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Maldives: Greening National Security Policy in the Indo-Pacific

Aug 8, 2022 | Athaulla A. Rasheed, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society

As Maldives pushes to counter climate change with ‘green’ defence strategies, the region can look to the country’s progress for policy inspiration, Athaulla Rasheed writes.

Afghanistan: Large Volumes of Afghan Water Enter Iran via Kamal Khan Dam

Aug 7, 2022 | Saqalain Eqbal, Khaama Press

Iranian officials stated that large volumes of Helmand river water released by Afghanistan gushed through the Kamal Khan Dam, and flowed into Iran on Saturday…

Afghanistan: Most of Faryab Land Irrigated with Groundwater

Aug 7, 2022 | Qutbuddin Kohi, Pajhwok Afghan News

A number of residents of northern Faryab province are concerned about the digging of deep wells and the improper use of groundwater. But Afghanistan is…

Iraq: Heatwaves Scorch Iraq as Protracted Political Crisis Grinds on

Aug 6, 2022 | Shawn Yuan, Al Jazeera

Under Iraq’s blistering summer heat, thousands gathered inside Baghdad’s Green Zone for mass prayer on Friday. Some wrapped their faces in cloths soaked in water,…

Hungary: Hungary Eases Logging in Protected Forests to Tackle Gas Crunch

Aug 5, 2022 | Marton Kasnyik, Bloomberg

Hungary waived environmental regulations protecting native forests from logging, showing the increasingly extreme steps the government is willing to take to prepare for next winter’s…

Colombia: How Colombia's Conflict Intensified Violence Against Women and the LGBTQI+ Community

Aug 4, 2022 | Insight Crime

The testimonies of women and LGBTQI+ persons in Colombia have revealed the disproportionate violence they suffered during the country's armed conflict, warning of the cycles…

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Black Gold: Militants Seize on Coal to Reboot Economy

Aug 3, 2022 | Financial Times

To reboot the economic system, the Taliban have aggressively elevated coal exports, brushing apart environmental and moral considerations in a bid to spice up, management…

Liberia: Liberia's Cocoa Sector Gets Big Boost as Regional Collaboration Gears to Overcome Binding Constraints on Growth

Aug 3, 2022 | J.H. Webster Clayeh, FrontPage Africa

As part of efforts to improve cocoa production in Liberia; the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) in collaboration with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has…

Colombia: Colombia Enlists Ripple Labs to Put Land Deeds on Blockchain

Aug 2, 2022 | Crypto News BTC

Colombia’s authorities has launched a partnership with Ripple Labs, the corporate behind the cryptocurrency XRP, to place land titles on the blockchain, a part of…

Ukraine/Russia/Sudan: Russia Is Plundering Gold in Sudan to Boost Putin's War Effort in Ukraine

Jul 29, 2022 | Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Tamara Qiblawi, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammed Abo Al Gheit, and Darya Tarasova, CNN

Days after Moscow launched its bloody war on Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane stood on a Khartoum runway, a strip of tarmac surrounded by red-orange…

DRC: DR Congo Launches Controversial Auction for Oil and Gas Blocks

Jul 28, 2022 | Agence France Presse

The Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday launched a controversial auction of 30 oil and gas blocks, despite warnings that drilling in the country's rainforests and…

This Is What Happens When You Treat Fossil Fuels as a National Security Issue

Jul 28, 2022 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The Manchin climate compromise continues the worrisome trend of treating oil and gas infrastructure as a security necessity—even though they endanger more than they protect.

Jamaica Launches Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Jul 27, 2022 | Santana Salmon, Caribbean National Weekly

Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender…

Afghanistan: The Trans-Afghan Railway Line: Back on Track?

Jul 26, 2022 | Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi, Diplomat

The Trans-Afghan railway project is gathering momentum as Uzbekistan seeks access to Pakistan’s ports. But can the project overcome security, geographic, and financial hurdles?

Ukraine: Hundreds of Professionals Gather to Discuss Violence Against Women in Conflict-Affected Ukraine

Jul 26, 2022 | Council of Europe

On 21 July 2022, five hundred and twenty professionals who provide services to victims of violence against women, and ensure coordination of these services, participated in a one-day…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Investigations Underway after Missile Attack on Oil Field in Iraqi Kurdistan

Jul 26, 2022 | Morningstar

Investigations are under way after a rocket attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Chamchamal district of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday…

CAR: Come Follow the Redwood Trees – Tracking Wagner’s Forestry Business in CAR

Jul 26, 2022 | All Eyes on Wagner

Alongside the European Investigative Collaborations network, the authors have identified a new company specialised in the timber business in the Central African Republic related to…

Colombia: Tensions between Indigenous and Plantation Owners in Southwest Colombia

Jul 25, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

President-elect Gustavo Petro called on Colombia’s sugar association and indigenous to negotiate the use of land in the southwest Of the country. The Nasa people…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Needs Oil and Gas and Revenue-Sharing Laws: PM Barzani

Jul 24, 2022 | Dler S. Mohammed, Kurdistan 24

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani stressed that Iraq requires oil and gas and revenue-sharing laws during his meeting with the Speaker of the Iraqi…

Colombia: Petro Calls for Dialogues to Analyze Land Problems in Cauca

Jul 23, 2022 | California18

The president elect Gustavo Petro spoke after the recent disturbances of public order that occurred after the irregular occupation of sugar mill properties in the…

Liberia: Liberia’s Forest Communities to Take Driver’s Seat in Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in New Project

Jul 22, 2022 | Global News Network

The Forestry Development Authority together with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 22 July 2022 ,launched a…