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South Sudan: South Sudan Beefs up Security at Oil Fields to Raise Output
Feb 8, 2017
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Okech Franics, Bloomberg.
South Sudan said it boosted security at oil installations and will get electricity from neighboring Sudan to resume output at two fields in efforts to…
Syria: Hygiene Promotion Supervisor
Feb 7, 2017
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World Vision
Established in 1950, World Vision International operates in nearly 100 countries worldwide. It is a relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with communities…
Syria: Hygiene Promoter
Feb 7, 2017
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World Vision
LOCATION: Northern Syria, IDLIB #2
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION To promote good hygiene practice in targeted communities in order to reduce the risk of water and…
Syria: Project Officer Shelter/WASH
Feb 7, 2017
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Danish Refugee Council
DRC has been working in the MENA region since 2003 and is currently one of the few international organizations registered and operating legally in the…
Turkey: Programme Manager Livelihood
Feb 7, 2017
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Expertise France
Expertise France is a public agency created on 1st January 2015 and merging 6 French public agencies under the supervision of the French Ministries of…
Turkey: Project Officer Livelihood
Feb 7, 2017
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Expertise France
Expertise France is a public agency created on 1st January 2015 and merging 6 French public agencies under the supervision of the French Ministries of…
Land at the Heart of Myanmar’s Transition
Feb 7, 2017
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Anna Wellenstein
Struggles over land in Myanmar have been a defining characteristic of the country’s six decades of armed conflict.In the past, government acquired lands for extracting…
Iraq: President Trump Still Thinks That America Should Have Taken Iraq’s Oil
Feb 7, 2017
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Matthew Rozsa, Salon
For the second time in less than a month, President Donald Trump has talked about how America should have taken Iraq’s oil — a war…
Iraq: Fighting the Flames of ISIL in Iraq
Feb 7, 2017
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Claire Thomas, Al Jazeera
Six months after ISIL fighters torched oil wells in Qayyarah, Iraqi fire crews are still battling the flames. Like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster, a…
Call for Proposals: Moving Energy Initiative
Feb 6, 2017
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Moving Energy Initiative
The Moving Energy Initiative is excited to launch a call for proposals to support investment in a small number of pilot projects that aim to reduce…
Afghanistan: WASH Coordinator
Feb 6, 2017
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Action Contre la Faim
General description of the positionThe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinator will have to coordinate and supervise ACF WASH programs in Afghanistan, by ensuring the…
Myanmar: Country Associate
Feb 6, 2017
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) helps people to realize the benefits of their countries’ endowments of oil, gas and minerals. We do this through…
Will Central Asia Fight over Water Resources?
Feb 6, 2017
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Fuad Shahbazov
Water has always been a major cause of wars and border conflicts in the Central Asian region. For being one of the greatest geographical regions,…
SEC Acting Chairman Directs Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule
Feb 6, 2017
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Andrew Brady, Brian V. Breheny, Hagen Ganem, Caroline Kim, Justin Kisner, Josh LaGrange, and Emily Prezioso
The acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Michael S. Piwowar, yesterday released two public statements concerning the conflict minerals rule applicable…
Global Water and National Security: Why the Time Is Now
Feb 6, 2017
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Sherri Goodman, Ruth Greenspan Bell, Nausheen Iqbal
During the 2016 campaign President Trump stated that clean water would be a top priority of his administration, telling ScienceDebate.org “it may be the most important issue…
SEC Issues a Call for Comments on All Aspects of the Conflict Minerals Rule
Feb 6, 2017
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Sarah A. Altschuller
On January 31, the Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Michael Piwowar, issued an call for comments with regard to the conflict…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Avalanches Death Toll Passes 135
Feb 6, 2017
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Agence France-Presse
Rescuers are battling to reach survivors of avalanches in Afghanistan’s remote, mountainous north, as the death toll exceeds 100 and fears grow for dozens of…
Is It Time to Roll Back the Conflict Minerals Rule?
Feb 5, 2017
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Gary Emmanuel
It’s well documented that conflict over lucrative mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a major driver of brutal violence, forced labor, rape and other…
Iraq: The Truth behind Oil Theft in Iraq's Basra
Feb 5, 2017
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Salam Zidane, Al-Monitor
Iraqi members of parliament have recently addressed the Oil Ministry with allegations related to the daily theft of Basra oil due to the malfunctioning of…
Final Text of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation
Feb 3, 2017
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Graham J. Stuart, Rachel Barlow, and Aurella Smith-Anthony
On 24 January 2017, the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) approved the final compromise text of the EU's long awaited Conflict Minerals Regulation.…
What’s the Future for the Conflict Minerals Rule?
Feb 3, 2017
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Rob Bates
The controversial Dodd-Frank Section 1502 will likely be weakened by the new administration. Just as there is much uncertainty over how the new administration will handle conflict…
Confronting Global Security in an Era of Water Instabilities
Feb 3, 2017
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Kris Hartley, Cecilia Tortajada, and Asit K. Biswas
Political instability complicated by water security threats compromises America’s ability to navigate global security challenges. The state of global security and stability appears more precarious…
India: No Water Wars Here: How 2 Villages on Kerala-Karnataka Border Share Water Every Year
Feb 3, 2017
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Aishhwariya Subramanian, Better India
Although news is generally dominated by disputes that sprout between different states in India over sharing of water from the country’s rivers, there is a quiet oasis…
EcoPeace’s Center for Water Security Internship Program
Feb 2, 2017
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EcoPeace Middle East
The EcoPeace internship is an opportunity for high-caliber international students and young professionals to gain first-hand experience in the emerging field of environmental peacemaking, as…
Seeking Applicants: 2018 Rotary Peace Fellowship
Feb 2, 2017
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Rotary International
Each year, Rotary funds some of the world's most dedicated and brightest professionals to study at Rotary Peace Centers. Through training, study, and practice, Rotary…
Chairman Piwowar’s Statement on SECs Conflict Minerals Rule – We Could Have Seen It Coming
Feb 2, 2017
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Dynda A. Thomas
In a move that has already been widely reported, on January 31, 2017, the SEC’s Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar issued a statement on the SECs conflict minerals rule,…
Iraq: Emergency Fertilizer Distributions Help Conflict-Affected Iraqi Farmers Increase Wheat Production
Feb 2, 2017
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UN FAO
More than 2 000 farmers affected by conflict in Iraq have received 750 tonnes of fertilizer from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
Conflict Minerals: Massachusetts to Sign Legislation Fighting Deadly 'Conflict Minerals' in the DRC
Feb 2, 2017
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Elsa Buchanan, International Business Times
Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker is expected to sign a statewide legislation to fight against deadly "conflict minerals" in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this…
Afghanistan: EU Project to Monitor Afghan Agri System Signed
Feb 1, 2017
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Pajhwok
The signing ceremony of a European Union (EU)-funded project, aimed at assisting the Afghan government to assess agriculture production systems and to strengthen institutional capacity,…
Myanmar: 571 Tonnes of Illegal Timber Seized in Three Separate Raids at Yangon Port
Feb 1, 2017
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Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
The Yangon Forest Department has seized 571 tonnes of illegally logged timber and nabbed the managing directors of two companies, department director U Thein Toe…