Issue #5 – Mar 18, 2014

Library Resources

January 1, 2014
USAID

Competition over natural resources, including water, is often viewed as a driver of conflict and has emerged as a key component in many current and past conflicts.

Contested Claims over Protected Area Resources in Rwanda

January 1, 2014
Anna Knox (USAID)

LAND Project is pleased to share with you the Policy Research Brief on Contested Claims over Protected Areas in Rwanda.

Participatory Impact Assessment: A Design Guide

January 1, 2014
Andy Catley, John Burns, Dawit Abebe, Omeno Suji

The Feinstein International Center has been developing and adapting participatory approaches to measure the impact of livelihoods based interventions since the early nineties.

Critical Reflection on ‘Land Grabbing’ in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts

January 1, 2013
A. Graf, C. Kruckow and S. Gemperle (KOFF, FriEnt)

This roundtable on conflict sensitive water and land management assembled representatives of Swiss civil society and state agencies.

Conflict Minerals – An Evaluation of the Dodd-Frank Act and other Resource-related Measures

January 1, 2013
Institute for Applied Ecology

The analysis of the Dodd-Frank Act and further resource-related measures showed that the
root causes for conflicts in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR
Congo) are manifold and…

The Earth Security Index 2014

January 1, 2013
Earth Security Initiative

Our world is in the midst of a major geopolitical shift. New emerging powers are becoming important actors in a multi-polar international system, many of which are facing resource security dilemmas.

Conflict Trade: Regulating Illicit Flows to and from War

January 1, 2013
Mark B. Taylor (NOREF)

This expert analysis note describes an emerging approach to regulating illicit flows of goods to and from conflict zones.

International News

Somalia: Somalia Nationals: WASH Officer

April 14, 2024 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC has been operating in Somalia since 1998 using the protection of human rights framework.

DRC: Water Systems Infrastrucure and Performance Manager - USAID’S Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems Activity

April 14, 2024 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible.

Ukraine: Program Manager WASH & Shelter (m/f) - Kharkiv

April 14, 2024 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food,…

Sudan: Program Manager WASH (m/f) - El Fasher

April 14, 2024 | Solidarités International

Somalia: Local Recruitment: Consultancy for Somalia Urban Water Services

April 13, 2024 | World Bank

The Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has received funds from the World Bank towards financing of the Horn of Africa – Ground Water for Resilience (GW4R) Project ‘GW4R project being implemented…

More Dredging, More Freight: How the War in Ukraine Threatens the Danube River Biosphere Reserve

March 28, 2024 | Viktoria Hubareva

The Danube Delta is Europe’s largest delta ecosystem after the Volga, and also the continent’s second-largest water purification system.

Ukraine: Program Manager WASH & Shelter (m/f) - Kharkiv

Solidarités International

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for…

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