International
Colombia: El Niño to Reach Colombia in November: Environment Minister
Sep 4, 2018
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Reuters
The drought-causing El Nino weather phenomenon will return to Colombia in November, the country’s environment minister said on Tuesday, warning that agriculture, energy production and…
Myanmar: Govt to Crack Down on Illegal Use of Farmland
Sep 3, 2018
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Pyae Thet Phyo, Myamar Times
As demand for living quarters rises on the back of an expanding population, so has the illegal selling of farmland for residential purposes, U Hla…
Myanmar: Mandalay Battles Littering Curse and Clogged Drains
Sep 3, 2018
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
For the ward where Ma Su lives, the problem is the non-functioning drainage system. In cities such as Yangon and Mandalay, People throw garbage wherever…
Somalia: UN Official Calls for Sustained Aid to Somalis Affected by Conflict, Drought
Sep 3, 2018
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Xinhua
The UN envoy in Somalia has called on the international community to sustain assistance to people affected by conflict, 2017 drought as well as this…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Drought Elicits Both Panic and a Wait-and-See Approach
Sep 3, 2018
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Jinitzail Hernandez, The Media Line
Large swathes of Afghanistan have for nearly half a year been gripped by drought, forcing more than 130,000 people from their homes in search of…
Iraq: Police Disperse Protesters at Entrance to Iraq's Nahr Bin Omar Oilfield
Sep 2, 2018
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Aref Mohammed, Reuters
Police used tear gas to disperse around 150 protesters at the main entrance to Iraq’s giant Nahr Bin Omar oilfield on Sunday, police sources said,…
Myanmar: Over 100,000 Acres of Idle Land in Taninthayi without Oil Palm Cultivations to Be Confiscated
Aug 31, 2018
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Zeyar Nyein, Eleven
Among the land areas in Taninthyi Region allotted for growing oil palm, over 100,000 acres will be confiscated as they are not being used for…
Mali: Food, Security and Peace Desperately Needed in Mali – UN Deputy Relief Chief
Aug 31, 2018
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UN
UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller – who just wrapped up a four-day mission to Mali – underscored that food, security, protection and peace…
Iraq: Water Pollution Destroys Iraq’s Oil-Rich South
Aug 31, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
While Iraq’s water shortages are not just confined to Basra, the region suffers from a toxic mix of polluted and salty water, dismal public services,…
Climate Change: Sweden Launches New Research Collaboration for Climate and Security
Aug 30, 2018
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Government of Sweden
A new research collaboration for climate and security will be launched today in connection with World Water Week in Stockholm. The Stockholm Climate Security Hub…
Afghanistan: Amid Chronic Violence, Millions of Afghans Face Risks of Drought Related Displacement
Aug 30, 2018
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Enayatullah Azad, Inter Press Service
Amid a precarious security situation in Afghanistan, the worst drought in recent history, that hit two out of three provinces in Afghanistan in July, has…
Afghanistan: Blue Gold: The Quest for Household Water in Kabul City
Aug 30, 2018
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S. Reza Kazemi, Afghanistan Analysts Network
Given growing water scarcity and pollution, increasing numbers of residents in Kabul city are struggling to provide enough safe water for their households. Many are…
Afghanistan: Govt Promoting Saffron Cultivation in Insecure Areas
Aug 30, 2018
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Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock continues its efforts to promote saffron cultivation in Nangarhar, Farah, Paktia and other insecure provinces as an appropriate…
Myanmar: Decades of Land Confiscations [Video]
Aug 30, 2018
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Union of Catholic Asian News
Widespread and under-reported land grabs from the poor, prevalent in Myanmar in the past, must be addressed and the victims adequately compensated, urges Human Rights…
Syria: Water Crisis Looms as Syria Military Conflict Winds Down
Aug 29, 2018
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Edward Yeranian, Voice of America
Seven years after civil war erupted in 2011, it appears Syria is beginning to emerge from a dark period of death and destruction. Any recovery…
