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Afghanistan: Taliban Not Invited to Global Climate Change Conference
Nov 10, 2025
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Hamim Halim
Kabul Tribune
The Taliban’s National Environmental Protection Agency has voiced concern over the group’s exclusion from the upcoming Global Climate Change Conference in Brazil, despite what it…
Battlefields to Wastelands: UN Warns Conflicts Are Destroying Ecosystems Worldwide
Nov 8, 2025
UN
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland…
Afghanistan: UN Warns Afghanistan Is Highly Vulnerable to Environmental Degradation
Nov 8, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Afghanistan (UN-Habitat) has warned that the country is vulnerable to environmental degradation. The agency wrote on its Facebook…
Afghanistan: AUWSSC Launches Major Project to Provide Clean Water to Kabul
Nov 8, 2025
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Liluma Qadiry
TOLOnews
The Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewage Corporation (AUWSSC) has announced the launch of a major project to supply clean water to Kabul. According to…
Myanmar: Tatmadaw Regains Setawgyi Dam
Nov 8, 2025
Global New Light of Myanmar
The CRPH, NUG and their subordinates PDF terrorists intentionally launched destructive actions across the nation to destroy the governance mechanism and development of the country.…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Lessons in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution from Fergana
Nov 8, 2025
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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Diplomat
The Fergana Valley’s transformation from a conflict zone into a unified entity with collective identity demonstrates that stability is achievable even amid global uncertainty.
Afghanistan: Afghan Opium Crop Plummets after Taliban Ban - UN Report
Nov 6, 2025
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Bethany Bell and Yogita Limaye
BBC News
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said. The total area of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Adopting Kurdistan’s Oil Contract Model: Expert
Nov 5, 2025
BasNews
An Iraqi oil expert says the federal government is adopting the Kurdistan Region’s oil contract model to attract foreign companies and investors, as evidenced by…
Climate, Peace and Security Advisory Exchange at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2025
Nov 4, 2025
UN Climate Security Mechanism
As climate impacts deepen and the number of conflicts globally reach their highest levels since the Second World War, the links between climate change, peace…
Afghanistan: Clash over Grazing Land in Northern Afghanistan Injures Six, Sources Say
Nov 4, 2025
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
At least six people were injured in a clash over grazing land between residents and the son of a local Taliban commander in Afghanistan’s northern…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Forms Special Unit to Enforce Land Commission Rulings
Nov 3, 2025
TOLOnews
The Ministry of Justice has announced the convening of a leadership meeting of the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Restoration of…
Afghanistan: Violent Land Dispute Involving Taliban Commander Reported In Takhar
Nov 3, 2025
Afghanistan International
Informed sources in Takhar province told Afghanistan International that fighters loyal to Darab Baai, a local Taliban commander in Warsaj district, injured at least six…
Sudan: Oil, Gold, Blood, and the New Tale of Military Greed
Nov 3, 2025
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Masood Abdali
India Tomorrow
Sudan is once again engulfed in a devastating civil war. The conflict, which began in the last ten days of Ramadan 2023, has now, after…
India/Pakistan: How India and Pakistan’s Co-operation over Water Has Avoided Conflict
Nov 3, 2025
Vision of Humanity
India and Pakistan’s shared dependence on the Indus River has, for six decades, been governed by an agreement that has outlasted wars, political upheavals and…
Iraq/Turkey: Türkiye, Iraq Sign 'Historic' Water Management Deal
Nov 3, 2025
Hürriyet Daily News
Türkiye and Iraq signed a “historic” agreement on Nov. 2 to jointly manage their shared water resources, marking a major step toward addressing the region’s…
Switzerland: Switzerland Seeks to Boost Water Diplomacy in Middle East
Nov 2, 2025
Swissinfo
Water supply is becoming increasingly critical in the Middle East. Switzerland is ready to contribute its expertise in this area.
Colombia: Measure to Conserve: How Forests Ensure Environmental and Social Balance in Colombia
Oct 31, 2025
Noticias Ambientales
For the third consecutive year, Colombia reports a reduction in deforestation, a key achievement for a country where more than 50% of the territory is…
Conflict in Sudan: Natural Resources between Gold, Oil, and Strife [Video]
Oct 31, 2025
Al Jazeera
Analysts say Sudan's considerable natural resources could also be driving the conflict. Gold mining in particular has expanded over the last two decades - but…
DRC: Inside Deadly Congo Mines Fuelling War over Your Phone [Video]
Oct 30, 2025
Channel 4 News
Rebels have captured vast areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. That land, controlled by the M23 movement, is rich in critical minerals which…
Sudan: Cholera Surges in War-Torn Sudan as Water Systems Collapse
Oct 30, 2025
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Ali Awadallah Saeed, Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel, Nagmeldin Ahmed Mohammed Magzoub
Nature
Sudan faces an escalating cholera outbreak, worsened by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Widespread destruction…
Sudan: Sudan’s Natural Wealth Becomes the New Front Line of Its Ongoing War [Video]
Oct 29, 2025
Al Jazeera
Sudan is rich in natural resources, with gold being a critical component of its economy, making up 70% of exports. Small-scale mining accounts for 85%…
Afghanistan: Severe Drought Threatens Livelihoods across Afghanistan
Oct 29, 2025
AtlasPress
An unprecedented drought has gripped Afghanistan, severely impacting the livelihoods of its people—particularly farmers and herders. The crisis has been exacerbated by the ineffective governance…
Colombia: Colombia to Buy Gold from Small Miners to Curb Illegal Trade
Oct 28, 2025
Bloomberg News
Colombia’s government plans to start purchasing gold directly from small-scale producers in a bid to curb illegal activity and formalize an unregulated mining boom fueled…
From Conflict to Cooperation: Africa's Water Can Be a Bridge to Peace, Says Akufo-Addo
Oct 28, 2025
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Kwabena Adu Koranteng
News Ghana
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a powerful and urgent message to global leaders on Monday, October 27, 2025, declaring that water insecurity is…
Kenya: How Kenya Is Turning Water into a Tool for Peace
Oct 28, 2025
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Denis Mwangi
Pulse
Kenya has unveiled a new policy framework that directly ties natural resource planning, particularly water management, to peace and security, marking a major shift in…
Liberia: Tensions Rise in Grand Gedeh over 500-Acre Land Deal as Superintendent, Locals Clash on Claims
Oct 28, 2025
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Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
An explosive land controversy is at now at the zenith from the heart of Grand Gedeh’s dense B’Hai forest leaving the county’s authorities headed by…
Climate Change: Bucking the Trend: Why Security Planners Are Widely Debating the Risks of the Climate Crisis
Oct 27, 2025
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Bernhard Pötter
Table.Media
The climate crisis is losing importance in politics, business and the public interest. However, the consequences of global warming are being hotly debated by the…
Afghanistan: Clashes over Gold Mine in Badakhshan’s Shahri Buzurg District Leave Casualties
Oct 27, 2025
Hasht-e Subh Daily
Local sources in Badakhshan province say that clashes over control of a gold mine in the Shahri Buzurg district have resulted in casualties.
Food Security: Food, Conflict, and the Weaponization of Food
Oct 26, 2025
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Johanna Medelson Forman
Food Tank
Conflict is the largest driver of hunger and starvation, and food has become one of the cheapest weapons of war. More than 120 million people…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad's Silence on Kurdistan Oil Field Attacks Fuels Fears of Militia Impunity
Oct 25, 2025
Kurdistan24
A persistent and troubling silence from the Iraqi federal government regarding a series of audacious drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region's vital oil fields over…