International
Liberia: Calls for EU not to End Timber Treaty with Liberia
Nov 26, 2024
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Esau J. Farr, The DayLight
Calls are mounting for the European Union (EU) to reconsider its decision to terminate a timber trade agreement with Liberia. The issue is high on…
Sudan: Targeted Attacks, Lack of Maintenance Could Lead to Dam on the White Nile in Sudan Bursting
Nov 26, 2024
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Smart Water Magazine
The Jebel Aulia Dam, near Sudan’s capital Khartoum, is at risk of collapsing as a result of attacks carried out in violent clashes between the…
Climate Change: What Happens When Climate Change and Conflict Collide?
Nov 26, 2024
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International Rescue Committee
Climate change is a devastating force on its own, driving floods, droughts and raising temperatures worldwide. For countries already destabilized by conflict, it deepens humanitarian needs, making…
Liberia: Disappointed in Logging, Communities Look to Conservation
Nov 25, 2024
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
It has been some 15 years since logging was reintroduced in community forests following the end of over a decade of Liberia’s bloody civil wars.…
Ukraine/Russia: Wagner Earned over $2.5bn from Illegal Gold Mining to Fund War, Report Reveals
Nov 25, 2024
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Ecofin Agency
Gold mining is a key part of the Russian mercenary group’s business model. Even after coming under Kremlin control, it continues to offer security, training,…
Afghanistan: Assisting Communities Grappling with the Impact of Climate Change
Nov 25, 2024
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International Committee of the Red Cross
Decades of conflict and violence, underinvestment in critical infrastructure and economic challenges have weakened the country’s capacity to tackle the growing threats posed by climate…
Afghanistan: How Data Analysis, Community Engagement, and GIS Delivered a Reliable Water Source to an Afghan Community
Nov 25, 2024
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Alice Brindley and Bella Brittan, DAI
In early 2024, the Afghanistan Value Chains Program (AVCP), funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), launched an initiative in northern Afghanistan aimed…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan PM Blasts Baghdad over $20 bln Lost Oil Revenue
Nov 24, 2024
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Hadley Gamble, Al Arabiya News
Kurdistan’s Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has laid bare the staggering financial toll on the semi-autonomous region of Iraq, as oil exports remain suspended. Barzani reports…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Harvest Saffron; Breath of Fresh Air in Afghanistan [Video]
Nov 23, 2024
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WION
A breath of fresh air for Afghan women whose rights have been trampled by archaic Taliban laws. Women in the Herat province are harvesting the…
Ethiopia: Understanding Climate Security Needs in Ethiopia
Nov 22, 2024
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Ibukun Taiwo, CGIAR
Over the last few years, Ethiopia has grappled with extreme drought, flooding, political instability, and conflict. Engagement on the intersection of the effects of climate…
Indonesia: Papuan Women’s Mangrove Forest in Indonesia is Increasingly Threatened by Development and Pollution
Nov 21, 2024
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Edna Tarigan and Firdia Lisnawati
On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her…
Afghanistan: FAO, IOM, and UNDP Launch EU-Funded Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme
Nov 21, 2024
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UNDP
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly…
Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans
Nov 21, 2024
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Xinhua.
Saffron cultivation, a promising alternative to Afghanistan's infamous poppy farming, has been steadily expanding in the war-torn country over the past two decades. More farmers…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Woos Miners to Clean Energy with $11 Billion Plan
Nov 21, 2024
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Bloomberg
Sierra Leone wants mining companies to connect to the grid and help reassure renewable-energy investors there’s enough demand in the West African nation to justify…
Afghanistan: Solar Energy Use Suggested to Curb Air Pollution
Nov 21, 2024
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Abdul Rahman Rosta, Pajhwok Afghan News
Some residents and environmental activists in Bamyan have voiced serious concern at growing air pollution in the province. They suggest promoting the use of solar…
Colombia: 1.5 Million Displaced Post Peace Agreement
Nov 21, 2024
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The number of people forced to flee in Colombia has doubled since the historic peace agreement eight years ago between the Colombian government and the…
Climate Change: Understanding Climate Security: A Conversation with Professor Geoff Dabelko
Nov 20, 2024
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Alexandra Hopkins, Ohio University
Climate security considers the link that security has to areas such as the environment, natural resources and climate change. However, to understand climate security, one…
Ukraine/Russia: WGC Report: Russia Funds Ukraine War via Illegal Gold Mining in Africa
Nov 20, 2024
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News.az
The Wagner Group has reportedly generated over $2.5bn through illegal gold mining since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a World Gold Council report, News.az…
Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans
Nov 20, 2024
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Xinhua
Saffron cultivation, a promising alternative to Afghanistan's infamous poppy farming, has been steadily expanding in the war-torn country over the past two decades. More farmers…
Climate Change: NATO Helps to Boost Scientific Cooperation on the Security Implications of Climate Change in the Southern Neighbourhood
Nov 19, 2024
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NATO
Experts on climate change from 16 countries - including NATO members and partners - as well as from NATO, the European Union and the African…
Afghanistan: UN Moves to Unlock Stuck Climate Financing for Afghanistan
Nov 19, 2024
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Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie, Reuters
United Nations agencies are trying to unlock key climate financing for Afghanistan, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change which has not…
Nigeria: Stakeholders Convene to Address Nigeria’s Conflict, Climate Challenges
Nov 19, 2024
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Glory Ohagwu, Voice of Nigeria
International Alert, a non-governmental organisation, convened its inaugural stakeholders meeting in Nigeria on Monday, November 18. The gathering aimed to address the escalating challenges posed…
Syria: Turkish Strikes in Syria Cut Water to One Million People
Nov 18, 2024
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Namak Khoshnaw, Christopher Giles, and Saphora Smith, BBC Eye
Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say…
South Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity to Hit Most People in South Sudan Next Year, Says UN
Nov 18, 2024
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Al Jazeera
Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, warns…
Afghanistan: Struggling against the Tide: Afghanistan’s Battle against Climate Change and Displacement
Nov 18, 2024
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Maisam Shafiey, Norwegian Refugee Council
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, according to the United Nations (UN). The country is facing immense…
Afghanistan: Efforts to Restore Kunar's Forests amid Destruction
Nov 17, 2024
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Sadaqat Ghorzang, TOLOnews
Local officials in Kunar say that because of the past two decades of conflict, Pakistan's missile attacks, and timber smuggling, around 3,000 hectares of forests…
Azerbaijan/Norway: Azerbaijan, Norway Discuss Post-Conflict Challenges, Climate Goals at COP29
Nov 17, 2024
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Khagan Isayev, Caliber.az
On November 16, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Norwegian Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, who is in Baku to participate in…
Climate Change: Children’s Needs Due to Climate Change, Conflict Often Ignored in Negotiations
Nov 17, 2024
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Tanka Dhakal, Inter Press Service
As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the…
Climate Change: International Alert Launches Adaptation Facility to Curb Conflict Arising from Climate Change
Nov 16, 2024
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Adeola Akinbobola, Blueprint
International Alert in collaboration with government institutions and relevant stakeholders have launched the conflict sensitivity and adaptation facility. It also held its Inaugural stakeholders meeting…
Climate Change: COP Truce: A Call for Global Unity to Address Climate and Conflict
Nov 16, 2024
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AZERTAC
On Peace, Relief, and Recovery Day at COP29, the COP29 Presidency announced that a total of 132 countries have joined the COP Truce Appeal, an…