International
DRC: War and Minerals: Erik Prince and Paramilitaries in DR Congo
Oct 16, 2026
Agence France-Presse
US businessman Erik Prince and his mercenaries have emerged as key players in the war-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fighting for its government as…
Iran: Iran’s Pezeshkian Denounces War-Driven ‘Ecocide’ at UN Biodiversity Summit
Oct 16, 2026
The Climate Watch
Iranian president says countries facing sanctions and military aggression should not bear environmental costs alone, calls for stronger global accountability and protection of nature during…
We Will Not Keep Quiet on Land Ownership Rights — Women Activists
Oct 15, 2026
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Ibrahim Ruhweza (New Vision)
Women's rights activists have vowed to intensify their campaign for women's land ownership and inheritance rights, saying they will not remain silent while cultural practices and…
Liberia: Rural Women's Land Rights Take Center Stage at Liberia Forum
Oct 15, 2026
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Emery Watson
Observer
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has opened a three-day national celebration and action forum for rural women in Buchanan, putting land rights…
Afghanistan/Saudi Arabia: Taliban Invites Saudi Arabia to Explore Renewable Energy Investment in Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2026
Afghanistan International
The Taliban’s water and energy minister has discussed solar and wind power cooperation with a Saudi energy official. The Taliban says a Saudi technical delegation…
Afghanistan: UN: 38% of Afghanistan’s Population to Face Food Insecurity This Winter
Oct 15, 2026
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Mohammad Farhaad
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that 19.2 million people in Afghanistan are…
India: Water Wars Erupt in Telangana, Farmers Fight Pitched Battles
Oct 14, 2026
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Balu Pulipaka
Deccan Chronicle
Desperate farmers in Telangana, trying to save their standing crops, have begun attacking each other, as well as taking extreme measures of “sealing” irrigation canals…
Sudan: Roseires Dam: Water Security and the War in Sudan
Oct 14, 2026
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Mohammed Hilali
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
The ongoing war in Sudan continues to expand its destructive reach, engulfing essential infrastructure and public services. In Blue Nile State in southeastern Sudan, fierce…
From Rural Initiatives to Parliamentary Decisions: Women of the Fergana Valley Develop Solutions for Water Conservation and Rural Community Development
Oct 13, 2026
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United Nations Development Program
Women from rural communities in the Batken, Osh, and Jalal-Abad regions presented their initiatives on improving access to irrigation water, climate change adaptation, and reducing…
Afghanistan: Residents Urge Restoration of Traditional Water Reservoirs in Kandahar
Oct 13, 2026
TOLOnews
Residents of Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province are calling for the construction and restoration of traditional water storage systems.
Sudan: The Triad of Conflict, Drought, and Funding Shortage Pushes Darfur and Kordofan toward Famine
Oct 13, 2026
JINHAGENCY
The conflict in Sudan erupted in mid-April 2023, leaving behind thousands of dead and wounded and massive destructions of infrastructure, amid an escalating famine and…
Liberia: Loggers, Miners Illegally Operate in the Same Forest
Oct 13, 2026
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Varney Kamara
Observer
In June, the Bondi Mandingo Community Forest signed a logging agreement with Kisvan Timber Corporation, a logging company, to exploit 37,222 hectares of forest in…
DRC: Breaking the War Economy behind the DRC’s Critical Minerals
Oct 13, 2026
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Gunnar Ivarsson
Organization for World Peace
A critical impasse over natural resources may be imminent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Further diplomatic efforts could worsen the armed conflict…
Liberia: Chief Justice Gbeisay Alleges Death Threats over Nimba Land Verdict
Oct 13, 2026
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Lincoln G. Peters
New Dawn
Liberia’s Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. has disclosed that he and his family have received death threats following a controversial land dispute ruling in…
Colombia: Colombia Seeks to Remove Rural Reform from UN Peace Deal Monitoring
Oct 12, 2026
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Josep Freixes
ColombiaOne
The implementation of the 2016 Peace Deal signed by the Colombian state and the now-defunct FARC returned to the center of international debate Monday at…
Afghanistan: Lack of Cold Storage Facilities Threatens Afghanistan's Agricultural Products
