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South Sudan: Food Insecure South Sudan Banks on Oil Money for Agriculture
Jan 7, 2020
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Garang A. Malak, East African
South Sudan is banking on oil monies to revive its stalled agriculture and save its population from perennial dependence on food imports and relief supplies.…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Power-Starved Ethiopia Rallies around Nile Dam as Egypt Dispute Simmers
Jan 7, 2020
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Robbie Corey-Boulet, Tech Xplore
Cell phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a dependence on flashlights after sundown—Kafule Yigzaw experienced all these struggles and more growing…
Afghanistan: Honey Production Grows up in Northern Afghanistan
Jan 7, 2020
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Xinhua
The industry for beekeeping has been on the rise in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province as honey production in the relatively peaceful province has reached to…
Water Wars: Stare Decisis in the South China Sea
Jan 6, 2020
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Sean Quirk
On Dec. 12, 2019, Malaysia further delineated the limits of its extended continental shelf, directly challenging Chinese claims in the South China Sea. Malaysia submitted information to the UN…
Myanmar: Conservationists to Conduct Census of Migratory Birds in Myanmar Wetlands
Jan 6, 2020
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Myat Moe Aung and Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times
Conservationists are set to conduct next week a census of migratory birds taking refuge in the country’s wetlands to escape the biting winter in their…
Realizing Dreams Through the Power of Land Rights
Jan 6, 2020
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My-Lan Dodd
In India, a widow named Sonamoti lacks the resources to feed her only son because she was deprived her share of family land. She wishes…
DRC: Delayed Paychecks Leave DRC Miners Scrambling for Options
Jan 4, 2020
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Noella Nyirabihogo, Global Press Journal
Rubaya is the largest coltan mining site in DRC. While the work can be dangerous and often leads to injuries, for the artisanal miners working…
Food Security: Conflict, Climate Disasters Threaten Food Security – WFP
Jan 4, 2020
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Emmanuel Ntirenganya, New Times
A new decade may have dawned but there is little cause for fresh optimism in countries and regions where conflict, political instability and climate disasters…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Q&A: The ‘Elephant in the Room’ in Nile Basin Reporting
Jan 3, 2020
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Rehab Abd Almohsen, SciDev.net
Crossing the borders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, the Nile is often portrayed as a river that ignites conflict because of the demand for its…
Liberia: Liberia's Miracle Oil Brings Farmers only Empty Promises
Jan 3, 2020
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Rob Davies, Guardian
Around the world palm oil continues to play a significant role in deforestation, threatening wildlife and fuelling the climate crisis. In rural Liberia, one of…
Afghanistan: 5 More Provinces Connected to Mining Ministry's E-System
Jan 3, 2020
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Thursday warned companies lacking natural resources processing license of closure and announced connecting five provinces with the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Government Strategizes to Stave off Potential Famine
Jan 3, 2020
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Jenny Lei Ravelo, Devex
Years of conflict in South Sudan have compromised the economy, and left many South Sudanese hungry. Last December, the World Food Programme warned against potential…
Unrest in Iraq Reminds Us of Geopolitical Risks to Oil
Jan 2, 2020
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Ellen R. Wald
Over the New Year holiday, pro-Iran militiamen surrounded the United States embassy in Baghdad. Ultimately, and thankfully, the American personnel remained unscathed, but it was a further…
War, Mismanagement and Climate Change: Iraq's Environment Pushed to the Brink
Jan 2, 2020
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Fanack
Water has been Iraq’s lifeline since the birth of civilization in Mesopotamia and features prominently in millennia-old epics as well as contemporary poems. In recent decades,…
Nigeria: Tackling Food Insecurity in Northeastern Nigeria
Jan 2, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
In light of recent food security analyses that indicate a growing number of people at risk of food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria, FAO is supporting…
How the Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress on Gender Equality Around the World
Jan 1, 2020
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Mark Leon Goldberg
People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…
Liberia: Liberia Releases EITI Report on Last Day of the Year to Avert Delisting
Dec 31, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
LEITI MSG at the start of October 2019 commissioned BDO-UK in collaboration with Parker & Associates Liberia, two reputable auditing firms to prepare the 10th…
Colombia: Wildfire Modeling Helps Predict Fires in Colombia
Dec 31, 2019
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Amanda Heidt, American Geophysical Union
A new wildfire model helps predict where and when wildfires will start in the Aburrá Valley of Colombia. This research, presented earlier this month at…
Myanmar: Locals Demand Compensation for Confiscated Lands
Dec 31, 2019
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Eleven
Nearly 200 locals staged a protest in Yinmabin Township in Sagaing Region on December 29, demanding compensations for the lands confiscated by Myanmar Yang Tse…
Nigeria: Government Relations Specialist
Dec 30, 2019
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive. They provide quality farm…
Nigeria: Financial Services Specialist, Rural Resilience
Dec 30, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
South Sudan: Disaster Risk Reduction Manager, Food for Peace
Dec 30, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries…
Request for Applications: Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
Dec 30, 2019
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US Institute of Peace
This Request for Applications (RfA) seeks grant applications to support research that will increase the overall understanding of the complex relationships between the environment, violent…
DRC: Chief of Party, Water and Sanitation
Dec 30, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
China Quietly Pushing Myanmar to Back Its Development Plan for Irrawaddy River
Dec 30, 2019
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Nan Lwin
Chinese think tanks based in Yunnan have been traveling back and forth between Yangon and the Chinese province’s capital, Kunming, since early 2018. But at…
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean De-Mining Expertise Ends Deadly Falklands Landmine Legacy
Dec 30, 2019
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Zimbabwe Mail
For the past decade, the Zimbabwean contractors have cleared landmines that Argentina’s army laid – and next year the clearance work will finally end. Deminers…
Colombia: Plan to Protect Land around AngloGold Ashanti’s Copper Project in Colombia Fails
Dec 30, 2019
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Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com
The mayor of the Jericó municipality in Colombia’s Antioquia department said on Monday that his office’s proposal to modify the Territorial Planning Structure to protect…
Programme Officer: Environmental Peacemaking
Dec 30, 2019
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European Institute of Peace
Do you want to make a real difference to peace? Are you interested in using your skills to shape conflict resolution? The European Institute of Peace is…
Mali: Migration Programme Delegate
Dec 30, 2019
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Danish Red Cross
Danish Red Cross (DRC) is looking for a migration programme delegate to support Mali Red Cross in developing a migration response project assisted by the…
DRC: Behavior Change Multimedia Campaign
Dec 30, 2019
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Wildilfe Conservation Society
WCS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving wildlife and wildlands through science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of…