/Japan/South China Sea: Testing Beijing, Japan Eyes Growing Role in South China Sea Security
Mar 11, 2015
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Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo, Reuters
Seventy years after its imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties…
Exclusive: Iraq Builds Up Arrears to Majors as Oil Price Drops - Sources
Mar 11, 2015
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Dmitry Zhdannikov and Alex Lawler, Reuters
Iraq is building up debts to the oil companies developing its giant fields, industry sources said, a further sign of how the oil-price drop is…
Canada: Associate Faculty Member
Mar 10, 2015
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Royal Roads University
The School of Humanitarian Studies is seeking applications for associate faculty to both develop and teach in the Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and…
Liberia: GVL, Citizens Reach Agreement
Mar 10, 2015
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N. Dweh Nimley, The NEWS (Monrovia)
Citizens of Butaw Administrative District in Sinoe County have reportedly reached an agreement with Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) for the expansion and development of land…
Sierra Leone: Ebola Crisis Could Force Sierra Leone to Diversify away from Mining
Mar 10, 2015
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The Guardian
As Sierra Leone looks to rebuild after the Ebola epidemic, it may be forced to diversify from a mining-heavy economic base. Falling iron ore prices…
Protecting & Empowering Women & Girls in Situations of Crisis & Conflict
Mar 9, 2015
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Annabelle Timsit
Since the mid-1990s, there have been significant increases in the recorded number of all disasters and in deaths resulting from those disasters, especially in low-income…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Say Keeping Their Side of Baghdad Oil Deal
Mar 9, 2015
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Isabel Coles, Reuters
Iraqi Kurdistan said Monday it is on course to keep its side of an oil export deal reached with Baghdad in December, as loadings from…
Iraq/Syria/Libya: Oil Could Lead to the Downfall of ISIS
Mar 9, 2015
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Rob Nikolewski, Watchdog
One of the key factors to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be as simple as disrupting oil production at facilities in northern…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Coast Guards Chase Chinese Vessel off Vietnam Waters
Mar 9, 2015
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Nguyen Tu and Ba Vinh, Thanh Nien News
Coast guards in central Vietnam last week chased a Chinese poacher vessel from Vietnamese waters thanks to local fishermen's tip-off. Truong Van Phuong, a fisherman from…
Chad: Project Leader
Mar 8, 2015
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Scimitar-horned Oryx Reintroduction Project
JOB TITLE
Project Leader, Scimitar-horned Oryx Reintroduction Project, Chad
[Voir en bas de la page pour la traduction française]
MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB Job duties…
China/South China Sea: China Defends Island Building in South China Sea, Says Not Seeking New World Order
Mar 8, 2015
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Michael Martina, Reuters
China's foreign minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial policy of reclamation on disputed isles in the South China Sea which has sparked regional concern,…