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Peace is the Only Way to Give Gaza Safe Water

Aug 18, 2014 | DW

Thousands of people in Gaza are without water in the wake of repeated Israeli airstrikes. Environmental scientist and water expert Amir Dakkak tells DW why…


Ian Kraucunas on Bridging the Science-Politics Divide for Climate Change

Aug 18, 2014 | New Security Beat

“Climate change is not just a far-away thing that affects far-away people,” says Ian Kraucunas, deputy director of atmospheric sciences and global change at the…


Tiffany Achieves New Milestone in Conflict-free Diamond Sourcing

Aug 18, 2014 | Just Means

Ethically sourced diamonds are an important means of socio-economic development in the local communities of the diamond-producing countries in Africa. Revenue generated from diamond export…


Call for Papers: Conflicts Over Water and Building Bridges with Water

Aug 18, 2014 | Monterey Institute of International Studies

Particular topics of interest for proposals include: Trans boundary Water Conflicts, Water and Politics, and Water Conservation/Management/Diplomacy/Agreements. Other topics include: Water Supply, Water Scarcity, Water…


China/Vietnam: Vietnamese Fishermen Wrecked by Chinese Attack

Aug 18, 2014 | ThanhNien News

A Vietnamese fisherman sailed back from a traditional fishing ground near Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands on Friday night, devastated as he said a Chinese vessel…


Iraq: Iraq and the Oil Wars

Aug 17, 2014 | Dennis J Bernstein, Consortium News

President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq gave U.S. and other Western oil companies a major stake in the country’s giant oil fields, a foothold…


South China Sea: Fishing Vessels in China Serve as Proxy Enforcers

Aug 17, 2014 | Wendel Minnick, Defense News

TAIPEI — China’s use of swarming tactics with fishing vessels to project and protect Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea appears unstoppable, experts…


Myanmar: U.S. Waives Sanctions on Myanmar Timber

Aug 16, 2014 | Carey L. Biron, Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 2014 (IPS) - Civil society groups are split over a decision by the U.S. government to waive sanctions on Myanmar’s timber sector…


Iraq: U.S. Said to Carry Out Airstrikes in North Iraq

Aug 16, 2014 | Zaid Sabah, Gopal Ratnam and Khalid Al-Ansary, Bloomberg Businessweek

The U.S. carried out airstrikes today on Islamic State targets in northern Iraq to protect Yezidis and prevent damage to a critical dam, according to…


Angola: Mine Action Quality Assurance Manager

Aug 15, 2014 | DanChurchAid

DCA is operating in the Moxico Province in Eastern Angola, which was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting during the civil war and…


Sudan: WASH Project Manager

Aug 15, 2014 | Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)

COOPI is seeking to recruit a Project Manager experienced in WASH sector.

Project: ECHO Water Emergency Intervention North Darfur State, Republic of Sudan

Foreseen Results

Project activities accomplished…


Myanmar: Project Development Advisor

Aug 15, 2014 | CARE Australia

CARE International in Myanmar is looking to fill the position of Project Development Advisor for the Strengthening Competitiveness of Smallholder Rubber Farmers Program that will…


Environmental Peacebuilding: Constructing a More Durable Peace

Aug 15, 2014 | Alliance for Peacebuilding

Natural resources are one of a country’s most critical assets for peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery. Land, forests, minerals, oil, water, and other resources are the…


South Sudan: Exxon Ends Oil Search With Total in South Sudan as War Rages

Aug 15, 2014 | Bloomberg

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the U.S.’s largest oil company, ended exploration plans with Total SA (FP) in South Sudan, Total and the government said, a…


Liberia: Grow but Cherish Your Environment

Aug 15, 2014 | The Economist

For half a century, Indonesia and Malaysia have accounted for the vast majority of the world’s exports of palm oil. But now investors are flocking…


Iraq: Islamic State Seizes Control of Iraq's Oil, Wheat

Aug 15, 2014 | Albawaba News

ISIS terrorists are currently in control of seven oil fields in Iraq and large amounts of the country’s wheat supplies.

Iraqi officials said on Wednesday that…


China/Vietnam: Is Vietnam Spinning Out of China’s Orbit?

Aug 15, 2014 | Foreign Policy Association

Beijing’s formidable display of aggression this year is backfiring, as its neighbors scramble to beef up their military capabilities and forge defensive alliances both within…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Largest Producing Oilfield Working to Boost Output

Aug 15, 2014 | Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters Africa

TAQ TAQ OILFIELD, Iraq Aug 15 (Reuters) - Oil production at Iraqi Kurdistan's largest producing oil field is planned to rise by at least 16,500…


Kurdistan: Exclusive: Iraqi Kurds Sell Third Major Oil Cargo, Fourth Heads to Croatia

Aug 15, 2014 | Julia Payne and David Sheppard, Reuters

(Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan has delivered its third major cargo of crude oil out of a Turkish port and a fourth is sailing to Croatia,…


Kurdish Oil Ban: What it Means

Aug 14, 2014 | Wealth Daily

Divide and conquer – the most effective tactic of any insurrection – seems to be giving the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) all…


Kenya: WASH Project Coordinator

Aug 14, 2014 | United Nations (UN)

Main purpose of the position is to ensure effective planning and quality implementation of the WASH Public Health Engineering and Public Health Promotion activities in…


Thailand: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert

Aug 14, 2014 | Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

The Asian Institute of Technology, an intergovernmental and international institute, promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacific region through higher education, research and…


South Sudan: Food Security Officer

Aug 14, 2014 | Oxfam Intermón

Reporting hierarchically to the Field Manager and functionally to the Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator, will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of project activities…


Afghanistan: WASH Program Manager

Aug 14, 2014 | Solidarités International

The WASH program manager is responsible for implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the operation proposals.

She/He is responsible for overseeing operational teams assigned to…


Somalia: Regional Focal Point

Aug 14, 2014 | Somalia NGO Consortium

The NRC South Sudan programme was recently incorporated into the region. Prioritised activities focus on shelter and infrastructure construction; water, hygiene and sanitation; emergency education…


Myanmar: Livelihood Coordinator

Aug 14, 2014 | ActionAid

The SIRP Partnership implement a range of activities in 90 targeted villages across the three states to achieve the following specific objective: “Conflict affected uprooted…


DRC: Country Director

Aug 14, 2014 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The DRC operation runs a holistic programme response to populations affected by conflict and displacement in North and South Kivu provinces. Our primary areas of…


Myanmar: Sagaing Division Farmers Stage Protest Against Trial, Land-Grabs

Aug 14, 2014 | The Irrawaddy

About 1,000 farmers in Sagaing Division’s Kantbalu Township staged a protest on Wednesday to demand back confiscated lands and ask for the release of dozens…


Myanmar: Kantbalu Farmers Protest Against Land-Grabs

Aug 14, 2014 | Eleven

About 1,000 farmers in Kantbalu Township, Shwebo District of Sagaing Region on August 13 staged a protest to ask for the return of confiscated lands…


South China Sea: China-US Tensions Heat Up Over Disputed Sea

Aug 14, 2014 | Voice of America

Chinese state media accuse the United States of inflaming tensions in the South China Sea as Secretary of State John Kerry wraps up his trip…