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The Islamic State's Toxic Legacy Is an Environmental Catastrophe, Too
Dec 14, 2018
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Richard Pearshouse
When ISIS was forced to retreat from Iraq, its fighters took to eviscerating the landscape in ways that gave no immediate military advantage. According to…
Southeast Asia Must Integrate Gender Considerations in Coastal Resource Management - Regional Gender Study
Dec 14, 2018
A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies…
Timor-Leste: E. Timor President Vetoes Using Petroleum Fund to Buy Sunrise Gas Project
Dec 14, 2018
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Nelson Da Cruz, Reuters
East Timor’s president has vetoed a government bid to increase access to its petroleum fund for investment in energy projects, potentially delaying a $650 million…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Announces EoI for 2 GW Solar Tender
Dec 14, 2018
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Becky Beetz, pv magazine
In a bid to reduce dependence on energy imports, improve energy access for the around 70% of the Afghani population still lacking it, and to…
Lapis Lazuli Project to Create Vibrant Transit Route for Afghanistan
Dec 13, 2018
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Neelapu Shanti
Lapis Lazuli transit route is set to emerge as an economic corridor for an inclusive development by which Afghanistan could connect to Europe via Turkmenistan,…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Neighbours Help Launder the Loot from Its Civil War
Dec 13, 2018
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Economist
Since South Sudan’s independence in 2011 its leaders have pillaged the country. Nearly $7bn has gone missing since 2012, reckons Kenya’s Institute of Economic Affairs,…
Iraq: Amnesty: Iraq Should Use Oil Revenue to Fund Reconstruction of War-Torn Areas
Dec 13, 2018
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Kurdistan 24
The Iraqi government would be wise to use an expected budget surplus to begin the reconstruction of rural areas affected by the Islamic State (IS)…
Colombia: Fragile Wetlands Face Major Threat from Climate Change in Colombia
Dec 13, 2018
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Michelle Begue, China Global Television Network
Colombia is home to a unique ecosystem which is a treasure in the northern Andes. These wetlands provide 70 percent of the country’s water supply.…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Severe Water Shortage: Osmani
Dec 13, 2018
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Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
Former minister of water and energy Ali Ahmad Osmani on Thursday said Afghanistan faces a severe water shortage in the northern water zone and in…
Climate Chnage: US Blocks Climate Security Discussion at NATO Level - EU Military Staff Member
Dec 13, 2018
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Faizan Hashmi, UrduPoint
Due to the skeptical position of the US administration on climate change, a discussion on climate security has been regrettably blocked at the NATO level,…
Iraq: Iraq’s Charred Olive Groves - Another Ruinous Legacy of Islamic State
Dec 13, 2018
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Tom Westcott, Middle East Eye
Before the Islamic State (IS) group seized control of the rural town in mid-2014, its olive-loving locals had not imported the fruit for decades, relying…
MOOC: Peace Park Development and Management
Dec 12, 2018
Are you interested in exploring the intersection between biodiversity conservation and community peacebuilding? Would you like to know how to establish a Peace Park using…
Afghanistan: Livelihoods Coordinator
Dec 12, 2018
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…
Myanmar: Livelihoods and Food Security Specialist
Dec 12, 2018
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UN Office for Project Services
UNOPS Myanmar is one of UNOPS’ leading offices in Asia, acting as fund manager for three of the largest development programmes in the country, namely…
Kenya: Chief of Party- Multiyear Assistance (Food for Peace)
Dec 12, 2018
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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…
Academic Officer for Migration and Environmental Programme
Dec 12, 2018
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United Nations University
The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars, engaged in research, postgraduate teaching and capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering…
Cameroon: Environmental Health Coordinator
Dec 12, 2018
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC…
Yemen: WASH Coordinator - Integrated Humanitarian Assistance to Yemen
Dec 12, 2018
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FHI 360
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.…
Timor-Leste: President of Timor-Leste Vetoes Changes to the Oil Operations Law
Dec 12, 2018
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Macauhub
The President of Timor-Leste (East Timor) has vetoed a set of amendments to the oil operations law focused on financing the purchase of two holdings…
Conflict Minerals: Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases Blockchain Guidelines to Drive Alignment in Mineral Supply Chain Due Diligence
Dec 12, 2018
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Responsible Business Alliance
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), a coalition of leading companies dedicated to improving the security and human rights conditions in their mineral supply chains, today…
Afghanistan: Red Gold: Afghanistan Saffron Production Grows
Dec 12, 2018
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Phys.org
Authorities struggling to wean farmers off the highly profitable opium poppy trade are hoping to use saffron as an attractive alternative. And the results are…
Myanmar: Log Exports to Be Permitted to Lure Timber Plantations
Dec 11, 2018
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Thiha Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
The Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has been planning to permit the export of logs harvested from private timber…
Liberia: Five Counties ‘Red Zones’ for Land Conflicts in Liberia
Dec 11, 2018
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Alvin Worzi, Observer
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has said Liberia continues to experience huge land conflicts in Montserrado, Margibi, Nimba, Bong, and Grand Bassa counties as these…
Syria: Syrian Civilians Seize Oil Wells from Rebel Group
Dec 11, 2018
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Irina Slav, OilPrice
A large group of Syrian civilians took control over several oil wells in eastern Syria after clashes with rebel group Syrian Democratic Forces, Iranian Fars…
South Sudan: South Sudan's Oil Suitors Still Skeptical over Security
Dec 11, 2018
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Ian Lewis, Petroleum Economist
An agreement under which South African state-controlled companies could invest as much as $1bn in South Sudanese energy projects, including a refinery, is welcome news…
Myanmar: Renewed Calls to Stop Dam Construction in Shan
Dec 11, 2018
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Naw Betty Han, Washington Post
Shan communities and local members of parliaments have renewed their opposition to two dams being built in Namtu and Nam Teng rivers in Shan State…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Hopeful about Replacing Opium Crops with Saffron
Dec 11, 2018
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Mohammad Sadiq Rashtinai and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
At a sprawling government agricultural research farm in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, workers are now picking tiny purple flowers. Officials in the region…
Governments Reflect on Key Elements of Peacebuilding, Sustaining Peace
Dec 11, 2018
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Catherine Benson Wahlén, International Institute for Sustainable Development
The UN Security Council discussed peacebuilding and sustaining peace in the context of post-conflict reconstruction, security and stability, in a debate on 5 December 2018.…
DRC: This Congo Project Could Supply the World with Lithium
Dec 10, 2018
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Frik Els, Mining.com
Manono project became the world’s largest non-brine lithium resource after the Perth-based company released the maiden estimate for its 60%-owned project in the southern Congo…
Liberia: “Data Is a Serious Problem for Agriculture Sector”
Dec 10, 2018
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David A. Yates, Observer
Agriculture Minister Dr. Mogana Flomo says the lack of agriculture data remains a serious challenge to the sector, “because data collection is a serious problem…