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Food Security: Conflict, Climate Disasters Threaten Food Security – WFP
Jan 4, 2020
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Emmanuel Ntirenganya, New Times
A new decade may have dawned but there is little cause for fresh optimism in countries and regions where conflict, political instability and climate disasters…
South Sudan: South Sudan Government Strategizes to Stave off Potential Famine
Jan 3, 2020
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Jenny Lei Ravelo, Devex
Years of conflict in South Sudan have compromised the economy, and left many South Sudanese hungry. Last December, the World Food Programme warned against potential…
Afghanistan: 5 More Provinces Connected to Mining Ministry's E-System
Jan 3, 2020
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Thursday warned companies lacking natural resources processing license of closure and announced connecting five provinces with the…
Liberia: Liberia's Miracle Oil Brings Farmers only Empty Promises
Jan 3, 2020
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Rob Davies, Guardian
Around the world palm oil continues to play a significant role in deforestation, threatening wildlife and fuelling the climate crisis. In rural Liberia, one of…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Q&A: The ‘Elephant in the Room’ in Nile Basin Reporting
Jan 3, 2020
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Rehab Abd Almohsen, SciDev.net
Crossing the borders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, the Nile is often portrayed as a river that ignites conflict because of the demand for its…
Nigeria: Tackling Food Insecurity in Northeastern Nigeria
Jan 2, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
In light of recent food security analyses that indicate a growing number of people at risk of food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria, FAO is supporting…
War, Mismanagement and Climate Change: Iraq's Environment Pushed to the Brink
Jan 2, 2020
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Fanack
Water has been Iraq’s lifeline since the birth of civilization in Mesopotamia and features prominently in millennia-old epics as well as contemporary poems. In recent decades,…
Unrest in Iraq Reminds Us of Geopolitical Risks to Oil
Jan 2, 2020
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Ellen R. Wald
Over the New Year holiday, pro-Iran militiamen surrounded the United States embassy in Baghdad. Ultimately, and thankfully, the American personnel remained unscathed, but it was a further…
How the Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress on Gender Equality Around the World
Jan 1, 2020
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Mark Leon Goldberg
People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…
Myanmar: Locals Demand Compensation for Confiscated Lands
Dec 31, 2019
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Eleven
Nearly 200 locals staged a protest in Yinmabin Township in Sagaing Region on December 29, demanding compensations for the lands confiscated by Myanmar Yang Tse…
Colombia: Wildfire Modeling Helps Predict Fires in Colombia
Dec 31, 2019
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Amanda Heidt, American Geophysical Union
A new wildfire model helps predict where and when wildfires will start in the Aburrá Valley of Colombia. This research, presented earlier this month at…
Liberia: Liberia Releases EITI Report on Last Day of the Year to Avert Delisting
Dec 31, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
LEITI MSG at the start of October 2019 commissioned BDO-UK in collaboration with Parker & Associates Liberia, two reputable auditing firms to prepare the 10th…
Spain: How Climate Finance and Technology Could Better Integrate Women
Dec 30, 2019
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Julie Mollins, Forest News
Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U.N. COP25 climate talks delivered a decision on a five-year enhanced Lima Work Program on Gender. The…
Colombia: Plan to Protect Land around AngloGold Ashanti’s Copper Project in Colombia Fails
Dec 30, 2019
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Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com
The mayor of the Jericó municipality in Colombia’s Antioquia department said on Monday that his office’s proposal to modify the Territorial Planning Structure to protect…
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean De-Mining Expertise Ends Deadly Falklands Landmine Legacy
Dec 30, 2019
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Zimbabwe Mail
For the past decade, the Zimbabwean contractors have cleared landmines that Argentina’s army laid – and next year the clearance work will finally end. Deminers…
Syria: National Project Manager
Dec 30, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving…
Programme Officer: Environmental Peacemaking
Dec 30, 2019
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European Institute of Peace
Do you want to make a real difference to peace? Are you interested in using your skills to shape conflict resolution? The European Institute of Peace is…
DRC: Behavior Change Multimedia Campaign
Dec 30, 2019
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Wildilfe Conservation Society
WCS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving wildlife and wildlands through science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of…
Mali: Migration Programme Delegate
Dec 30, 2019
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Danish Red Cross
Danish Red Cross (DRC) is looking for a migration programme delegate to support Mali Red Cross in developing a migration response project assisted by the…
Nigeria: Government Relations Specialist
Dec 30, 2019
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive. They provide quality farm…
Congo: Green Business Development Expert
Dec 30, 2019
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ECODIT
ECODIT seeks a Green Business Development Expert for the potential project, Conservation through Economic Empowerment in the Republic of Congo (CEERC), as funded by the…
DRC: Chief of Party, Water and Sanitation
Dec 30, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Nigeria: Financial Services Specialist, Rural Resilience
Dec 30, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
China Quietly Pushing Myanmar to Back Its Development Plan for Irrawaddy River
Dec 30, 2019
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Nan Lwin
Chinese think tanks based in Yunnan have been traveling back and forth between Yangon and the Chinese province’s capital, Kunming, since early 2018. But at…
South Sudan: Disaster Risk Reduction Manager, Food for Peace
Dec 30, 2019
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries…
Request for Applications: Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
Dec 30, 2019
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US Institute of Peace
This Request for Applications (RfA) seeks grant applications to support research that will increase the overall understanding of the complex relationships between the environment, violent…
Myanmar: Moken Fear a Sea Grab in the Myeik Archipelago
Dec 29, 2019
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Hein Thar and Ben Dunant, Frontier
Many Moken are able to make a living, but some fear this livelihood is at risk. The waters through which they once roamed freely are…
Iraq: Iraq Shuts Southern Oil Field on Concern over Protesters’ Safety
Dec 28, 2019
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest producer, halted output from a southern oil field as protesters walked close to installations, according to person with knowledge of the situation…
China/South China Sea: South China Sea Chaos: How Beijing Is Using Civilian Militia to Harass US Rival Ships
Dec 28, 2019
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Charlie Bradley, Express
South China Sea disputes have led to tense military stand-offs between the US and Chinese navies, but Beijing is gaming long-accepted rules of engagement by…
Liberia: Southeast Women’s Land Rights Group Formed
Dec 27, 2019
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Observer
A group whose goal is to protect and promote the rights of women in Southeastern Liberia was formed recently at a regional women’s conference held…