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China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Orders ‘Immediate Withdrawal’ of Chinese Ships as Tensions Soar
Jul 26, 2019
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Luke Hawker, Express
Hanoi has pressed ahead its work on an oil rig on the Vanguard bank, despite an increased military presence by Beijing in the Taiwan strait.…
Nigeria: Insecurity: Nigeria Loses $14bn Annually to Farmers-Herders’ Clashes – Fayemi
Jul 26, 2019
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Rotimi Ojomoyela, Vanguard
Governer Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday, lamented that Nigeria loses $14 billion annually to farmer-herder clashes, saying it may affect the country’s ability to…
Sound Environmental Governance Key to Maximizing Potential of Horn of Africa Detente
Jul 26, 2019
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Inger Andersen
The Horn of Africa today faces increased threats to its people’s security in the form of natural disasters linked to climate change. But as old…
Iraqi Kurdistan's Energy Reserves: Investor's Paradise or Poisoned Chalice?
Jul 25, 2019
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Energy Reporters
When Masrour Barzani, who recently became the prime minister of semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, named long-serving Iraqi Kurdish natural resources minister Ashti Hawrami his deputy prime minister…
Liberia: WOMSUD Launches Women’s Participation in Country’s Natural Resources
Jul 25, 2019
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Hannah N. Geterminah, Observer
Women Movement for Sustainable Development (WOMUD) on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, launched the Women’s Participation in the Natural Resources Sectors Report under the title, “Strengthening…
Myanmar: Locals Demand Return of Land Taken for Coffee Project
Jul 25, 2019
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
Officials have so far ignored an appeal by farmers to return land appropriated for a coffee-planting project in Phaung Taw Sanpya village, Pyin Oo Lwin township,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Will Launch Petroleum Licensing Round, Environmental Audit
Jul 25, 2019
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Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum Hon. Awow Daniel Chuang will announce South Sudan’s 2020 oil and gas licensing round at two strategic conferences this October:…
DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo
Jul 25, 2019
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Kennedy Senelwa, East African
Armed actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal mining have been dealt a blow with the release of $3.7 million funding by the United…
South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching
Jul 25, 2019
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UNEP
The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also…
Climate, Conflict and Gender
Jul 25, 2019
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OSCE
Mary Robinson, founder of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Change and chair of The Elders, the group of global leaders established by Nelson Mandela,…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s MoU with Ethiopia, Uganda for Power Transmission to Border Areas
Jul 24, 2019
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Devdiscourse
South Sudan is planning to implement bilateral agreements with Ethiopia and Uganda on the transmission of power to its border areas. The aim of agreement…
Myanmar: EITI Applied in Forestry Sector for the First Time
Jul 24, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s forestry sector was included in the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) report for the first time this year. Myanmar is the second country…
Zimbabwe: War Vets Confront Minister over Land Grab
Jul 24, 2019
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New Zimbabwe
War veterans here have called to order Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira for allegedly trying to remove the former freedom fighters from farms they forcibly…
Renewable Electrification in Geopolitical Contested Settings: Theoretical Insights and Practical Implications (Call for Papers for a Conference and a Special Issue)
Jul 23, 2019
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Geopolitics and Energy Research Group
The Geopolitics and Energy Research Group (GERG) will be holding an international conference on renewable electrification in geopolitical conflict settings from December 18 to 20,…
United Nations Compensation Panel Pays out $270M for Kuwait Oil Company
Jul 23, 2019
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New Indian Express
A United Nations panel that oversees compensation claims stemming from Iraq's 1990-1991 invasion of Kuwait says it has paid out $270 million to Kuwait's national…
Liberia: EPA, UNDP Seek to Reconcile Weaknesses in Environmental Policies, Legal Instruments
Jul 23, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
With funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Rohingya Refugees Regreen Deforested Land on Myanmar's Border
Jul 23, 2019
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Kaamil Ahmed, New Arab
Living off the land is natural for the Rohingya, who lived a predominantly agricultural life in Myanmar. Today, the UN estimates only around 400,000 Rohingya remain in…
Iraq: Water Crisis in Basra
Jul 22, 2019
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Human Rights Watch
Iraqi authorities have failed to ensure for almost 30 years that Basra residents have sufficient safe drinking water, resulting in on-going health concerns, Human Rights…
What's in the New China-Vietnam South China Sea Tensions?
Jul 22, 2019
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Prashanth Parameswaran
Over the past few weeks, another round of tensions has been simmering between China and Vietnam over energy resources in the South China Sea. The…
Iraq: Iraq Races to Save Last of Middle East's Forests from Burning
Jul 22, 2019
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Peter Schwartzstein, National Geographic
Iraq is on fire, and Aram Ismail has no idea how to stanch the flames. As a 12-year veteran of the Iraqi Kurdish forest police,…
Iraq: Revenue from Oil Price Rise Will Fund Reconstruction in Iraq, Oil Officials Say
Jul 22, 2019
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Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24
As oil prices in Iraq become more stable, the cost of crude has gradually risen to nearly $70 per barrel for the first time in…
Afghanistan: Three Land Grabbers Arrested in Logar
Jul 22, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
Afghan National Police in southern Logar province have arrested three land grabbers—a lucrative but black business where many powerful individuals have been involved in this…
Myanmar: More Than 45,000 People Affected by First Monsoon Flood
Jul 22, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Flooding caused by the first monsoon of the season displaced more than 45,000 people, according to a statement issued by the United Nations Office for the…
Colombia: Impact of Climate Change on Colombia’s Coffee Farmers
Jul 21, 2019
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Emily Sims, Speaker
The livelihoods of many small independent coffee farmers in Colombia are being threatened by climate change. These impacts are intensifying at a rate never seen…
Myanmar: Over 10,000 Tons of Illegal Timber Seized in Four Months
Jul 21, 2019
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Eleven
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation seized over 10,000 tons of illegal timber during four months of this fiscal year, with Sagaing Region topping…
Inclusive Peace in Afghanistan Means ‘Women at the Centre’ Urges UN Deputy Chief in Kabul
Jul 21, 2019
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UN
The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts…
Timor-Leste: Oil and Gas Is Timor-Leste's Ticket to Prosperity. Is This Impoverished Nation Blowing Its One Chance?
Jul 21, 2019
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Anne Barker and Michael Barnett, ABC News
East Timor is almost wholly reliant on oil and gas for its revenue. But rather than pocket the royalties from offshore processing without spending a…
The US’s Toxic Agent Orange Legacy
Jul 20, 2019
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Charles Dunst, Atlantic
Paris Dauk, 24, is among several people in border villages in southeast Cambodia who, despite being born to families with no history of deformities, came…
Oil Probably Won't Cause a War with Iran, but It Certainly Adds Fuel to the Blaze
Jul 20, 2019
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Jeff Colgan
Iran, Britain and the United States are engaged in a struggle for control over the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf. A fifth of the…
Iraq: Iraq Kills Daesh Oil Minister
Jul 20, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s intelligence services have killed the oil minister of Daesh in Syria, according to Iraqi security expert Fadel Abu-Ragheef. Abu-Ragheef wrote on Twitter: “The Iraqi…