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Africa: Effective Water Management Can Prevent Conflict, USAID Says
Feb 25, 2014
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Kathryn McConnell, AllAfrica
Washington — Countries with unreliable supplies of water are more vulnerable to conflict, according to a new report from the U.S. Agency for International Development…
East & Southern Africa Coordinator
Feb 24, 2014
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Publish What You Pay
Publish What You Pay seeks an East & Southern Africa Coordinator to provide dedicated support for coalition-building, advocacy, communications and outreach in the region.
The primary…
Costa Rica: Ongoing Conflict Over Water in Guanacaste Turns Political
Feb 23, 2014
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Costa Rica News
Guanacaste is the province with the most water difficulties in Costa Rica, and the beach community of Playa Potrero is currently one of the most…
Call for Applications: 2014 Media Course on Oil, Gas, and Minerals
Feb 18, 2014
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Revenue Watch Institute
The Revenue Watch Institute-Natural Resource Charter is rolling out this year’s training program for African journalists interested in improving their knowledge of and skills in…
The University of California Berkeley (UCB) and the University for Peace (UPEACE): Summer Peace Institute
Feb 18, 2014
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University for Peace
The University of California Berkeley (UCB) and the University for Peace (UPEACE) jointly offer the summer course on Human Security and Peacebuilding
Deepen your understanding of…
Resource Flows and Trends in Fragile States
Feb 16, 2014
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OECD
Aid has declined by 2.4% in 2011 and will continue its downward trend. Meanwhile, the share of the world’s poor found in fragile states is…
Ivory Coast Joins the African Gold Rush – But It's No Quick Fix for the Economy
Feb 16, 2014
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The Guardian
From the sky, Ivory Coast looks like a patchwork quilt, with fields of varying shapes and shades of green and brown woven together. In the…
UK Government Set to Examine Soco’s Activities in Virunga National Park
Feb 14, 2014
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World Wildlife Fund
It was announced today that a complaint filed by WWF has been accepted, and issues related to respect for human rights and the environment in…
Apple in Conflict Mineral 'Name and Shame' Crackdown
Feb 13, 2014
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BBC
Conflict minerals, as they are known, are mined in areas of fighting or human rights abuses, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first published…
International Consultant - New Deal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, Kabul, Afghanistan
Feb 12, 2014
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United Nations Development Programme
UNDP International Consultant - New Deal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, Kabul, Afghanistan
Under the direct supervision of Ministry of Finance, Director of Aid Management Directorate and…
Nigeria Bank Governor Alleges Oil Subsidy Racket
Feb 12, 2014
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The Financial Times
Nigeria's central bank governor has exposed a multibillion-dollar subsidy racket inside the state-owned oil company that may partly explain huge shortfalls in what Africa’s leading…
Whose Garbage Is This Anyway?
Feb 11, 2014
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Thomas Friedman, in The New York Times (Op-Ed)
Thomas Friedman's NY Times Op-Ed HEBRON, West Bank — It was not your usual Holy Land tour, but surely one of the most revealing I’ve…
Water, People, Agriculture: PhD Scholarship Information
Feb 11, 2014
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Anton & Petra Ehrmann-Stiftung Research Training Group
WPA PhD scholarship
The application is only possible by completing WPA’s PhD scholarship application form, which can be down-loaded here. Besides the application form, the…
SodaStream: conflict bubbles or bridge to peace?
Feb 11, 2014
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On Line Opinion
That Scarlett Johansson is unable to be both the face of SodaStream – an Israeli drinks company with operations in a West Bank settlement, and…
Oil, Libyans’ Bargaining Chip
Feb 11, 2014
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
There was great hope in early 2012 that oil and gas revenues, which had rebounded fairly quickly after the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi, would allow…
2014 Call for Proposals: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone (Deadline: 30 May)
Feb 10, 2014
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Open Society Initiative for West Africa
OSIWA seeks proposals aimed at achieving the following specific objectives in the priority countries listed beside each objective: - See more at: http://osiwa.org/en/portal/grants/79/Call-for-proposals.htm#sthash.xRg3yQNP.dpuf OSIWA seeks…
Request for Qualifications: Humanitarian Assistance Thematic Window, DRC
Feb 10, 2014
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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation will soon issue a Request for Qualifications from researchers for proposed impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance interventions in the Democratic…
Research Intern - Post-Conflict Natural Resource Management
Feb 10, 2014
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The Environmental Law Institute
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a non-profit policy research and education organization, seeks an off-site intern to conduct research and assist in editing on a…
Why global water shortages pose threat of terror and war
Feb 8, 2014
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The Guardian
On 17 January, scientists downloaded fresh data from a pair of Nasa satellites and distributed the findings among the small group of researchers who track…
Pillars of Peace: Understanding the key attitudes and institutions that underpin peaceful societies
Feb 5, 2014
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Institute for Economics and Peace
The Pillars of Peace is a new conceptual framework for understanding and describing the factors that create peaceful societies. This framework defines the national characteristics…
Regional Humanitarian Affairs Officers - Disasters & Conflicts
Feb 4, 2014
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United Nations Environment Programme
Job Title
Regional Humanitarian Affairs Officers; Disasters & Conflicts (3 posts), P4
Duty Station
NAIROBI; PANAMA CITY
Organizational Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United…
Specialists Required - Peacebuilding Sector
Feb 4, 2014
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International Alert
Application deadline: Tuesday 4 February 2014 to Sunday 23 February 2014
Recruitment type: Consultant
Alert is requesting ‘Expression of Interests’ from qualified and experienced specialists available for…
Research Assistant – Natural Resource Management
Feb 4, 2014
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Center for Global Development
The Center for Global Development, an independent, non-partisan research organization in Washington, DC, seeks a Research Assistant to support the work of a fellow on…
Emergency Response Coordinator - International Rescue Committee
Feb 4, 2014
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International Rescue Committee
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Emergency Response Coordinator (ERC) will report to the Deputy Director for Programs, and will oversee the emergency response program in mainly in…
Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor internship
Feb 4, 2014
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Relief Web
The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is currently looking for interns in its Geneva-based office to provide support to a small and dynamic team.
Landmine and…
Program Officer - Environment and Natural Resources- Water Resources Management
Feb 4, 2014
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Relief Web
Act Change Transform (Act!) is a local Non-Governmental Organization whose mission is to facilitate the empowerment of marginalized people and communities, in Kenya and neighboring…
Haiti's wealth of untapped mining resources must benefit the poor
Feb 4, 2014
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The Guardian
In 2012 I wrote about the mining situation in Haiti and the vast potential for this sector. Mining companies could provide an increase in tax…
Senior Vice President - Center for Environment and Peace
Feb 3, 2014
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Conservation International
About the Senior Vice President, Center for Environment and Peace
The Senior Vice President for the Center for Environment and Peace will implement an ambitious strategy…
Terms of Reference Communications Assistant
Feb 3, 2014
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UNEP Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB)
Issuing organization: UNEP Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB)
Start date: February - July 2014
Duration: 6 months
Monthly Salary: 3,000 CHF per month
Duty…
Programme Manager - West Africa
Feb 3, 2014
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Fauna & Flora International
Programme Manager, West Africa
Fauna & Flora International
Full-time Staff - United Kingdom, Western Europe
Apply by: 16th February 2014
Salary: Negotiable, depending on skills and experience
Start Date:…