Blogs & Opinions
Event Report: Exploring the Potential and Applications of Citizen Science in Areas Affected by Armed Conflicts
Apr 13, 2026
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Elaine Donderer
The European Citizen Science Association (ECSA)’s working group on citizen science in areas affected by armed conflicts was established in 2025, and ECSA’s March 2026…
An Environmental Disaster in Moldova Has Russia’s Fingerprints All over It
Apr 11, 2026
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Paula Erizanu
In the second week of March, the nature vlogger Ilie Cojocari went out to film the arrival of spring on the Nistru (Dniester) river, 70 metres…
The Due Regard Principle in IHL: Protecting the Environment amid Armed Conflict
Apr 9, 2026
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Lydia Millar
Environmental degradation remains one of the most persistent and under-addressed consequences of contemporary armed conflict. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) recognises these dangers and imposes a…
Millions Facing Hunger and Water Crisis in Somalia as World Focuses on War in Middle East
Apr 8, 2026
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Nick Ferris
The start of 2026 has not been easy for the residents of Madina Camp, on the outskirts of the city of Baidoa, in Somalia’s South…
Blood Gold, State Failure, and the Political Economy of Violence in South Sudan
Apr 8, 2026
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Stephen Dhieu Kuach
The massacre at Khor Kaltan is not merely a security lapse. It is an indictment of a state that has abdicated its most basic responsibilities…
Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure – War Crime and Dangerous Escalation
Apr 5, 2026
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William Keenan
The bluntness of the threat is not the issue. The strategic and humanitarian implications are. When a national leader openly signals an intention to strike…
As Wars Rage, a Deeper Crisis Builds beneath Geopolitics: Water Drought
Apr 5, 2026
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A Ravindra
Even as the war between the US, Israel and Iran disrupts the global supply of oil and gas, a far graver danger looms: depleting water…
War's Hidden Victim - the Environment
Apr 3, 2026
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Khalid Mahmood Shafi
As fires raged through Iranian oil depots following recent airstrikes, towering columns of black smoke rose above Tehran. Residents reported what they called "black rain",…
Oil Production in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region: Before the War and Now
Apr 2, 2026
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Mahmood Baban
Wednesday's drone strike on the Sarsang oil field in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province - the latest in a series of attacks on energy infrastructure across…
Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War
Apr 2, 2026
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Eleanor Greenbaum and Marcus King
The World Resources Institute ranks Iran as the world’s 14th most water-stressed country, with 26 of its 31 provinces experiencing “extreme water stress.” Water supply…
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…
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…