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China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Moves Controversial Oil Rig Back towards Vietnam Coast
Jun 26, 2015
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Reuters
China has moved an oil rig at the center of last year's violent dispute with Vietnam closer to Vietnam's coast in the disputed South China…
New Paper on Darfur Conflict and Natural Resources
Jun 25, 2015
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Brendan Bromwich
King’s Water Member Brendan Bromwich considers the ongoing situation in Darfur and reflects on what we know about the environment, politics, and conflict
Over the course…
Behind Latin America’s Anti-Mining Protests: Water Concerns
Jun 25, 2015
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Lyuba Zarsky
Mining conflicts are intensifying across Latin America, with 218 mining projects embroiled in conflicts with 312 communities—including six conflicts spanning national borders—from Mexico to Argentina. One of…
Iraq: Massive Oil Fields Are Iraq’s Biggest Asset — And a Huge Liability — in the Fight Against the Islamic State
Jun 25, 2015
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Landon Shroder, Vice News
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Iraq, right on the border of Iran, is Basra Province. Under this dusty, humid, and scorched piece of…
Liberia: GVL Donates L$504,000 to LISOP
Jun 25, 2015
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The New Dawn
Golden Veroleum Liberia or GVL has presented a check for L$504,000 or its equivalent of US$6,000 to the Liberia Surgical Outreach Program or LISOP, a…
The Netherlands: Research Fellow Private Sector Development and Peacebuilding
Jun 23, 2015
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Clingendael: Netherlands Institute of International Relations
CRU is currently looking for an experienced researcher in the area of private sector development in contexts emerging from or prone to violent conflict. The…
Myanmar: Livelihood Coordinator (International Consultant)
Jun 23, 2015
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UNDP
Background:
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Myanmar has embarked on a new Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP, 2013-105) in partnership with the Government of Myanmar,…
Indonesia: Editorial Manager
Jun 23, 2015
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Center for International Forestry Research
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a nonprofit, global research organization dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity. We conduct research that enables…
Lebanon: Program Coordinator
Jun 23, 2015
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Red Cross
The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related…
Nepal: Systematic Review Specialist for Agricultural Water Management
Jun 23, 2015
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Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research on Glacier and Snowpack Dependent River Basins for Improving Livelihoods
Background The Centre is looking for a qualified Special Services Assignment (SSA) for assisting in the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional…
Nepal: Country Representative
Jun 23, 2015
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN’s…
China/South China Sea: China's Island-Building Has Neighbors on Edge, but Tensions May Be Easing
Jun 23, 2015
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Frank Langfitt, NPR
Chinese and American officials are deep into their annual meeting this week in Washington, hashing out the nations' complex relationship. In addition to many economic…
This Year’s Conflict Minerals Filings Show Some Improvement, According to Early Review
Jun 22, 2015
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Cydney Posner
An early review of conflict minerals filings for the 2014 reporting period shows improvement in “detail, clarity and quality,” according to this article in BNA. As…
Keep Fighting Joseph Kony’s LRA
Jun 22, 2015
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Kathryn Bigelow
In February, a man and his teenage daughter floated in a fishing boat on the Were River, deep in the heart of Garamba National Park,…
Timor-Leste: Timor Spy Scandal: Former ASIS Officer Facing Prosecution
Jun 22, 2015
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Tom Allard, Sydney Morning Herald
A former Australian Secret Intelligence Service officer and star witness for East Timor in a bitter dispute with the Abbott government over $40 billion in…
Australia: Australia Military ‘Unprepared’ for Climate Impacts – Experts
Jun 22, 2015
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Ed King, Responding to Climate Change
Australia’s defence force has “one eye shut” to the impending threat of global warming, say experts in a report released today by the Melbourne-based Centre for…
Colombia: Ecopetrol Pipeline Bombing Spills More Oil into Colombian River
Jun 22, 2015
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Reuters
Crude oil has spilled into another Colombian river, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Monday, in the latest of a slew of bomb attacks on…
Assessing the U.S. Navy's Arctic Roadmap
Jun 21, 2015
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Andreas Kuersten
Shielded by a significant expanse of sea ice, the Arctic Ocean has historically had limited naval strategic relevance outside of submarine and early warning operations. …
Iraq: Jordan and Iraq Change Route of Oil Pipeline Due to ISIS
Jun 20, 2015
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq's ambassador to Amman said on Friday that his country has agreed with Jordan about changing the route of the oil pipeline which was planned…
Vatican Encyclical: “War Always Does Grave Harm to the Environment”
Jun 19, 2015
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Doug Weir
The Vatican’s latest encyclical ‘Care for Our Common Home’ has triggered much rejoicing from the environmental movement, and justifiably so, coming as it does in…
Key Protocol on Oil Transit, Endorsed by South Sudan Parliament
Jun 19, 2015
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Peter Lokale Nakimangole
The move followed a presentation of a joint report prepared by the committees of Physical Infrastructure, Legislation and Justice, by the Member of Parliament's Hon.…
The US and China Won't See Military Conflict over the South China Sea
Jun 19, 2015
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Xue Li and Xu Yanzhuo
In a recent piece on the South China Sea disputes, I argued that “the ASEAN claimants are largely staying behind the scenes while external powers take center…
The Green Climate Fund: Finding a Role for Peacebuilding Priorities
Jun 19, 2015
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Neil Bhatiya
In the wake of the September 2014 United Nations climate summit, which brought together representatives from more than one hundred countries to build global ambition…
Iraq: French Firms Latest to Be Acquitted over Fraud in Iraq's Oil-for-Food Programme
Jun 19, 2015
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Middle East Eye
A French court on Thursday acquitted 14 companies over corruption-related charges linked to the scandal-ridden United Nations oil-for-food programme in Iraq. French companies and their managers, including Renault Trucks, Schneider…
Liberia: Robert Sirleaf Distances Himself from Saga at Oil Firm
Jun 19, 2015
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Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica
Running behind on payments to landlord, fears of bankruptcy and management ineptitude, paints a gloomy picture about the future of Liberia's emerging oil sector agency,…
European Parliament Passes Conflict-Minerals Bill; UN Releases Report on Money Flows in DRC
Jun 18, 2015
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Carley Chavara
A new report prepared by the UN Environment Program and UN peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (known as MONUSCO) found that just two percent of…
The Truth about China’s South China Sea Land Reclamation Announcement
Jun 18, 2015
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Prashanth Parameswaran
Earlier this week, as The Diplomat reported, China declared that some of its land reclamation work in the South China Sea will be completed soon. Considering the…
Liberia: GVL Rehabilitates Hand Pumps in Nemiah
Jun 18, 2015
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The New Dawn
Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) has rehabilitated seven hand pumps in Wilsonville and Andrewville/Nemiah Garraway Administrative District, Grand Kru County. The facilities are currently providing safe…
Yemen: Yemen Facing Serious Food Insecurity as Conflict Deteriorates, New UN Study Finds
Jun 18, 2015
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United Nations
Six million people in Yemen are slipping towards severe hunger and now need emergency food and life-saving assistance, “a sharp increase” from the last quarter…
DRC: Ivanhoe, DRC Still at Odds over Zijin Deal
Jun 18, 2015
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Kip Keen, Mine Web
Three weeks ago Ivanhoe Mines announced a big deal for its Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It signed Zijin Mining,…