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Iraq: Iraq Seeks to Restore IS-Wrecked Oil Field to Previous Production Capacity
Mar 11, 2018
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Mu Xuequan, Xinhua
The Iraqi oil ministry said on Saturday that the first-phase rehabilitation of an oil field in Iraq's central province of Salahudin has been fulfilled. The…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Can Be a $50 Billion Economy by 2025
Mar 10, 2018
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Afghanistan may have seen muted economic growth in recent years; however impetus on specific drivers of growth can turn the clock around. If it wants…
DRC: DR Congo Signs New Mining Law Despite Companies' Opposition
Mar 10, 2018
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BBC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has moved to increase taxes on mining firms and increase government royalties from the industry despite fierce opposition from international…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kirkuk Oil Smuggling Ring Exposed, Pro-Iran Militia Blocks Investigation: Police
Mar 10, 2018
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Mewan Dolamari, Kurdistan 24
Pressure from Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militia leaders shut down an investigation in Kirkuk province of oil being smuggled from Iraq to Iran, said a police…
Myanmar: Signs of Hydropower Project’s Return Spark Fears in Shan
Mar 9, 2018
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Naw Betty Han, Myanmar Times
Residents in the vicinity of the proposed Mong Ton Hydropower Project in Shan State have expressed alarm about the possible resumption of scheme following the…
Myanmar: Drinking Water Quality Standards out This Year
Mar 9, 2018
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Myint Kay Thi, Myanmar Times
The government will issue national drinking water quality standards this year, the Occupational and Environmental Health Division (OEHD) announced on Thursday. Dr Kay Khine Aye, deputy…
Liberia: Demarcation Sparks Violence In Gola Forest National Park
Mar 9, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
The December 2016 Act establishing the Gola Forest National Park clearly states government and citizens’ mutual responsibilities in the management of the natural reserve. “If…
Connecting the Dots: Natural Resources, Women, and Peace
Mar 8, 2018
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Silja Halle, Clare Church
In the recent peace process with the FARC in Colombia, however, women made up one third of participants, and the resulting peace agreement stands as a model…
Rep. Lee Introduces Women and Climate Change Act of 2018
Mar 8, 2018
On February 5, 2018, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the Women and Climate Change Act of 2018 (H.R.4932) to “address the disparate impact of climate…
Timor-Leste: How Australia-East Timor Treaty Unlocks US$65 Billion Gas Fields
Mar 8, 2018
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Reuters
East Timor and Australia this week signed a treaty at the United Nations setting their maritime boundary for the first time, and striking a deal…
South Sudan: Dinka-Ngok, Misseriya Sign Peace Accord in Abyei
Mar 8, 2018
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Dabanga
Representatives of the Dinka Ngok and Misseriya tribes have signed a community peace agreement for peaceful coexistence on Monday. More than 150 delegates from both…
Elephant in the Room: The Illegal Ivory Trade, Wildlife and War
Mar 7, 2018
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Anton Peez
The African Elephant is a keystone species, strongly affecting the ecosystems in which they live. The recent drop in elephant populations across the African continent…
Liberia: Dowry and Women's Land Rights in Liberia: A "Double-Edged Sword" for Women
Mar 7, 2018
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Justine Uvuza, Thomson Reuters Foundation
As an African woman and gender expert, the concept of “dowry,” or bride price, is not new to me. For women attempting to exercise their…
Liberia: Weah Warned Against Cruel Land Reform
Mar 7, 2018
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P. Nas Mulbah, New Democrat
Enacting the Land Rights Bill, which has been severely altered against the interest of poor forest dwellers would no doubt undermine Liberia’s peace, security, economic…
Liberia: Dowry and Women’s Land Rights in Liberia: A “Double-Edged Sword” for Women
Mar 7, 2018
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Justine Uvuza, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Dowry is a double-edged sword. Research indicates that, on one side of the sword, it can afford a woman social status from both her biological…
Myanmar: Erosion Prevention Work under Way along Banks of Ayeyarwady River
Mar 7, 2018
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
To solve the problem with erosion of the banks of the Ayeyarwady River, the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems is carrying…
Myanmar: Villages Brace for Water Shortages This Summer
Mar 7, 2018
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
As summer sets in, hundreds of villages throughout the country are likely to face water shortages in the coming months, warned the water supply and sanitation…
Timor-Leste: Treaty Confirms Australia Profited from Timor-Leste Oil and Gas, Rights Groups Say
Mar 7, 2018
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Helen Davidson and Christopher Knaus, Guardian
Australia has received billions of dollars in revenue from contested oil and gas fields which a new border treaty officially confirms belonged to Timor-Leste, civil…
Years of Conflict Puts South Sudan on the Brink of Famine
Mar 6, 2018
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Oxfam
While famine was not declared in the latest IPC food security report released last week, the food crisis is worse than ever, with more than 6.3 million…
Climate Conflicts: Myth or Reality?
Mar 6, 2018
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Hayley Stevenson
The specter of water wars has long loomed large in political and popular imaginations. With the end of the Cold War, fresh concerns emerged that…
Oil Wealth — A Curse or a Blessing?
Mar 6, 2018
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Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Saudi Arabia remembers two important dates in its history: One is the day when King Abdul Aziz established the Kingdom, and the second is when…
DRC: Senior Technical Director
Mar 6, 2018
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a senior technical director for an anticipated multiyear USAID environmental policy project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Activities may include building local…
Bangladesh: WASH Emergency Coordinator
Mar 6, 2018
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children whilst providing communities…
Somalia: Head of Food Security & Livelihoods Department
Mar 6, 2018
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Action Against Hunger
Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) has been conducting humanitarian programs in Somalia Since May 1992. Currently, AAH is conducting its humanitarian activities in…
Lebanon: Risk Education Specialist
Mar 6, 2018
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UN Office for Project Services
UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Its mission is to serve people in need by…
Colombia: La Secreta’s Honey, a Sweet Product of a More Peaceful Colombia
Mar 6, 2018
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Latin American Herald Tribune
In the foothills of northern Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, farmers who were displaced by violence have started remaking their lives with a…
Colombia: European Space Agency to Help Colombia Monitor Deforestation
Mar 6, 2018
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
The European Space Agency (ESA) will help Colombia monitor the ongoing deforestation of the country’s Amazon forest, the South American country announced on Tuesday. With…
Timor-Leste: Australia and Timor-Leste Sign Historic Maritime Border Treaty
Mar 6, 2018
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Helen Davidson, Guardian
Australia and Timor-Leste have a permanent maritime border for the first time after the signing of a significant and unprecedented treaty in New York on…
Environmental Cooperation Can Facilitate Peace between States
Mar 5, 2018
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Tobias Ide
Environmental stress and climate change can accelerate instability and conflict—but shared environmental problems can also be a source of cooperation and facilitate peacemaking between states. Transnational environmental…
Overblown Expectations for East Timor's Greater Sunrise Oil and Gas
Mar 5, 2018
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Damon Evans
Reports that East Timor is set to bank tens of billions of dollars from the potential development of the Woodside Petroleum-operated Greater Sunrise oil and…