Oct 12, 2026
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Mohammad Nazif Safi
TOLOnews
The lack of sufficient cold storage facilities, standard preservation infrastructure, and suitable markets puts a portion of agricultural products at risk of spoilage and deterioration…
Liberia: Locals Consider Conservation after Loggers Vanish
Oct 12, 2026
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Emmanuel Sherman
The Daylight
Communities’ hopes were dashed because the agreements were short-lived, leaving behind debts, unfulfilled promises, and logs. That experience has shifted local people’s attention to conservation,…
Egypt/Sudan: At Least 72 Gold Miners Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border, Rights Group Says
Oct 12, 2026
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
At least 72 civilian gold miners were killed in airstrikes on a mining site in northern Sudan near the Egyptian border, according to the Sudanese…
UN Official: Environmental Protection Must Be integral to Post-War Recovery
Oct 12, 2026
Tehran Times
UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Christine Weigand has stressed the far-reaching and long-term environmental consequences of war, saying environmental protection must be incorporated into both…
Afghanistan: FAO Warns of Increased Rainfall and Flood Risks in Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has forecast that above-average rainfall could support rain-fed wheat cultivation while also increasing the risk of flash…
Ecocide: Iran FM Calls for Intl. Accountability for Environmental Destruction in Conflicts
Oct 11, 2026
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Hamid Babaee
Fars
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi announced Iran’s readiness to join collective efforts to prevent large-scale environmental destruction, strengthen regional cooperation, and enhance international accountability…
Ecocide: Araghchi: Nature Has No Voice; World Must Not Let Environment Be Silent Victim of War
Oct 11, 2026
Iranian Students' News Agency
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that the environment should no longer be considered a silent victim of war, calling for international accountability…
Afghanistan: Mushroom Farming Provides New Income Opportunities in Kandahar
Oct 10, 2026
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Ataullah Omar
TOLOnews
The Kandahar Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock says mushroom farming requires less labor and generates higher income.
Colombia: Colombia's Celsia Puts US$26mn Solar Park before Environmental Authorities
Oct 9, 2026
Bnamericas
Colombian energy group Celsia filed an environmental impact study (EIS) for a solar project worth 82bn pesos (US$26mn) in Córdoba department. The 19.9MW Montelíbano plant…
Liberia: The Resource Curse! —Sirleaf Challenges a Century-Old Concession Model to Finally Break the Cycle
Oct 9, 2026
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William Q. Harmon and David A. Yates
Observer
Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has reopened one of the country’s oldest and most consequential economic debates—why a country endowed with extraordinary natural resources has…
Kenya: Turkana Women Turn Prosopis-Infested Land into Irrigated Vegetable Farms
Oct 8, 2026
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Peter Gitonga
Kenya News Agency
The triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution – has very real and very unequal impacts on women, girls and gender-diverse people.
This…
Afghanistan: UNICEF Reports Positive Impact of Water and Health Investments in Parwan
Oct 8, 2026
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Mohammad Farhaad
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Tajudeen Oyewale, the representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, says that investment in the water and health sectors in Parwan Province…
Food Security: Armed Conflict Accelerates Global Cropland Loss: Study
Oct 8, 2026
Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Armed conflict accelerates cropland loss, and the effects can persist for years after conflict begins and vary substantially with conflict severity and social conditions, according…
Falkland Islands: How an Oil Project Reignited UK-Argentina Falklands Dispute
Oct 8, 2026
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Arthur Sullivan
Deutsche Welle
Argentina and the UK once fought a war over the Falkland Islands. Now, the multibillion-dollar Sea Lion oil project has reignited old tensions, with Buenos…
Afghanistan: Kabul Faces Water Crisis as Groundwater Could Run Dry by 2030
Oct 8, 2026
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Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press
Afghanistan’s capital is facing a deepening water crisis, with groundwater levels falling sharply and nearly half of the city’s boreholes already dry, raising fears that…