International
Iraq: Iraq to become Gas Self Sufficient by 2025, Says Oil Minister
Feb 23, 2022
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq is seeking to invest in gas extraction from the Western Desert, with the aim to reach self-sufficiency by 2025, the Iraqi oil minister announced…
Colombia: What Is Next for Colombia’s Coca Farmers?
Feb 23, 2022
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Borgen Magazine
The Colombian Civil War has destroyed the lives of millions. Although the conflict ended with the 2016 peace deal, many Colombians still suffer from the…
As Environmental Conflicts Increase, How Can They Be Managed?
Feb 22, 2022
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Eve Glasberg, Columbia University
Conflicts frequently arise over environmental issues such as land use, natural resource management, and laws and regulation, emerging from diverging interests and values among stakeholders.…
Myanmar: Gold Mining Destroying Fish Stocks in Irrawaddy River
Feb 22, 2022
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Burma News International
After the coup, fishermen are catching fewer fish because mining along the Irrawaddy River has contaminated the area. Mining companies are dumping their waste into…
Colombia: Peace Has Led to More Deforestation in Colombia
Feb 21, 2022
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K.E.D Coan, Frontiers
In the tropics, when conflict affected countries transition to peace, deforestation often increases. But the reasons behind this trend are neither simple nor generalizable, reports…
China/South Sudan: China, Oil and the South Sudan Resource Curse
Feb 18, 2022
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Mary Ajith Goch, The Elephant
South Sudan is caught between a rock and a hard place, heavily dependent on the revenues generated by a resource whose extraction is having a…
Burkina Faso: Terrorist Cattle Rustling Part of Toxic Mix of Food Insecurity in Sahel
Feb 17, 2022
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Henry Wilkins, Voice of America
The U.N World Food Program says Africa’s Sahel region is facing unprecedented food insecurity, caused by soaring prices, terrorist activity, high regional demand and COVID-19.…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Lawsuit against Diamond Mine Runs up against Corporate Opacity
Feb 17, 2022
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Emma Black, Mongabay
Residents of Koidu, in eastern Sierra Leone, are pursuing a class-action lawsuit against the operators of a diamond mine they say has dumped toxic mine…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds Denounce 'Unjust' Oil and Gas Ruling as Energy Feud Escalates
Feb 16, 2022
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Alex MacDonald, Middle East Eye
The long-running saga of the Iraqi-Kurdish energy feud escalated late on Tuesday, when Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region hit back at an order by the country's top…
Middle East: Water-for-Energy Deal Could Help Prevent Climate Conflict in the Middle East
Feb 16, 2022
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Anastasia Kapetas, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
The climate crisis is both a multiplier of current security crises and a driver of new threats. This relationship between a worsening climate and conflict…
Russia: Russia Halts Grain Exports to Ex-Soviet Republics
Feb 15, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Russia, a major supplier of grain, has put a stop on exports to four former Soviet countries to secure domestic supplies and avoid a spike…
Yemen: Yemen’s Forgotten Environmental Crisis Can Further Complicate Peacebuilding Efforts
Feb 15, 2022
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Hadil al-Mowafak, Yemen Policy Center
The peace and security of Yemen is increasingly threatened by waning environmental stability. Dwindling water resources, changing weather patterns, and worsening soil, water, and air…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Federal Court Deems Kurdish Oil and Gas Law Unconstitutional
Feb 15, 2022
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Rowena Edwards and Moataz Mohamed, Reuters
Iraq's federal court on Tuesday deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional and demanded that Kurdish authorities hand…
Afghanistan: China Wants to Invest in Afghanistan's Solar Power & Mining
Feb 15, 2022
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Wadsam
The Chinese ambassador in Kabul met with the islamic Emirate's Foreign Minister and announced that his country wants to invest in solar power and mining.…
Climate Change: Climate Migration Fuels Conflicts in Bay of Bengal Region
Feb 15, 2022
