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Addressing Women's Burdens from Water Risks Could Help Reduce World Hunger
Aug 10, 2017
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Ayushi Trivedi, Natalie Elwell, and Sara Walker
For hundreds of millions of women, providing food to feed their families is a daily imperative. Many of them depend solely on the meager yields…
Myanmar: Drones Find Their Most Important Use Yet: Rebuilding Our Planet
Aug 10, 2017
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Phillip Tracy, Daily Dot
A group of villagers and a local nonprofit organization in Myanmar are recruiting a fleet of drones to help replant 2.7 million trees in an…
Iraq: Iraq Economic Growth Subdued by Risks from ISIL and Volatile Oil Prices, IMF Says
Aug 10, 2017
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Mahmoud Kassem, National
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Iraq's economy remained open to risks stemming from the armed conflict with ISIS and sluggish oil prices, even though medium-term…
Iraq: FAO Turns to Mobile Technology to Tempt Iraqi Farmers back to Fields
Aug 9, 2017
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RJ Whitehead, Food Navigator Asia
Mobile money transfers has been adopted as part of a cash-for-work programme aimed at rehabilitating agricultural infrastructure for the benefit of vulnerable rural families in…
Myanmar: Why Agriculture is Ailing and How Best to Revive the Sector
Aug 9, 2017
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Kang Wan Chern, Myanmar Times
Agriculture forms the backbone of the Myanmar economy. The sector contributes to almost 40 percent of the nation’s GDP, accounts for close to a third…
South Sudan: South Sudan Plans Road, Oil Pipeline Projects Near Ethiopia Border: Ambassador
Aug 9, 2017
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Xinhua
South Sudan plans to construct road projects, oil pipeline and oil refinery after government forces captured the rebel stronghold of Pagak near Ethiopia border. Speaking…
Nigeria/Somalia/South Sudan/Yemen: UN for First Time Links Conflict to Famine in 4 Countries
Aug 9, 2017
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Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
The U.N. Security Council for the first time on Wednesday linked conflict to the threat of famine facing more than 20 million people in Yemen,…
Myanmar: Activists Warn Kayin State Villagers against Coal
Aug 8, 2017
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Saw Khar Suu Nyar, Karen Information Center
A new network of activists and civil society groups has been warning Kayin (Karen) State residents of the dangers of coal through environmental awareness trainings…
Myanmar: Gas Discovered at Block A-6 Offshore Well in Southern Rakhine
Aug 8, 2017
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Hellenic Shipping News
Test drilling began at the Pyi Thit-1 appraisal well on June 10. The well, which is located in the south of Rakhine and approximately 90…
Colombia: In Colombia, Deforestation Gangs Run Rampant
Aug 8, 2017
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
In Colombia, there are eight major areas of deforestation. Chief among them is the department of Guaviare, where three of the eight deforested areas are…
Colombia: How Colombia’s 8,880 Mining Titles Are Distributed
Aug 8, 2017
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Larisa Sioneriu, Colombia Reports
The provinces of Antioquia and Boyaca own 33% of the country’s 8,880 mining titles while Amazonas is one of three to be left unexploited, Colombia’s…
Water Wars: China Displays Diplomatic Skill and Military Might
Aug 7, 2017
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Eliot Kim and Jared Dummitt
ASEAN and China took a step forward last week in their long quest for a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea, while the…
Liberia: Advisor to the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Secretariat
Aug 7, 2017
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GIZ Development Service
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. With the dispatch…
Nigeria: WASH/Shelter Program Manager
Aug 7, 2017
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is a humanitarian aid organization which helps the poor and vulnerable overseas by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and…
DRC: International Consultant for “Land and Natural Resources Management Specialist"
Aug 7, 2017
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UNDP
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote…
DRC: Young African Research Fellowship
Aug 7, 2017
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Search for Common Ground
Conflict and differences are inevitable. Violence is not. Search for Common Ground partners with people around the world to ignite shared solutions to destructive conflicts.
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Yemen: Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor
Aug 7, 2017
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CARE USA
CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of…
Yemen: Country Director
Aug 7, 2017
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International is committed to working to implement a clear mandate by helping men, women and children who are hit by war, epidemics and natural disasters,…
Cameroon: Deputy Director, Programs
Aug 7, 2017
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at…
Myanmar: Elephant Killed by Poisoned Bolt in Irrawaddy Region
Aug 7, 2017
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Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy
A wild elephant was hunted and killed with a poisoned bolt—an arrow shot from a crossbow—in the village tract of Tin Chaung in Irrawaddy Region’s…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Temporary Halts Kirkuk’s NOC Oil Export to Turkey, Gives No Reason
Aug 7, 2017
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Mewan Dolamari, Kurdistan 24
The Federal Government of Iraq on Sunday temporarily halted the oil exports from its Kirkuk-based North Oil Company (NOC) to Turkey and later resumed the…
Mining: Mining Industry Can Now Predict Opposition to Projects before It's Too Late
Aug 7, 2017
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
It’s sounds too good to be true, but a new company is proving miners they can foresee opposition or any other form of social conflict…
Colombia: Colombia Faces Soaring Deforestation Following FARC Guerrilla Demobilization
Aug 7, 2017
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Taran Volckhausen, Earth Island Journal
Colombia is currently in the midst of a peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest guerrilla group. According to…
Afghanistan: Chamber of Industries and Mines Starts Functioning
Aug 7, 2017
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Pajhwok Afghan News
The newly-created Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines (ACIM) on Monday started functioning, vowing to develop industries, prevent illegal mineral extraction and attract investment in…
Colombia: Conflict Victims and Biologists Come Together in Medellin to Protest Proposed Hydroelectric Project
Aug 6, 2017
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Taran Volckhausen, Colombia Reports
Around 50 victims of the armed conflict arrived in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin to meet with university biologists and students to show resistance against…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Deprived from Constitutional Share of Iraq’s International Loans
Aug 6, 2017
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Baxtiyar Goran, Kurdistan 24
Iraq’s international debt has exceeded USD $111 billion due to wars waged by the former regime against neighboring countries, the current war against the Islamic…
Myanmar: Flood-Hit Farmers Given Seeds
Aug 5, 2017
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Eleven
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery will distribute paddy seeds to farmers in flood-hit villages nationwide, according to the Deputy Permanent Secretary Myo Tint…
How the Conflict Minerals Rule Failed
Aug 4, 2017
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Rick Paulas
Between 1998 and 2007, more than 5.4 million people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to mass displacement, food shortages, lack of medical infrastructure, and other causes…
Where Will Myanmar's Energy Come From?
Aug 4, 2017
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Amara Thiha
Myanmar’s high growth in electricity demand — rising by around 13 percent annually — is a challenge for the government. Demand is estimated to reach 4,500 MW by 2020 and 13,410…
Myanmar: Substandard Water Firms Suspended
Aug 4, 2017
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Ei Thinzar Kyaw, Eleven
Drinking-water brands that violate good manufacturing practices have been suspended, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA officials launched a surprise inspection on…