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International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender
Mar 3, 2023
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IUCN
Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.” For many women and girls around the world, it is also enacting, and at times creating,…
Peace and Water: GOWP Brief Calls for Urgent Rethinking of Approach to Water Management
Mar 2, 2023
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The Water Diplomat
The Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) has released a brief ahead of the upcoming United Nations Mid-Term Review Conference in March 2023, highlighting…
Myanmar: Blood Teak for the Super Rich Props up a Cruel Regime
Mar 2, 2023
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Deutsche Welle
One of the most expensive woods on the market, teak is predominantly found in the dense jungles of Myanmar. Much of the timber — often…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Can AI Help Solve Diplomatic Dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? [Video]
Mar 1, 2023
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Henry Wilkins, Voice of America
Ethiopia's hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River has angered downstream neighbors, especially Sudan, where people rely on the river for farming and other livelihoods.…
Climate Change: Is Climate Change Good for Insurgent Groups?
Feb 28, 2023
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Abdul Matin Sarfraz, Canada's National Observer
Scientists have long warned that climate change is not just an environmental problem but a security one. Some experts say in some countries that connection…
Colombia: Sustainable Business and the Struggle for Peace in Chocó
Feb 28, 2023
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David González, Diálogo Chino
One of the key pledges of the new Colombian government is environmental protection. At the last United Nations climate change conference in November 2022, President…
Colombia: Colombia Puts Deforestation Fight on Table in 'Total Peace' Agenda
Feb 28, 2023
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Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Colombia's pledges to stem rising deforestation and protect its Amazon rainforest go "hand in hand" with the government's push to end decades of violence by…
Iraq: Levels of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates Plunge in South
Feb 26, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers have witnessed a sharp decrease in their levels in the south of the country, officials said Sunday, pledging to take…
A Green Wall to Promote Peace and Restore Nature in Africa’s Sahel Region
Feb 22, 2023
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UNEP
To tackle the impacts of climate change and biodversity loss, the countries of Africa’s Sahel region are mounting an epic response: a “wall” of restored…
Three Projects in South Asia Putting Gender at the Centre of Responses to Climate Change
Feb 21, 2023
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Rina Saeed Khan, The Third Pole
From who is most affected to who gets to be in the room when decisions are made, gender affects every aspect of our relationship with…
Climate Change: New Climate Change Model Finds Nuanced Relationship between Temperature, Conflict
Feb 20, 2023
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Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in…
Colombia: Cattle, Not Coca, Drive Deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – Report
Feb 19, 2023
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Luke Taylor, Guardian
Cattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found. Successive recent governments have…
UAE/Yemen: UAE-Backed Mercenaries Loot Oilfields in Yemen’s Energy-Rich Shabwah: Report
Feb 17, 2023
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The Cradle
According to documents obtained by Yemen’s Al-Masirah media outlet, Takfiri militants affiliated with the UAE-backed mercenary group, the Giants Brigade, have been looting large amounts…
China/DRC: China and Congo Butt Heads over 15-Year-Old $17 Billion Deal
Feb 17, 2023
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Chinedu Okafor, Business Insider
The Democratic Republic of Congo's state auditor has requested an additional $17 billion in investments from a 2008 infrastructure-for-minerals agreement with Chinese investors, which is…
Kenya/South Sudan: Ilemi Triangle Spat: How Resources Fuel East Africa’s Border Conflicts
Feb 17, 2023
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Al Chukwuma Okoli, defenceWeb
For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as old…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Draining a Ukrainian Reservoir Is a Reminder That Water Can Be a Weapon in a Warming World
Feb 15, 2023
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Dave Levitan, Grid
In a warming world, water is an increasingly precious resource — and it can also be used as a weapon when conflict breaks out.
Conflict Minerals: How Conflict Minerals Make It into Our Phones
Feb 15, 2023
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Katie Brigham, CNBC
Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered conflict minerals, due to their potential origin…
Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflict: 4,000 Lives Lost in Seven Years, Says ex-Minister
Feb 14, 2023
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Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Punch
A former Minister of Finance, Mansur Muhtar, has said no fewer than 4,000 Nigerians had lost their lives and thousands of others maimed as a…
Myanamr: Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked under Junta in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Feb 14, 2023
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Radio Free Asia
A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of…
Colombia: Colombia Cuts Deforestation-Reduction Target Following 2022 Increases
Feb 14, 2023
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia's government is looking to cut deforestation to 140,000 hectares (345,947 acres) a year by 2026, despite international agreements eyeing greater reductions, due to an…
Liberia: Hike in Transport Fares Upsets Lumber Trade
Feb 14, 2023
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Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer
The hike in transportation fares has been having adverse effects on many business people across the country, but those in the lumber industry (plank sellers)…
Nigeria: Farmers, Herders, Others Meet in Abuja over Conflict
Feb 14, 2023
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TVC News
Crop Farmers, Professionals in livestock production and other stakeholders in agribusiness are gathering in Abuja to discuss how to end the conflicts between sedentary farmers…
DRC: DRC to Expand Exploration for Energy Transition Metals
Feb 13, 2023
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Matthew Goosen, Energy Capital & Power
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi announced that the Central African country will begin exploration operations for nickel and chrome in the…
Africa/Ukraine/Russia: One Year Later - The Impact of the Russian Conflict with Ukraine on Africa
Feb 13, 2023
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Bitsat Yohannes-Kassahun, Africa Renewal
Addressing debt while bolstering agriculture, energy access and continental trade could ease burden on struggling economies. In today's interconnected world, shots fired in one corner…
Indonesia/Timor Leste: Indonesia, Timor Leste Agree to Settle Land Border Negotiations
Feb 13, 2023
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Rangga Jingga and Uyu Liman, Antara
Indonesia and Timor Leste concurred on completing negotiations for the two remaining land border segments -- the Noel Besi-Citrana Segment and the Bidjael Sunan Oben…
Liberia: The Farmer Defending His Land Against a Palm Plantation
Feb 13, 2023
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
One day in 2016 policemen arrested Saturday Wilson at his farm. Wilson had been accused by the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) of stealing fertilizers,…
Liberia: Wilmar and Financiers Exposed to Conflict Palm Oil in Liberia
Feb 13, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) Liberia and Milieudefensie expose the ongoing social and environmental harms in Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) in Liberia. Over the past…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia's New Water Pipeline System Will Connect to Ukraine's Donbas [Video]
Feb 13, 2023
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Mirror Now
Russia is building a 200-km water pipeline system that will reach Ukraine. The system would connect Russia's Rostav region that borders Ukraine's Donbas region. The…
Myanmar: Myanmar Mineral Exports Worth $230 Million This Financial Year
Feb 11, 2023
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Burma News International
Mineral exports from Myanmar include gems, jewelry gold, jade, pearl, diamond, tungsten, tin, silver, copper, zinc, coal and other minerals and metals. Due to the…
Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet
Feb 10, 2023
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UNEP
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.