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South Sudan: S. Sudan’s Kiir Says Farming Will Address Economic Hardship
Mar 19, 2015
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South Sudan
South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir has advised citizens to turn to farming in order to address the country’s economic hardship, worsened by the ongoing conflict.
“We…
Remote Data Team Helped Put Haiti back on the Map
Mar 18, 2015
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Alex Fischer
A piece from the Earth Institute Haiti Dialogue Series: Now in its third year, having hosted more than 20 sessions, the Haiti Dialogue Series hosts forums that…
Iraq: Iraq May Issue $5 Billion Bonds, to Pay Oil Firms Soon: Minister
Mar 18, 2015
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Maggie Fick, Reuters
Iraq is considering an international issue of $5 billion worth of five-year, U.S. dollar-denominated bonds to help cover its budget deficit, and will soon start…
Iraq: French Graft Trial Over Iraq 'Oil for Food' Programme
Mar 18, 2015
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Dunya News
Fourteen companies, including Renault Trucks and Legrand, went on trial Wednesday, accused of siphoning off cash to Saddam Hussein s Iraqi regime during the "oil for…
Afghanistan: UNEP Environment Project Assistant
Mar 17, 2015
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United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch is seeking to hire a project assistant to help develop and implement a Climate…
Military Health Surveillance – Lessons for Post-Conflict Civilian Health Monitoring
Mar 17, 2015
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Andrew Garrity
Military personnel may come across a number of natural and anthropogenic environmental health risks during training, domestic operations and overseas deployment. Veterans groups and politicians…
Liberia: Citizens Demand Pay for Damaged Crops
Mar 17, 2015
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Alloycious David, The NEWS
The Commissioner of Cinta Township in Margibi County, William Julye is demanding that Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) makes immediate payment for crops it destroyed in…
Timor-Leste: Government Will Not Give Up in Dispute Over Oil, Maritime Boundary
Mar 17, 2015
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australia and Timor-Leste are currently locked in a standoff over the maritime boundary between the two countries, which determines who is entitled to what share…
Conflict Minerals: Catholic Aid Network Urges European Action on Conflict Minerals
Mar 17, 2015
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Catholic Sentinel
An international consortium of Catholic aid agencies charged that European businesses are causing suffering and death by importing minerals from regions of the world experiencing…
South China Sea: U.S. Navy Urges Southeast Asian Patrols of South China Sea
Mar 17, 2015
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Sharon Chen, Bloomberg
The commander of the U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet called on Southeast Asian nations to form a combined maritime force to patrol areas of the South…
Early Registration for Environmental and Social Conflict Resolution in the Resources Sector
Mar 16, 2015
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EduMine
Registration with an early bird discount is now available for a three-part web-based course focused on improving participants' 1) understanding of the costs of conflict…
Iran/Iraq/ Kuwait: Iraq Eyeing Development of Joint Fields
Mar 16, 2015
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Hellenic Shipping News
Iran’s media said on Saturday that Iraq has started a new round of talks with Iran and Kuwait over the development of oil wells that…
India: How Coal Fuels India’s Insurgency
Mar 16, 2015
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Anthony Loyd, National Geographic
The gunman at the jungle’s edge lived and died by different names. Some knew him as Prashant, others as Paramjeet. Occasionally he called himself Gopalji,…
Rwanda: Project Manager
Mar 15, 2015
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Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust
The Project Manager will advise on and coordinate projects that enhance the livelihoods of the surrounding community, and help to safeguard wildlife in Virunga, Bwindi,…
Haiti: Design and Implement Solar Power Solutions Contractor
Mar 15, 2015
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America Red Cross
The American Red Cross (ARC) is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to source acontractor/firm to work directly with the Haitian Red Cross for the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Program Administrator
Mar 15, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
Under the CAFEC project, funded by USAID, WWF will implement a work programme over the next five years primarily oriented towards the protected area and…
USA: Global Forests Associate
Mar 15, 2015
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World Resources Institute
WRI seeks a full-time Africa Forests Associate to support Global Forest Watch (GFW) activities in East and West Africa. The position will lead development of…
Myanmar: Knowledge Vacuum and Conflict Plague Salween River
Mar 14, 2015
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Demelza Black, The Irrawaddy
Bright sunlight bears down on Saw Nyan Win as he unravels his fishing net with practiced hands on the bank of the Salween river, “I…
Timor-Leste: Timor Considers Buying Sunrise
Mar 13, 2015
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Peter Klinger, The West Australian
Timor-Leste Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Alfredo Pires said yesterday its national oil company, Timor Gap, could be used to buy out Woodside or other…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Oil Deal with Baghdad Unravels as Tensions Rise
Mar 13, 2015
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Isabel Coles, Rania El Gamal, and Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
A four-month-old oil deal between Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is close to unraveling after payments from Baghdad dried up, prompting Arbil to threaten…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone News: Rutile Falls but Sierra Rutile Tops 2014 Production
Mar 13, 2015
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Awoko
Of the five (iron ore, diamonds, rutile ilmenite, zircon and bauxite) heavily mined minerals in Sierra Leone only two (ilmenite and zircon) were able to…
Iraq’s Continuing Struggle with Conflict Pollution
Mar 12, 2015
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Wim Zwijnenburg
While Iraq is still recovering from the environmental impact of both Gulf wars, it now faces new environmental problems caused by the current conflict against…
2015 Peacebuilders Fellowship
Mar 12, 2015
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey: Center for Conflict Studies
The Center's slogan "Knowledge as Action; Action as Change" drives the 2015 Peacebuilders Fellowship. The goal is learn first-hand from the people who are experiencing…
South Sudan/Sudan/Abyei: Warrap Government Urges UNISFA To Block Bashir's Plan To Visit Abyei Region
Mar 12, 2015
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Ariik Atekdit, Gurtong
Omer Al-Bashir is believed to be planning a visit to the area for his April elections campaign.
Paul Dhel Gum, the State Minister of Information…
Nile River: On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict over Water
Mar 12, 2015
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Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
For thousands of years, Egyptians have depended on the waters of the Nile flowing out of the Ethiopian highlands and central Africa. It is the…
Iraq: Oil Companies Offer to Cut 2015 Spending in Iraq
Mar 12, 2015
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Reuters
Oil companies have proposed millions of dollars of cuts in development spending in Iraq, a senior oil ministry official said, after Baghdad told them low…
Myanmar: ‘Unprecedented Rate’ of Agriculture-Driven Deforestation: Report
Mar 12, 2015
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David Hopkins, The Irrawaddy
The conversion of forestlands for agricultural development is occurring at an “unprecedented rate,” aided by a weak legal framework governing forest management and land use,…
Liberia: Liberia Locals May Lose Land Rights To Palm Oil Industry
Mar 12, 2015
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John C. Cannon, Mongabay.com
The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren’t being adequately protected in the drive for economic development, according to a report published in February by…
South Sudan/Sudan: Abyei is Sudanese Territory and Will Remain So: President Bashir
Mar 12, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
During a visit to the West Kordofan state on Wednesday, Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir asserted that the contested Abyei area belongs to Sudan and…
Iraq: Iraq’s Continuing Struggle with Conflict Pollution
Mar 12, 2015
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Wim Zwijnenburg, Insight on Conflict
While Iraq is still recovering from the environmental impact of both Gulf wars, it now faces new environmental problems caused by the current conflict against…