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Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal

Dec 21, 2021 | Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle

Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…

Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal

Dec 21, 2021 | Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights

Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…

Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins

Dec 21, 2021 | Satenaw

Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders

Dec 21, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…

India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality

Dec 20, 2021 | Cision PR Newswire

Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…

Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry

Dec 20, 2021 | Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian

The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…

India: Explained: Why Did India Reject UNSC Draft on Climate?

Dec 19, 2021 | Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu

On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the…

South Sudan: In Pictures: South Sudan's Worst Flooding in Decades [Photos]

Dec 17, 2021 | Sebastian Rich, CNN

South Sudan is experiencing its worst floods in 60 years. The deluge began as early as June, swallowing up homes, farms and markets across swaths…

Mozambique: Mozambique’s ISIS Insurgency Threatens to Destroy Conservation Progress and Fragile Environmental Protections in Niassa Special Reserve

Dec 17, 2021 | Angus Begg, Daily Maverick

The Islamic State (IS) insurgency in northern Mozambique has taken a new, sinister turn, moving inland and westward into the Niassa Special Reserve, since the…

Burkina Faso: Minexx Uses Blockchain to Export Gold

Dec 16, 2021 | Max Schwerdtfeger, Mining Magazine

Mineral supply chain tech company Minexx has exported the first kilo of gold tracked through a blockchain-based platform from Burkina Faso. The company said its blockchain-based…

Iraq: Bleak Outlook for Drought-Hit Iraqis: Study

Dec 16, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday.…

Yemen: Call for Project Bids Supporting Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding

Dec 16, 2021 | YemenOnline

The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is a cross-government fund that supports and delivers activity to tackle instability and to prevent conflicts that threaten…

Liberia: Sapo National Park Now Prepared to Receive Tourists

Dec 14, 2021 | FrontPage Africa

Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County…

DRC: Investigation Sounds Alarm on Risks in Congo’s Nascent Lithium Sector

Dec 14, 2021 | Mining.com

A new investigation by Global Witness looking into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s nascent lithium sector sounds the alarm bell on a swathe of potential…

Liberia: Liberia's Forestry Industry Paralysed By Poor Regulation

Dec 13, 2021 | EricOpa Doue, FrontPage Africa

A power struggle is playing out here deep in the forest and the stakes for the local people are high. Logging companies with concession agreements…

Afghanistan: Top Taliban Leader Claims They Have ‘Made Progress’ on Gender Rights

Dec 13, 2021 | Mike Brest

Morocco: Refugee Women Scale Atlas Mountain to Tackle Gender Violence

Dec 13, 2021 | Kawtar Abendag and Ass Hagouchi

A Gender Dimension of Energy: Modern Cooking Fuels Connected to Quicker Demographic Transition

Dec 13, 2021 | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Has Resumed: Officials

Dec 13, 2021 | TOLOnews

Officials of the Islamic Emirate said that the Logar Mes Aynak copper-mining project, a major venture with China, has resumed operations.

Colombia: How a Peace Deal in Colombia Brought War on the Amazon

Dec 12, 2021 | Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg

Much of the world’s attention is focused on Brazil’s dismal record on safeguarding the rainforest, yet in neighboring Colombia swathes of the Amazon are being turned into…

Nigeria: Insecurity - Effects and Implications for Nigerian Women, Girls

Dec 11, 2021 | Angela Nkwo

Kuwait: ‘Gushing Oil and Roaring Fires’: 30 Years on Kuwait Is Still Scarred by Catastrophic Pollution

Dec 11, 2021 | Richa Syal, Guardian

For 10 months in Kuwait, everything was upside down. Daytime was full of darkness from the thick smoke, and nights were bright from the distant…

Cameroon: Climate Change Fuels Violence and Mass Displacement in Cameroon

Dec 10, 2021 | UN News

A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid…

DRC: Gender-Based Violence Survivors Learn to Rebuild Engines as they Rebuild Lives

Dec 10, 2021 | Vittoria Moretti

Iraq: How the Oil Industry Is Making Iraqis Sick

Dec 10, 2021 | TRT World

Oil is the main driver of Iraq’s economy, but at human and environmental costs. In Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the cancer rate has been…

South Sudan: Floods Create Fresh Catastrophe for South Sudan on Its Difficult Journey from War to Peace

Dec 10, 2021 | African Business

Seventy percent of Unity State is now under water because of the worst floods in sixty years. This is climate change in South Sudan. It’s not…

Liberia: CADASTA Foundation, Partners Launch Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools for Liberia Land Authority

Dec 10, 2021 | Jaheim Tumu, FrontPage Africa

The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has benefited from Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools (CLIMT) launched through its partners, CADASTA, Lantmateriet and the Swedish…