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Survey: Climate Change and Fragile Settings
Jul 17, 2014
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The IISD Resilience Programme is conducting a survey of peacebuilding and development professionals working in fragile states. This survey will improve understanding of how people…
Call for Papers: International Conference on Political Science and International Relations
Jul 17, 2014
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WASET
The conference is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of political science and international relations.…
Call for Papers: World Water Congress
Jul 17, 2014
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International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
The IWRA World Water Congress invites participation in special sessions through scientific presentations, posters and articles, exhibition spaces, sponsoring and promotion, or side events. Themes…
Myanmar: Sagaing Court Imprisons 18 Farmers for Actions in Land Dispute
Jul 17, 2014
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Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy
MANDALAY — A Sagaing Division court sentenced 18 farmers to prison terms varying from three months to three years on Thursday on charges of trespassing…
DRC: DRC Launches Agri-Business Park in Move to Revamp Farming
Jul 17, 2014
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The Africa Report
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched its first agricultural business park, the initial step in a plan to use its vast tracts of arable…
South Sudan: Sudan: Abyei Community Accuses Sudan of Deadly Attack
Jul 17, 2014
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AllAfrica
Juba — Officials and community leaders from the contested oil-producing region of Abyei have accused the Sudanese government of carrying out a raid on Thursday…
Climate Change Will Test Water-Sharing Agreements
Jul 16, 2014
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NewSecurityBeat
Many existing water-sharing treaties should be re-assessed in the context of climate change. While “water wars” have historically been incredibly rare, the changes to water…
How Do We Avert a Thirsty Future?
Jul 16, 2014
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The Globe and Mail
There is a tongue-in-cheek saying in America – attributed to Mark Twain, who lived through the early phase of the California Water Wars – that…
Timor-Leste: Timor Leste Considers Onshore Oil Block Auction at the End of 2014
Jul 16, 2014
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Macauhub
Timor Leste (East Timor) is considering launching its first auction of onshore oil blocks at the end of this year, the Oil & Gas Journal…
Myanmar: Three Farmers Sentenced to Three Years for Plough Protest in Sagaing
Jul 16, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
Three farmers in Sagaing Division were sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for “trespassing” and about 300 more face charges for staging a…
China/Vietnam: Chinese Oil Rig Moved Away From Disputed Waters Off Vietnam
Jul 16, 2014
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John Ruwitch and Nguyen Phuong Linh, Reuters
SHANGHAI/HANOI, July 16 (Reuters) - A Chinese oil rig has finished drilling near the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea after finding signs…
Can ISIS Overcome the Insurgency Resource Curse?
Jul 15, 2014
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The Washington Post
The recent advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), since redubbed Islamic State, in northern and western Iraq brought into focus the…
Iraq: ISIS is Using Water as a Weapon in Iraq
Jul 15, 2014
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PRI
According to a report by meterologist Eric Holthaus, militant groups in Iraq are taking advantage of the country's drought, squeezing Baghdad by controlling the water flow to…
Iraq: Is Climate Change Destabilizing Iraq?
Jul 15, 2014
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Slate
This winter was not a good one for farmers in the Fertile Crescent.
A punishing drought hit most of Syria and northern Iraq during what’s normally…
Uganda: Program Director (Head of Mission)
Jul 15, 2014
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The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG)
Program Director (Head of Mission) in Uganda at The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG)
About GRG: The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) helps former child soldiers and combatants…
Central African Republic: Forest Governance at Risk
Jul 15, 2014
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EU Forest Watch
The EU and others donors are slowly re-engaging in the Central African Republic (CAR) to support reconstruction and stabilisation efforts. In May, the European Union…
Ivory Coast VPA: Work in Progress
Jul 15, 2014
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EU Forest Watch
Representatives from the Ivory Coast -government, private sector and civil society- met with European Commission officials in Brussels from 24 - 26 June 2014, to…
Myanmar: Development and Alternative Crops Provide Hope In War On Illicit Drugs – UN
Jul 15, 2014
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United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today called for a greater focus on development activities and alternative crops in countries where the tight grip of drug lords…
Sierra Leone: Reprocessing of Tongo Sample Tailings Results in 29% Grade Increase
Jul 15, 2014
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Leandi Kolver, Mining Weekly
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The reprocessing of bulk sample tailings at West Africa-focused diamond developer Stellar Diamonds’ Tongo kimberlite dyke project, in Sierra Leone, has yielded…
Liberia: Lawyer Wants Ellen's Intervention
Jul 15, 2014
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AllAfrica
The Executive Director of Innocence Project Africa (INPA), has requested the intervention of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in a controversy surrounding a disputed land within the…
Myanmar: As Japan’s Aid Money Pours In – Community Groups Raise Concerns
Jul 15, 2014
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John Arterbury, Karen News
When three villagers from rural Myanmar visited Tokyo earlier this month they came equipped with an unusual itinerary. Rather than spend time exploring the city’s…
Iraq: Kurds May Have Oil To Export, But Buyers Are Harder To Find
Jul 15, 2014
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Jackie Northman, NPR
Kurdish security forces, the peshmerga, have , in northern Iraq. The fields have the potential to put billions of dollars into the coffers of the…
Global: Linking Humanitarian, Development and Climate Finance Critical for Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Jul 15, 2014
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Asian Tribune
Three sources of finance - humanitarian, development and climate finance - play a critical role in supporting recovery efforts in fragile and conflict-affected countries, says…
Containing the Resource Crisis
Jul 14, 2014
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Project Syndicate
The proclamation of a new Cold War, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, turned out to be alarmist and premature. However, it reflected the anxiety of…
Liberia: EPA Predicts Threat to Environment
Jul 14, 2014
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Jimmey C. Fahngon, AllAfrica
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it foresees threat to the environment of Liberia if measures are not taken to ensure sustainability of the country's…
Liberia: Sineoans Issue 10-Day Ultimatum
Jul 14, 2014
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E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor, AllAfrica
Citizens of Sinoe County, through their superintendent, have issued a ten-day ultimatum to the management of SGS to give permit to the Atlantic Resource Company…
Myanmar: Military Seized Land to Extend Golf Course, Say Farmers
Jul 14, 2014
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Yay Khel, Mizzima
Farmers in western Bago Region have demonstrated over a lack of response from the authorities to their request for returning land they say was seized…
Timor-Leste: Analysis: Why Timor-Leste’s Stability Could Be Deceptive
Jul 14, 2014
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IRIN
DILI, 18 July 2014 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste’s current stability could be undermined by a sharp decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if the country’s…
Myanmar: China Backed Dam Projects “Fuelling” Conflict in Shan State
Jul 14, 2014
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Karen News
The Shan Human Rights Foundation, a community based human rights organisation, claims that since June 11th the Burma Army has been attacking civilians and is…
South Sudan: Famine Looms In South Sudan
Jul 13, 2014
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AFK Insider
At night, the glow from the lights of the oil installations in Paloich cuts through many miles of undeveloped South Sudanese countryside.
During the day, the…