International
Lessons from the First Military Emissions Gap Conference
Nov 2, 2023
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Ellie Kinney, Conflict and Environment Observatory
The one-day conference focused on four key areas – the sources of military emissions; the importance and challenges of assessing military emissions; emissions resulting from…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Northern Shan State Runs Short of Food as Fighting Rages
Nov 1, 2023
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Irrawaddy
Residents of northern Shan State are facing hardship as food and fuel prices skyrocket amid an upsurge of fighting between Myanmar junta troops and anti-regime…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Israeli Attacks Worsen Gaza's Vulnerability amid Climate Change
Oct 29, 2023
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Yeter Ada Seko, Anadolu Agency
Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network Coordinator Abeer Butmeh told Anadolu that the Gaza Strip is reeling from the effects of the global climate crisis, particularly drought.…
Climate Change: How Conflicts Like the Ones In Israel and Ukraine Hinder Climate Action
Oct 27, 2023
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Monica Sanders, Forbes
First, it is important to acknowledge that in the case of ongoing conflicts such as the one between Israel and Hamas, the war in Ukraine…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Oil-Rich and Extremely Poor: Inside the Forgotten ‘Abyei Box’ – a Photo Essay [Photos]
Oct 26, 2023
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Sean Sutton, Guardian
The Abyei region, rich in oilfields and lush pastures, has long been disputed. Its contentious status, exacerbated since South Sudan’s independence in 2011, has brought…
Ukraine: Ukrainian Farmers Share Their Stories, Agricultural Challenges during Wartime
Oct 26, 2023
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Jonah Foster, Columbia Missourian
Roman Grynyshyn and Roman Gorobets, two citizens from Ukraine, spoke Thursday evening in the Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building about wartime challenges farmers face in their…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: How Bombings, Blockades and Import Bans Caused Gaza’s Water System to Crumble
Oct 25, 2023
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Damien Gayle, Guardian
Even before Israel’s latest campaign of bombing began two and a half weeks ago, Gaza was facing a multilayered water crisis. The territory had suffered…
Afghanistan: Communities Being Formed to Prevent Disputes over Water
Oct 25, 2023
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Authority in eastern Nangarhar province says it has started forming cooperative communities to prevent disputes over irrigation water in rural communities.
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Companies in Iraqi Kurdistan to Resume Production a Month after Agreement
Oct 25, 2023
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Amr Salem, IraqiNews
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, revealed on Tuesday that foreign oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq informed the Iraqi government…
Climate Change: Four Climate Frontiers: How Mediators Can Make Peace and Help Protect the Planet
Oct 25, 2023
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Sebastian Kratzer, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
This article by Sebastian Kratzer from HD’s Mediation Support and Policy Unit is based on a panel discussion at the EU’s 2023 Peace Mediation Community…
Africa: Climate Change Turns African Rivers into Epicentres of Conflict
Oct 24, 2023
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Maina Waruru, Inter Press Service
Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could…
Israel/Palestine: In Palestine and Israel, De-Escalating Conflict through Environmental Action
Oct 24, 2023
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Daphne Chouliaraki Milner, Atmos
Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, the first Palestinian executive director of the Arava Institute, an Israel-based academic institute focused on transboundary climate solutions, explains how environmental…
Iraq/Israel/Palestine: Did the Iraqi Prime Minister Threaten to Cut Oil Supplies over Gaza?
