International
Myanmar: Myanmar to Try Growing, Exporting More Coffee as Alternative to Opium
Mar 25, 2019
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Thiha Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Last week, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and French coffee company Malongo together launched a high-quality coffee, Shan Mountain Coffee from…
Afghanistan: 'The Country Could Fall Apart': Drought and Despair in Afghanistan
Mar 25, 2019
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Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian
There are 24 children being treated at Mofleh paediatric hospital’s malnutrition ward, on the outskirts of Herat city, western Afghanistan. Mothers and aunts lean next…
Iraq: IS Tries to Hit Oil Field in Northern Iraq
Mar 25, 2019
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Irina Slav, Oilprice
Security forces at the Alaas field in northern Iraq have thwarted an attack by Islamic State militants, killing and injuring several attackers, Iraqi media report…
Sri Lanka: Demand to Go up 40% in Five Years : Experts Warn of Serious Water Issue in Colombo
Mar 24, 2019
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Lalin Fernandopulle, Sunday Observer
The current requirement of fresh water in Colombo will increase by around 40-50 percent in the next five years due to the rising number of…
Ukraine: UNICEF: Children in Eastern Ukraine Suffering as Conflict Affects Critical Water Infrastructure
Mar 24, 2019
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Unian
Children under the age of 15 living in countries affected by protracted conflict are, on average, almost three times more likely to die from diarrhoeal…
Conflict Minerals: Can Blockchain Apps Ensure a Responsible Mineral Supply Chain?
Mar 22, 2019
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Jax Jacobsen, Forbes
Some entrepreneurs see blockchain-based systems as the way forward to ensure responsible sourcing. A new company based in Berlin is hoping to provide a solution. MineSpider,…
Iraq: War May Be over but Basra's Battle for Clean Water Continues
Mar 22, 2019
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Mina Aldroubi, National
Years of conflict, mass displacement, climate change and under-investment in water networks created a crisis that is affecting large parts of Iraq, especially the south.…
Myanmar: Myanmar Crop Growers Seek China's Certification for More Crop Export
Mar 22, 2019
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Xinhua
Myanmar's Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association is seeking certification from China for export of eight more kinds of crops legally through more…
Sierra Leone: The Still-Unresolved Saga of Sierra Leone’s Peace Diamond
Mar 22, 2019
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Augusta Free Press
The Peace Diamond made headlines around the world as a symbol of hope in a place that sorely needs it. The reality so far hasn’t…
Liberia: Liberia’s New Land Rights Law Hailed as Victory, but Critics Say It’s Not Enough
Mar 22, 2019
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Jennifer O’Mahony, Mongabay
In September 2018, President George Weah signed the Land Rights Act into law. The law is ambitious and clearly asserts the right to what is…
Water: Dirty Water 20 Times Deadlier to Children in Conflict Zones Than Bullets – Unicef
Mar 22, 2019
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Kate Hodal, Guardian
Children under five who live in conflict zones are 20 times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases linked to unsafe water than from direct…
Egypt: New Program Pushes Role for Egyptian Women In Sustainable Energy
Mar 22, 2019
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Maryam Raafat, Al-Monitor
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a program to support Egyptian women in the field of green energy by creating more employment opportunities for them…
Myanmar: German Company Found Supplying Illegal Myanmar Teak to EU
Mar 22, 2019
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Nyein Nyein, Irrawaddy
The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) submitted evidence to German and European enforcement authorities showing serious repeated violations of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)…
Water: The Himalayas Are Staring at a Grim Water Future, Says Study
Mar 22, 2019
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Mayank Aggarwal, Mongabay
Millions of people living in the Himalayan region of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal may face a grim water future if the rapid and unplanned…
Liberia: Government of Liberia to Train More Rural Women as Solar Energy Technicians
Mar 21, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
The Government of Liberia, in partnership with the Barefoot College of India, is planning to open a Vocational Training Center at the Grand Bassa Community…
Resource Scarcity: Water Scarcity Poses 'Fundamental Risk to Stability,' New Report Finds