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Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Military and civil conflicts could intensify along the Bay of Bengal coastline, fuelled by climate change-linked migration, land loss and displacement, researchers said on Tuesday.…
Myanmar: Kachin Tycoon Draws Controversy over Gold Mining at Myitsone
Feb 11, 2022
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Emily Fisbhein, Jaw Tu Hkwang, Nu Nu Lusan, and Jauman Naw, Frontier Myanmar
The confluence, known as Myitsone in Burmese and Mali N’Mai Zup in Kachin, captured global attention in 2011 when then-President U Thein Sein suspended a…
DRC/Uganda: UN's Top Court Orders Uganda to Pay $325 Million to DR Congo
Feb 10, 2022
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UN
Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998…
Iran: Iran’s Water Woes Worsen Despite Warmer Taliban Ties
Feb 9, 2022
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Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor
Iranian and Taliban officials have issued conflicting claims about how water from a dam in southwestern Afghanistan will be used, amid worsening shortages in Iran…
Uganda: LWF Urges Uganda to Protect Vulnerable Women
Feb 9, 2022
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The Lutheran World Federation
In a Shadow Report to the CEDAW committee, partners call on governments to support women in refugee communities.
Ireland: Covid-19 has Created a 'Pandemic Within a Pandemic' of Gender-Based Violence
Feb 9, 2022
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Maeve Lee
The Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV) has demanded increased efforts to stop violence against women, warning that Covid-19 has created “a pandemic within…
Vietnam: Women Coffee Growers in Vietnam Boost Climate Mitigation Through Agroforestry
Feb 9, 2022
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Julie Mollins
Greater gender equity benefits reforestation efforts.
The Congo Unearthed: A Look at the Republic of the Congo’s Mining Sector
Feb 8, 2022
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Damon Biesold, Energy Capital & Power
The Republic of the Congo is endowed with abundant mineral deposits, yet its mining sector remains largely underdeveloped. Overdependence on oil and gas revenues has…
Colombia: Forest Rule to Outshine Colombia Auction Plans
Feb 8, 2022
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Paul Harris, Mining Journal
Details of the areas are expected to be made available when the pre-qualification process opens. The government offered five small copper areas for auction in…
Colombia: In Colombia, Escobar’s Hippos Spawn Another Problem: Wildlife Trafficking
Feb 8, 2022
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Diana María Pachón, Mongabay
For many people in Doradal, John Aristides Saldarriaga’s hometown, the fishing story is just that: a tall tale. The prevailing rumor is that Saldarriaga had…
South Korea: The South Korean Election’s Gender Conflict and the Future of Women Voters
Feb 8, 2022
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Darcie Draudt
In South Korea, gender equality and the feminism movement have become politicized and polarizing issues, especially among the younger generation, leading up to the March…
Sudan: ‘Democracy Is Life’: The Grass-Roots Movement Taking On Sudan’s Generals
Feb 7, 2022
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Abdi Latif Dahir
In a bare, dusty field in a neighborhood north of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, about a hundred people — gray-haired men in white robes and…
Near East and North Africa Countries Focus on Nutrition, Climate, Resilience, Water and Gender
Feb 7, 2022
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African Business
The 36th FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC36) started today with a focus on improving nutrition, building resilient rural communities, optimizing water management,…
Chile: Chile Sets a Record with Environment Ministry Going to a Woman
Feb 6, 2022
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Stephanie Alzate
Maisa Rojas, a renowned climate expert is Chile’s new Minister of Environment among 14 women getting relevant positions in new government out of a total…
Pakistan: Award of Mining Leases Protested
Feb 5, 2022
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Dawn
People of minerals-rich Bara Kamangara locality of Nawagai tehsil here on Friday held a protest demonstration against the authorities for awarding mining leases to an…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence and Repression Under the Taliban After International Spotlight Fades
Feb 4, 2022
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Mia Bloom
The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight…