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Iraq/Kurdistan: Black Gold: Afrin’s Olive Trees Thrive in Erbil
Jan 19, 2019
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Dilbixwîn Dara, Rudaw
The Kurdistan Region is growing its olive groves using trees and expertise imported from Afrin. Afrin is famous for its olive trees. The oil is…
The Pentagon Calls Climate Change a National Security Threat. Trump Isn't Listening
Jan 18, 2019
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Alex Ward
The Pentagon released a short report this week detailing how a changing climate is a national security threat and makes the military’s job around the…
Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflicts: Buhari, Atiku Campaign Manifestos Lack Solutions
Jan 18, 2019
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Hassan Adebayo, Premium Times
Nigeria may continue to walk a violent tightrope as measures towards addressing the country’s farmers-herdsmen conflict, considered a threat to national survival, are not in…
Conflict Minerals: International Project Launched to Use Blockchain to Track DRC Cobalt
Jan 18, 2019
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Mining Technology
US-based automobile manufacturer Ford, US technology major IBM, South Korean cathode manufacturer LG Chem and China-based Huayou Cobalt have teamed up to launch a blockchain…
Climate Change: ‘Conflict and Climate Nexus’ Unpacked at Nairobi High-Level Round Table
Jan 18, 2019
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Julie Arrighi, Climate Centre
The first of a 2019 series of high-level round tables on the interconnected vulnerabilities and impacts of climate and conflict was held in the Kenyan…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Approves Use of Petroleum Fund for Sunrise Acquisition
Jan 18, 2019
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Rick Wilkinson, Oil & Gas Journal
East Timor President Fransisco Guterres has approved a decree allowing use of the country’s petroleum fund for the $650-million acquisition of the Royal Dutch Shell…
Colombia: African Descent Families Occupy Mine to Demand Rights
Jan 18, 2019
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Richard Solly, Independent Catholic News
On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 50 people from the community of Roche staged a non-violent occupation of part of the vast Cerrejon coal mine -…
The Case for a Holistic Water Management Approach in Myanmar
Jan 17, 2019
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Mizzima
Myanmar on the whole is blessed with rich resources of freshwater, with a vast majority of this water flowing into four major rivers, the Chindwin,…
Liberia: Liberia Gets $25m World Bank Credit for Smallholder Agriculture Transformation
Jan 17, 2019
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APA News
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $25 million for the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness…
Rwanda: Blockchain App for Miners in Rwanda Ensures the Minerals in Your iPhone Are Conflict-Free
Jan 17, 2019
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Madeline Bennett, Diginomica
Sustainability and traceability are two of the biggest pressure areas for manufacturers. Consumers, partners and regulators are casting ever more scrutiny on the ethical and…
Climate Change: Security Council Eyes Warming's Effect on Stability
Jan 17, 2019
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Jean Chemnick, E&E News
The 193 countries of the United Nations will have a chance this month to weigh in on how — and if — the Security Council…
Myanmar: Kachin’s Plantation Curse
Jan 17, 2019
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Hein Ko Soe and Ben Dunant, Frontier
Illegally grown tissue culture bananas are making quick profits for some, but are also fuelling land conflict and environmental degradation.
Iraq: Iraqi Christians Are Target of Land Grab
Jan 17, 2019
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Geoffrey P. Johnston, Kingston Whig-Standard
Despite the defeat of Islamic State forces on the battlefields of northern Iraq in 2017 and the advance of democracy in a country once ruled…
DRC: Cellphones Are Still Endangering Gorillas, but Recycling Old Ones Can Help
Jan 17, 2019
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Tina Deines, Mongabay
You probably use it every day and don’t think once about gorillas. In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to get by without a mobile phone,…
Letter: New Gemstone Law Changes Little
Jan 16, 2019
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Myanmar Times
Kyaw Ko Ko’s article about Mandalay traders claiming the gemstone law is good news for the industry is extremely ill-informed. It is irresponsible for journalists…
Liberia: From the Field: Liberia Boosts Efforts to Guard against Rising Seas
Jan 16, 2019
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UN
With rising sea levels due to climate change already affecting coastal communities in Liberia, there are fears that densely populated parts of the capital Monrovia…
Conflict Minerals: IBM, Ford, LG Chem Lead Blockchain Coalition for Ethically Sourced Minerals
Jan 16, 2019
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Dean Takahashi, Venture Beat
A coalition of companies led by IBM will use blockchain technology to ensure that the supply chain for minerals will be ethically sourced. The coalition…
DRC: Ford and IBM Use Blockchain to Combat Child Labour in Congo
Jan 16, 2019
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Ben Chapman, Independent
Ford, IBM and LG have joined forces to use blockckain to prevent child labour being used to mine minerals essential for making smartphones and electric cars. The…
Afghanistan: Snow Fall Brings Severe Risk to Displaced Afghans
Jan 16, 2019
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Norwegian Refugee Council
This year’s first snow has fallen in the centre and northeastern parts of Afghanistan. More snow and temperatures as low as minus 15 degrees Celsius…
Afghanistan: Durrani Breaks Ground on Saffron Institute in Herat
Jan 16, 2019
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Storai Karimi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Agriculture Minister Nasir Ahmad Durrani on Wednesday laid the foundation of ‘Saffron Institute’ in Herat province, saying Turkey was interested in production and processing of…
Conflict Minerals: Ford Motor Company Launches Blockchain Pilot on IBM Platform to Ensure Ethical Sourcing of Cobalt
Jan 16, 2019
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Rachel Wolfson, Forbes
Understanding the true potential of blockchain technology only becomes clear when it’s applied to solving a real-world, global problem. To ensure the responsible sourcing of…
South Sudan: Health and Livelihoods Delegate
Jan 15, 2019
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Netherlands Red Cross
The Netherlands Red Cross Society was founded in 1867 in the Netherlands. It is among the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies which is the…
Intern - Land Property and Reparations Division
Jan 15, 2019
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…
South Sudan: Housing, Land, and Property Officer
Jan 15, 2019
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…
Colombia: Livelihoods Officer
Jan 15, 2019
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is leading an exciting new EU project aiming at recruiting and deploying volunteers as part of the European Union Aid…
Myanmar: Livelihoods Project Manager
Jan 15, 2019
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. RI specializes in fragile settings, responding…
WASH Project Manager
Jan 15, 2019
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Representative of Nineveh Voluntary for IDPs
The history of RNVDO goes back to 2004 when it worked through a group of volunteers on peace building and social cohesion, human rights and…
Seeking Nominations for Environmental Peacebuilding Awards
Jan 15, 2019
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce a call for nominations for four awards to be presented at the First International Conference on Environmental…
Groundwater Scarcity, Pollution Set India on Perilous Course
Jan 15, 2019
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Keith Schneider
Polluting industrial development, ambitious agricultural production, and grave hydrological mismanagement in thousands of rural communities have produced an economic and environmental crisis that is now…
Why Is China in a Hurry to Revive the Myitsone Dam Projects?
Jan 15, 2019
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Joe Kumbun
A statement from the Chinese government on Sunday has renewed concerns among ethnic Kachin over the stalled Myitsone dam project. The sudden flurry of activity…