Blogs & Opinions
When War Poisons the Earth
Apr 2, 2026
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Sheree Bega
As missiles, drones and military convoys dominate coverage of the unfolding US-Israel war with Iran, another, slower form of destruction is taking shape — one…
Welcome to Our Silo, Environmental Peacebuilders!
Apr 1, 2026
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Alexander Belyakov
The debate is over. The environment is a peace issue. For too long, we have treated war, climate change, and planetary destabilization as separate crises.…
Two Sides of the Same Crisis: Climate, Security, and the Need for Co-Planning
Mar 31, 2026
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Johann Erik Kukk and Johanna Maarja Tiik
With security concerns once again at the centre of European political debates, global economic pressures rising, and the post-World War II world order more fragmented than ever, climate policy seems to have taken a backseat.This is, of…
Nigeria: Violent Conflicts Are Reshaping What Nigerian Farmers Grow: What This Means for Food Security
Mar 30, 2026
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Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo
Agriculture is the backbone of Africa’s economy. It provides livelihoods for over 70% of the rural population and contributes to national food security and economic…
Liberia Cannot Afford to Look Away from Its $2.7 Billion Unaccounted Mining Fund
Mar 30, 2026
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FrontPage Africa
Liberia is once again confronted with a painful truth: a nation rich in resources, yet poor in results. The latest report by Forest Trends, drawing…
Toxic Fallout from Gulf War ‘Could Last Decades’
Mar 30, 2026
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Mohammed El-Said
Environmental experts are warning that the ongoing war in the Gulf region is likely to leave a legacy of severe and long-lasting environmental damage, extending…
The Iran War's Hidden Casualty
Mar 29, 2026
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Binoy Kampmark
Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists.…
Afghanistan Pursues Energy Independence through Water, Solar Investments
Mar 29, 2026
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Bakhtar News Agency
The Insecurity Triad (II): Banditry — The Rural Siege and the Weaponisation of the Harvest
Mar 29, 2026
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Max Amuchie
There is a different kind of silence in the countryside. It is not the anxious quiet of a ringing phone, but the heavy stillness of…
Oil Wars: Speeding the Transition to Renewable Energy
Mar 26, 2026
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John K. White
One simple observation since the US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28 is that solar panel prices have not risen, staying at around $300 for…
Energy Security Is National Security: Fixing America’s Incoherent Energy Policies
Mar 24, 2026
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Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby
For years, Republican politicians advocated an “all of the above” energy strategy, supporting continued oil and gas production while also scaling up renewable energy. Though…
Hydro War Crime
Mar 24, 2026
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Naseer Memon
Water is as precious a commodity as oil for countries of the Middle East. In the absence of freshwater resources, the region relies heavily on…
How CIMMYT is Advancing Women-centered Agriculture in Africa
Mar 23, 2026
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Mariana Callejas
CIMMYT
Across Africa, women play a central role in producing food, managing farms, and sustaining household nutrition and incomes. Yet their contributions are still too often…
Chagos and the Militarization of the Indian Ocean
Mar 23, 2026
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Nitya Labh
The geopolitics of the wider Indian Ocean have undergone tremendous shifts over the past few decades, as traditional maritime powers like the United Kingdom, the…
Beyond the Ban: Why Mining Reform Is Nigeria’s Next Peacebuilding Frontier
Mar 23, 2026
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Ephraim Emah
Nigeria’s mining sector is often described in binary terms: to some, it is a sleeping economic giant, which is key to diversifying a mono-product economy,…
South Sudan’s Resilience Trap: The Dark Side of Resilience and the Way out
Mar 23, 2026
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Joe Mabor
South Sudanese are among the most resilient people on earth, as demonstrated during the twenty-one-year war of liberation that led to independence in 2011, and…
Where Water Security Begins
Mar 22, 2026
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Tetiana Tevkun
Climate change is making water one of the most vulnerable resources in the world. Even regions that were considered water‑secure just a few decades ago…
Unrecognised Environmental Costs of Conflict
Mar 20, 2026
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Syed Mohammad Ali
When assessing the costs of war, attention is typically directed toward human suffering, economic loss and geopolitical instability. Yet another major cost often goes unnoticed:…
ENMOD: Dodo, Dormant or Presciently Divine?
Mar 18, 2026
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Vanessa Murphy and Helen Obregón Gieseken
At the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in October 2024, Nigeria and European Union Member States pledged, among other things,…
Don’t Lock in Future Fossil Fuel Insecurity in Response to the Iran War
Mar 18, 2026
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Grace Alexander
The Israeli-US war with Iran is disrupting global fossil fuel supply chains and, while states increasingly recognise that renewables reduce exposure to geopolitical shocks, there…
Women-led Peacebuilding
Mar 16, 2026
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Carlito G. Galvez Jr.
Manila Bulletin
When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last March 10, he carried with him a clear…
Iraq’s Oil Paralysis: A Self-Inflicted Wound and a Gift to Tehran
Mar 16, 2026
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Yerevan Saeed
With the Strait of Hormuz closed and oil production from Iraq’s south in free fall, Baghdad’s failure to maximize the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) is no…
Legal and Operational Issues in the Strait of Hormuz: Transit Passage Under Fire
Mar 15, 2026
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Mark Nevitt
The Strait of Hormuz — a narrow chokepoint through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil transits — is now an active conflict zone.…
In Context: Erika Weinthal and Jeannie Sowers on the Middle East Conflict’s Impacts on Civilian Infrastructure
Mar 11, 2026
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Stimson Center
Recent attacks on critical infrastructure in Iran and the Persian Gulf mark a troubling escalation in the widening regional conflict. Since the US and Israel…
After Oil, War of Water? Why Desalination Plants Are Turning into Targets in Middle East – Explained
Mar 9, 2026
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Times of India
The ongoing conflict in West Asia is entering a new phase as desalination plants, a key source of drinking water across the Gulf, begin to…
Climate, Conflict and Synthetic Fertilisers Are Sowing the Seeds of Instability
Mar 9, 2026
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Tom Nickson
As the latest rupture in an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape, military strikes on Iran by the USA and Israel will likely increase pressure on the…
Broken Land Systems Risk Liberia’s Future
Mar 9, 2026
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New Dawn
Land disputes in Liberia have reached alarming levels, threatening not only the nation’s social stability but also its economic development prospects. The failure to address…
What International Law Says about the Israeli Strikes on Iranian Oil Facilities
Mar 9, 2026
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Saeed Bagheri
Israeli strikes targeted oil facilities near the Iranian capital of Tehran over the weekend. Two oil refineries, both of which had been attacked by Israel…
Black Rain: The Health and Environmental Risks from Tehran’s Oil Fires
Mar 9, 2026
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
Overnight on the 7-8th of March, the Israeli-US war against Iran saw a significant escalation as Israel targeted Iran’s oil infrastructure. Israel reportedly attacked more…
Why Women Are Central to Resilient Food Systems
Mar 9, 2026
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Mcallejas
CIMMYT
As climate change, economic instability, and biodiversity loss place increasing pressure on global food systems, building resilience has become an urgent priority. But resilience is…