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Poppy, Gold and Guns

Nov 7, 2026 | Gul-i-Ayesha Bhatti

For years, Badakhshan has been seen as Afghanistan’s remote periphery, a mountain province too distant from Kabul to matter. That distance has proved costly. Kabul’s…

Faith, Climate, and Peace: Bringing Environmental Advocacy to Kansas City

Nov 6, 2026 | Jeffrey Jordan II

Peace Forum attendees included environmental activist Bill McKibben and hundreds of passionate advocates from across the world. The gathering provided a meaningful opportunity to connect…

COP31: What to Expect on Conflict, Climate and Militarism

Nov 5, 2026 | Ellie Kinney

COP31 aspires to be a ‘COP of implementation’ but with world leaders distracted by wars, protests and elections, opportunities for progress may be limited. As…

We Need to End the Conflict and Climate ‘Fragility Penalty’ That Is Stopping Nations Getting Help

Nov 4, 2026 | Liban Obsiye

Access to international finance, including climate finance, remains disproportionately difficult for fragile states – but the UK has a chance to make a much-needed change,…

Fragile Progress: How COP31 Can Advance Climate Security

Nov 4, 2026 | Laís Clemente Pereira and Sarneet Kaur Saran

“Climate security is the new national security”, stated Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last September in New York, as his country was preparing to preside…

Caught in the Crossfire: How Political Instability Is Sinking Traditional Fisheries in Mon State

Nov 4, 2026 | Kun Wood

Many communities are suffering, with traditional ways of life under threat, as conflict and military misgovernance continue in Myanmar. In this commentary, Kun Wood analyses…

When El Niño Meets Fragility and Conflict: Can Emergency Seed Aid Build Resilience?

Nov 2, 2026 | Guush Berhane, Claudia Ringler, and Rewa Misra

Fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) countries face overlapping crises: climate volatility, violence and displacement, food insecurity, and weak institutions. The current “super” El Niño—so far the…

Contested Land, Historical Grievances: Tracing Borana Pastoralists’ Territorial Loss and Roots of Moyale Conflict

Nov 2, 2026 | Galgalo Dika

In his 2001 study, “Participation and Governance in the Development of Borana: Southern Ethiopia,” researcher Johan Helland noted that, historically, Borana territory extended well beyond…

New Cluster Munition Action Plan Shows Continuing Momentum on Climate and Environment

Nov 2, 2026 | Jonathan Walsh and Anna McKean

Mine action activities are often conducted in countries especially vulnerable to climatic and other environmental risks. Mainstreaming climate and environmental considerations into mine action activities…

The Environmental Risks from Attacks on Data Centres

Oct 27, 2026 | Eoghan Darbyshire

Data centres underpin our digital infrastructure, they house the servers and networking equipment that store and process our data, run AI models and transmit information…

Building Resilience amid Conflict: Insights from IFPRI Sudan at the 8th African Conference of Agricultural Economists

Oct 26, 2026 | Shima Mohamed, Hala Abushama, and Khalid Siddig

Sudan represents one of the most severe and rapidly evolving agrifood system crises globally. Since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023 between the Sudan…

Afghanistan: Mining War in Afghanistan

Oct 23, 2026 | Abdullah Mustafvi

Iraq: Iraq’s Gas Flaring Crisis: Burning Sovereignty and Billions in Public Revenue

Oct 22, 2026 | Halo Hassan Saeed

Iraq and the Kurdistan Region face a striking energy paradox: a country rich in oil and natural gas continues to waste valuable energy resources through…

First Edition of Climate Security Talk: What Can We Control Ourselves in Terms of Critical Raw Materials?

Oct 22, 2026 | Kevin Rossi and Sina Khoshsima

The first Climate Security Talk at TU Delft | Campus The Hague focused on critical materials, circularity, and Europe's industrial resilience.

From TAPI to CASA-1000: How Can Afghanistan Benefit from Energy Corridors?

Oct 19, 2026 | Kamran Yeganegi

For Afghan consumers, the practical questions concern supply: who will receive the gas, at what price, and through which distribution network? These questions deserve as…

Who Holds the Valve? Water, War and the Price of Peace

Oct 18, 2026 | Kator Ifyalem

Water now sits at the centre of African security politics. The pressure comes from three directions at once, dams being built faster than agreements are…

Pezeshkian Calls Environmental Destruction Caused by Regional Wars 'Ecocide'

Oct 17, 2026 | Middle East Eye

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has called the destruction of ecosystems caused by the "wars of aggression" an act of "ecocide", urging the international community to…

Nature, Peace and Security at COP17

Oct 17, 2026 | Doug Weir

The 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) is the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) current plan to halt and reverse the collapse of global biodiversity…

Food Warfare Is on the Rise as a Conflict Strategy

Oct 15, 2026 | Down To Earth

Use of food as a weapon, in both Ukraine-Russia and West Asia wars, will only threaten global food security and exacerbate hunger crises.

Qosh Tepa Canal: Afghanistan’s Water Rights in the Shadow of the Aral Sea Disaster

Oct 14, 2026 | Shahid Sohail

The Qosh Tepa Canal, under construction in northern Afghanistan, is more than an irrigation project. It is a test of Central Asia’s ability to manage…

IUCN WCEL Hosts Expert Discussion on Colombia’s Proposal to Include Environmental Destruction in Crimes against Humanity Convention

Oct 13, 2026 | IUCN WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group

Following Colombia’s landmark proposal to include Environmental Destruction in the forthcoming Convention on Crimes Against Humanity, the IUCN WCEL joined partners in hosting an event…