Mar 21, 2019
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Teresa Welsh, Devex
Ensuring equal access to water is a key component to maintaining societal stability and preventing conflict in fragile states, according to a new report by the…
Iraq: Flooding in Southern Iraq Could Impact Majnoon Oil Output
Mar 21, 2019
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S&P Global Platts
Iraq's Basra Oil Company is hoping last-minute reinforcements to burst berms north of the 115,000 b/d Majnoon oil field will fend off increasing flood waters…
From Service to Sick: The Effects of Veterans' Exposure to Burn Pits
Mar 21, 2019
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Ally Donnelly, NBC
Tens of thousands of veterans and service members stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan say exposure to trash fires or “burn pits” has…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Russian Energy Cooperation with Iraqi Kurdistan Spurs Region's Development - Kurdish Party
Mar 21, 2019
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Zeeshan Aziz, UrduPoint
Russian energy giants Rosneft and Gazprom, which operate in oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan, play a major role in developing the autonomous region's economy and other sectors,…
Liberia: More Concession Companies Contemplating Cutting Jobs as Economy Dwindles
Mar 20, 2019
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Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa
Liberians, amid a collapsed economy, continue to work up each day to news of distress conditions of various companies many of which have decided to…
Myanmar: Land Lost, Families Uprooted as Myanmar Pushes Industrial Zones
Mar 19, 2019
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Rina Chandran, Reuters
For developing nations like Myanmar - which emerged from decades of economic isolation in 2011 when the military stepped back from direct control - SEZs…
Myanmar: Controversial Land Law Threatens Myanmar Ethnic Communities
Mar 19, 2019
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John Zaw, Union of Catholic Asian News
Millions of people in Myanmar face the possibility of having no legal rights over their land if they do not meet a deadline for land claim applications. Permits…
Liberia: 800 Liberians to Lose Jobs at Firestone Plantation amid Major Economic Meltdown
Mar 19, 2019
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Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa
The George Weah-led administration would be dealt a major blow amid the current economic turmoil as the biggest employer in the country’s private sector, Firestone…
Conflict Minerals: EU Calls for Stronger Collaboration over Conflict Minerals
Mar 19, 2019
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Africa Intelligence
The European Commission is gearing up to launch an online platform for companies within the European Union (EU) to share methods...
Iraq/Islamic State: They Go to the Desert to Hunt for Truffles. But ISIS Is Hunting Them.
Mar 19, 2019
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Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times
Driven out of most of the territory it controlled in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has gone underground, its remaining fighters in Iraq carrying out sporadic…
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Hosts the Annual Environmental Law Training Symposium
Mar 19, 2019
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Emmanuel Necoechea, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton hosted the Environmental Law Training Symposium at the Pacific Views Event Center aboard MCB Camp Pendleton, California, on March…
Conflict Minerals: Blockchain Boosters Aim to Ease Tracking of Conflict Minerals
Mar 18, 2019
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Bloomberg Environment
Companies at risk of fueling war and human rights abuses when purchasing metals are exploring the use of blockchain to reduce the likelihood that unethically…
Myanmar: Mandalay Compensates Farmers for Seized Land
Mar 18, 2019
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Farmers were paid on Wednesday for land seized by the Prisons Department when Mandalay Central Prison was built in Aung Myay Tharzan township, U Zaw…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Armed Conflict on Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Localized
Mar 18, 2019
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Victoria Panfilova, Vestnik Kavkaza
A conflict broke out on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan shortly before the informal summit of heads of Central Asian states. This is the…
Afghanistan: Afghans Battle with Flood Aftermath
Mar 18, 2019
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Stefanie Glinski, New Humanitarian
Besieged by months of drought and long-term conflict, rural communities in large swathes of Afghanistan are facing yet another emergency: widespread flooding that will leave…