Oct 21, 2023
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Palestine Chronicle
At a ‘peace summit’ in Cairo, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani made a strong statement regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza. But considering…
Myanmar: Battling the Shadow of Deforestation: Community-Led Efforts to Combat Deforestation in Myanmar's Shan State
Oct 20, 2023
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UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Opium cultivation in Myanmar's Shan State had been significant decreasing over the past decade, offering hope for the region's ecosystem and the local Shan communities.…
Peru: Peru Grants Land Rights for 300MW Solar Project
Oct 20, 2023
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Bnamericas
Peru’s energy and mines ministry granted permanent occupancy easement for Engie Energía Perú’s 300MW Hanaqpampa solar project in Moquegua region. In May, Engie secured the…
Iraq: Iraq to Issue Soon Tenders for 6th Gas Concession Round
Oct 19, 2023
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Zawya
OPEC member Iraq will issue tenders for foreign companies to bid for gas concessions within the country’s sixth round of oil and gas licences which…
Myanmar: Study: Despite Armed Conflicts, Indigenous Lands Have Better Environment Quality
Oct 19, 2023
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Spoorthy Raman, Mongabay
For nearly 2,000 years, the Indigenous Karen people of southeast Myanmar have led a relatively tranquil life in the hilly forests that are part of…
In This Exhibition, Gender Meets Climate Activism. It’s a Lot.
Oct 18, 2023
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Emily LaBarge
“We won’t play nature to your culture,” declares a 1983 work by the American artist Barbara Kruger, known for her biting pairings of text and…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan’s Oil Fields Lead Iraq’s Production Rise
Oct 18, 2023
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Oil & Gas Middle East
Kurdistan's oil fields outshine federal counterparts as Iraq's production edges up in September, revealing regional variations and production dynamics.
Kuwait: Kuwait Oil Company Signs $1.7 bln Soil-Rehab Contracts - Document
Oct 18, 2023
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Ahmed Hagagy, Reuters
Kuwait Oil Company has signed contracts worth $1.73 billion linked to rehabilitating the soil of oilfields damaged during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, according to a…
Statement on the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts
Oct 18, 2023
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Brittany Roser (PAX) on behalf of 22 organizations
Honorable Chair, distinguished delegates, in 2023, conflict-linked environmental degradation continued to exacerbate the world’s humanitarian, economic, and security crises. Yet the environmental dimensions of conflicts…
Ukraine: UN Reports 'Staggering' $14 Billion Cost of Ukraine Dam Breach
Oct 17, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southeastern Ukraine in June caused $14 billion worth of damage and losses, a Tuesday report by the Ukrainian…
Turning Mines to Vines
Oct 17, 2023
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Michael Crumb, Business Record
Heidi Kuhn was in a minefield in Azerbaijan when she learned she had won this year’s World Food Prize. It was a fitting location since…
Afghanistan: 2 Solar-Powered Water Schemes Completed in Laghman
Oct 16, 2023
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Obaidullah Bidar, Pajhwok Afghan News
Two solar-powered water supply schemes have been completed and put into service and work on another 10 water supply projects has been completed.
Myanmar: Devastating Floods Hit War-Torn Kayah State, Displacing Thousands
Oct 16, 2023
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Irrawaddy
At least 10,000 people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been lost homes or crops due to devastating flooding in Kayah state’s Loikaw and southern…
Israel/Gaza: In Gaza, People Resort to Drinking Salty Water, Garbage Piles up
Oct 16, 2023
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters
As Israeli air strikes pounded the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground offensive, the enclave's residents were getting more desperate by the hour as…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Rift over Kurdistan’s Oil Output Blocks New Iraqi Hydrocarbon Law
Oct 16, 2023
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Zawya
A rift over who will control Kurdistan’s crude production is blocking the approval of a new landmark oil and gas law in Iraq, a deputy…
Israel: What Israel-Hamas War Means for Global Oil Market
Oct 16, 2023
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Natalie Grover and Ahmad Ghaddar, Reuters
A war between Islamist group Hamas and Israel poses one of the most significant geopolitical risks to oil markets since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last…
Afghanistan: A Toxic Legacy: What America Left behind in Afghanistan
Oct 13, 2023
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Lynzy Billing, Good Men Project
Laborers line the roadside, dusted with the white talc they have carried down from the mountains. A gritty wind stings their chapped cheeks as they…
Afghanistan: Toxic Toll of the War in Afghanistan [Audio]
Oct 13, 2023
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Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan brought tens of thousands of direct casualties but also dangerous pollutants that survivors are still living among. Lynzy Billing…