Myanmar: Myanmar Dam Breach Floods 85 Villages, Thousands Driven from Homes
Aug 29, 2018
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Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000…
Afghanistan/Iran: Afghanistan Says There Is No Dispute with Iran over Helmand
Aug 29, 2018
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Mehr News Agency
Deputy Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs for Management and Resources Nasir Ahamad Andisha said in a TV program that Tehran and Kabul have signed an…
Egypt/Sudan: Sudan, Egypt FMs Discuss Red Sea Security, Ethiopia Dam
Aug 29, 2018
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Ali H. M.Abo Rezeg, Anadolu Agency
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri on Wednesday met with Sudanese counterpart Aldirdiri Mohamed Ahmed in Cairo to discuss regional developments. According to an Egyptian Foreign…
Afghanistan: This Startup Is Sourcing from Conflict Zones and Selling at Sephora
Aug 29, 2018
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Esha Chhabra, Forbes
Shopping at Sephora can now make social impact -- and potentially divert traffic away from the opium epidemic in Afghanistan. Barbara Stegemann, the founder of The 7…
Myanmar: Meteorologist Warn about Floods
Aug 29, 2018
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Hsan Htoo Aung, Eleven
In the post-monsoon period, there may be formation of low pressure areas three times in the Bay of Bengal and of them, two low pressure…
Iraq: Hospitals in Basra Inundated with Cases Linked to Dirty Water
Aug 29, 2018
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Suadad Al-Salhy, Arab News
Hospitals in Basra have been flooded with thousands of patients suffering from drinking polluted and saline water as the province reels from the latest breakdown…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Doesn’t Have Oil for Its Own Needs, Let Alone Kurdish Provinces: Official
Aug 29, 2018
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Rudaw
Baghdad has not agreed to send gasoline and diesel to the Kurdistan Region, an Iraqi Oil Ministry official said on Wednesday, saying there is not…
Iraq: Basra Health Crisis: 17,000 Admitted to Hospitals for Water Poisoning
Aug 29, 2018
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Mina Aldroubi, The National
Basra's health authorities said on Wednesday that more than 17,000 people have been admitted to hospitals over illnesses contracted from polluted drinking water. There has…
Afghanistan/Iran: Negotiating Hamoun Water Right, Only Way for Sistan to Survive: Report
Aug 29, 2018
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Tehran Times
The Hamouns are transboundary wetlands on the Iran-Afghan border made up of three lakes: Hamoun-e Helmand, which is entirely in Iran, Hamoun-e Sabari on the…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pakistan to Engage Afghanistan for Signing Water Treaty
Aug 28, 2018
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The Nation
The government of Pakistan is continuously trying to engage the government of Afghanistan into dialogue for a possible water treaty in future or at least to…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pak Initiates Talks on Water Treaty with Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2018
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Independent News Pakistan
The government of Pakistan (GoP) is trying to engage the Afghan government in dialogue for a possible water treaty and to develop some mechanism for information sharing between…
Liberia: Liberia Set to Secure Ancestral Land Rights with Long-Awaited Law
Aug 27, 2018
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Nellie Peyton, Reuters
Liberia is on the verge of passing a long-awaited land rights law that would help prevent foreign companies uprooting communities to make way for mining…
Iraq: 'Iraq Is Dying': Oil Flows Freely but Corruption Fuels Growing Anger
Aug 27, 2018
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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Guardian
The land of the Bani-Mansour clan north-east of Basra is flat and parched, spattered with dry crusts of salt and thorny shrubs. Clusters of palm…
Liberia: Land Rights Act Passed
Aug 27, 2018
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J. Burgess Carter, Observer
Following years of open hearings, debates, committee reports, and conference committee work, the Senate at its 54th day sitting last Thursday, unanimously voted to concur…
Iraq: Iraq Restores Part of Largest Oil Refinery after 4-Year Hiatus
Aug 27, 2018
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Xinhua
Iraq has rehabilitated part of its largest oil refinery located in Baiji of the country's central province of Salahudin after it was sabotaged in fierce…