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Iraq: The Battle for Control over Iraq’s Oil

May 13, 2019 | Simon Watkins, OilPrice

Iraq regards the U.S.’s refusal to extend waivers for countries importing oil from Iran as a tacit endorsement for it to pump its own oil…

Myanmar: Plan under Way to Increase Forest Coverage Areas

May 11, 2019 | Eleven

The Forest Department is working to designate 30 per cent of the country’s total area as reserved forests and protected public forests and 10 per…

A Hazardous Oil Tanker Has Become a Bargaining Chip in the Yemen Conflict

May 10, 2019 | Doug Weir

In May 2018, CEOBS reported on the environmental threat posed by an ageing oil tanker moored off the Red Sea coast of Yemen. A year…

United Kingdom: Influencing Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment & Care

May 10, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…

Lebanon: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator

May 10, 2019 | Accio Contra el Hambre Espana

The FSL Coordinator will be responsible for the revision and implementation of the FSL component of the Mission Strategy according to the Country priorities, as…

Consultancy Services: End Line Evaluation of the Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation and Nutrition Project and Learning Workshops (Bilingual)

May 10, 2019 | Action Against Hunger

Established in 1979, Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a non-governmental organisation that aims to provide solutions to hunger. Their mission is to save lives by…

Sudan: Project Manager WASH

May 10, 2019 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…

Myanmar: Crowdfunding Brings Life-Saving Water to Myanmar's Deer

May 10, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

A herd of endangered deer wait under the shade of one of the sparse trees in this parched central Myanmar landscape, watching as rangers dispatch…

Middle East: Could Desalination Help Prevent Water Wars in the Middle East? [Video]

May 10, 2019 | Yolande Knell, BBC

In the Middle East it’s long been feared that increasing competition over shared natural supplies of fresh water – because of growing populations and climate…

Liberia: FDA Decries Forest Depletion, Degradation

May 10, 2019 | David S. Menjor, Observer

The managing director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), C. Mike Doryen has decried the “degradation of the forests” across the country. Doryen raised the…

Afghanistan: National Procurement Commission Cancels Takhar Mining Contract

May 10, 2019 | Wadsam Afghanistan Business News

The National Procurement Commission (NPC), has canceled the contract for exploration of Nuraba gold in mine in Chahab District of northern Takhar province. According to…

Saving the Irrawaddy by Offering Compensation

May 9, 2019 | Lahpai Seng Raw

Controversy continues over a suspended mega-dam project, backed by China, on the Irrawaddy River in Kachin State. The social and environmental consequences of the proposed…

Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas: Protecting Forests, Climate and Communities

May 9, 2019 | Osprey Orielle Lake

From April 22-26, the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, an LDF grantee, hosted an Indigenous Women's Delegation to New York City for the…

Liberia: Civil Society Breaking Barriers with Land Rights Law in Bong Communities

May 9, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Communities in the Suakoko District in Bong County are breaking traditional barriers around the ownership of land, thanks to a project being run by three…

Colombia: Goldman Prize Winner Survives Armed Attack on Afro-Colombian Social Leaders

May 9, 2019 | Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay

Renowned environmental activist and Goldman Prize winner Francia Márquez has survived an attack against a meeting of Afro-Colombian human rights defenders by unknown gunmen in…

Yemen: Yemen’s Forests Another Casualty of War amid Fuel Crisis

May 9, 2019 | Adel Aldaghbashy, SciDev.Net

The four-year conflict in Yemen which has pushed huge swathes of the population close to famine has also left the country with a severe fuel…

Climate Change: Why the Melting of the Hindu Kush and Himalayan Glaciers Matters

May 8, 2019 | Nishtha Chugh, Diplomat

In the last century, human migration in South Asia, the world’s most populous and most densely populated region, was largely caused by geopolitics, wars, socioeconomic…

Myanmar: Association Launched for Hydro Developers Operating in Myanmar

May 8, 2019 | Water Power Magazine

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced it is supporting the launch of the Myanmar Hydropower Developers’ Association (MHDA), an innovative platform for hydropower companies…

Iraq: Iraq Awards Gas Recovery Contract to China’s CPECC

May 8, 2019 | Associated Press

A Chinese energy company was awarded a contract to recover natural gas from Iraq’s Halfaya oil field, on Wednesday, to fuel power stations in the…

Colombia: Colombia Losing Coffee Crop Area Due to Low Prices

May 8, 2019 | Reuters

Colombia has lost 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres) of coffee planting area over the last 18 months as farmers leave the industry amid low prices, the…

Climate Change: Scenes from the New Cold War Unfolding at the Top of the World [Photos]

May 8, 2019 | Neil Shea, National Geographic

For most of human history the very top of the globe has remained out of play, too cold, too distant, and too dangerous for the…

Request for Expressions of Interest African Development Bank Group - Country Studies on Gender Responsive Climate Resilient Solutions in Africa

May 7, 2019 | World University Service of Canada

Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to the effects of climate change. The changing climate will negatively affect food production and security, with…

DRC: Call for Tenders: End of Project Evaluation of DFID Funded “Improving Livelihoods and Land Use in Congo Basin Forests" Project

May 7, 2019 | Rainforest Foundation UK

The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is a non-profit NGO working in Africa and South America. It is one of the first international organizations to support…