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- WMO launches information-sharing tool
The World Meteorological Organization has launched a tool to exchange information on weather-related events in a bid to promote disaster risk reduction and improved resource management. The WMO Information System will gather data on weather, climate change and water that will be shared broadly with interested stakeholders. Afrique En Ligne (2/1)      - Philippines releases geo-hazard maps
Filipino officials have publicly released detailed geo-hazard mapping that covers every square mile of the country in a bid to help communities better prepare to manage the risks of natural disasters. The maps color-code areas to indicate the risk level from floods, landslides and other disaster-related effects. IRINNews.org (1/31) - Kenyan works to improve Africa psychiatric care
Millions of Africans are living with intellectual and mental disabilities unable to access proper health care for their conditions on a continent where the ratio of psychiatrists is one to a half-million people. Kenyan psychiatrist Frank Njenga, president of African Association of Psychiatrists, is championing the pursuit of better treatment options for populations that have been traumatized by wars, chronic poverty and poor governance. CNN (1/31) - Japan could scrap next-generation nuclear plant
Japanese officials have ordered drastic budget cuts on a four-decade old project to build a super-efficient fast-breeder nuclear reactor raising questions over whether the project will reach completion. The project, originally touted as a means to meet Japan's future energy needs, has already cost $13 billion and been plagued by persistent safety and price concerns. The Washington Post (1/26) - IAEA seeks radiation tests on recycled metals
The global movement of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, as well as semi-finished products, would be monitored for radiation under a plan being put forth by the International Atomic Energy Agency. A so-called Radiation Monitoring Report would be required -- either in paper form, or electronically -- according to the Bureau of International Recycling. Platts (1/31) - Plunge in solar costs boosts accessibility worldwide
Solar energy has become nearly as cheap as conventional sources far faster than expected across the developed world, causing costs for photovoltaic components to drop in places ranging from India and the Middle East, to Africa and North America. The plunge in prices has been devastating for some equipment-makers, especially in Germany and the U.S. AlertNet/Reuters (2/1) - Pakistan denies support for Taliban, al-Qaida
Pakistani officials are dismissing reports from NATO and the U.S. military that the Pakistani government, through its intelligence services, is exerting significant control over the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan. A leaked U.S. military report based on interrogations of thousands of Taliban and al-Qaida suspects warns the militants hope to regain control of Afghanistan once foreign troops depart. BBC (2/1), The Observer (London) (2/1) - Syrian uprising challenges Iran in Mideast power game
As the anti-government protests in Syria close in on a year, they are destabilizing not only the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but that of neighboring Iran -- which could lose not only its longtime partner in projecting power in the Middle East, but an important market for many of its products. The increasingly shaky alliance represents an about-face from last year, when Iran positioned itself to lead an Islamist awakening amid Arab Spring uprisings. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/31) | |  | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Africa Program Specialist | METI Inc., contractor for the USDA Forest Service Office of International Programs | Washington D.C., DC | | Program Director - Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West Africa Regional Development | METI Inc, contractor for the USDA Forest Service Office of International Programs | Freetown, Sierra Leone | | Program Officer, Adolescent Girls | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Senior Associate, Planning and Learning | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Administrative Assistant, shot@life | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Communications Officer, Nothing But Nets | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum Program Assistant/Coordinator | Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn , NY | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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The normally stable, quiet African democracy of Senegal has been beset by thousands-strong protests over resistance to measures by President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a third term in elections this month. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned against further violence after at least one person was killed while riot police broke up protests in the capital, Dakar. 
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