International
Sudan: Crisis in Sudan: War, Famine, and a Failing Global Response
Sep 19, 2024
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Mariel Ferragamo, Council on Foreign Relations
The conflict between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has engulfed the nation. No end is in…
Liberia: Liberia Forest Media Watch: A New Era for Forest Protection and Transparency
Sep 19, 2024
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FrontPage Africa
In a significant step toward enhancing forest governance and promoting sustainability, the Liberia Forest Media Watch (LFMW) convened its inaugural board meeting, bringing together key…
Myanmar: Will an EU Court Ruling Embolden Timber Traders to Sneak Illegal Timber in from Myanmar?
Sep 18, 2024
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Environmental Investigation Agency
A new ruling by the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) may partially undo earlier criminal convictions for importing teak from Myanmar in defiance of a…
Afghanistan: Geo Explainer: Why Does Afghanistan Have a High Risk of Natural Disasters?
Sep 17, 2024
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Geographical
For every one million inhabitants in Afghanistan, 1,150 people die each year. Of these deaths, 50 per cent are caused by national disasters. Only one…
Somalia: Climate Change Is Turbo-Charging Somalia’s Problems - but There's Still Hope
Sep 17, 2024
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Justin Rowlatt, BBC
Somalia may be one of the poorest countries in the world and beset by violence, but it is “fixable”, according to its top climate official.…
Ukraine: US Senator Lindsey Graham: Ukraine Sits on ‘Trillion Dollars Worth of Minerals That Could Be Good for our Economy’
Sep 16, 2024
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Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy
US Senator Lindsey Graham has argued that Washington must support Ukraine because of its lucrative natural resources. During a visit to Kiev in September, Graham…
Kroc Institute Welcomes Five New Ph.D. Students, Names Fellowship Recipients
Sep 16, 2024
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Lisa Gallagher, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Five new students representing five different disciplines have arrived at the Kroc Institute this fall as part of its interdisciplinary doctoral program in peace studies.…
Africa: State of Africa’s Environment: Transboundary Tension
Sep 15, 2024
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DownToEarth
Africa is unique in terms of its transboundary water resources. Transboundary water (TBW) resources are especially important in Africa, where 63 international transboundary river basins…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Could Egypt and Ethiopia's Tensions Escalate into a War?
Sep 14, 2024
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Jennifer Holleis and David Ehl, Deutchse Welle
The ongoing dispute over Ethiopia's GERD dam could easily spill over to the Horn of Africa in light of two new deals that involve Egypt,…
Afghanistan: War, Deforestation, Flooding: In Afghanistan They Are All Linked
Sep 14, 2024
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Mariam Amini, Guardian
Afghanistan has always been prone to natural disasters. Among low-income nations, it ranked second in the number of deaths caused by them between 1980 and…
Afghanistan: Over 200 Mining Contracts Signed in Past Three Years
Sep 13, 2024
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TOLOnews
Some economic experts consider the standardized extraction of minerals within the country to be beneficial for Afghanistan's economic growth.
Climate Change: Inaugural NPS and Stanford Climate Security Fellows Answer the Nation’s Call
Sep 13, 2024
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United States Navy, Daniel Linehan
The Naval Postgraduate School and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability joined forces through an Educational Partnership Agreement to understand and address the impacts of…
Conflict Minerals: UN Experts Call for Global System to Trace Critical Minerals
Sep 13, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
UN experts have called for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the…
Yemen: Can the World Stop a Massive Oil Spill in the Middle of a War Zone?
Sep 13, 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox
Since it was attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen three weeks ago, a tanker carrying roughly 1 million barrels of crude oil has been immobilized…
Afghanistan: Trouble in Afghanistan’s Opium Fields: The Taliban War on Drugs
Sep 12, 2024
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International Crisis Group
The Taliban have instituted a ban on narcotics in Afghanistan. While that has led to a massive drop in production, it is hitting the rural…
Myanmar: Extreme Weather Blights Farmers’ Lives in Impoverished Myanmar
Sep 11, 2024
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Irrawaddy
High temperatures, irregular rainfall and floods resulting from the El Nino weather phenomenon have delivered another blow to farmers in central Myanmar who are already…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Egypt-Ethiopia Nile Dam Incident Takes on Military Overtones
Sep 11, 2024
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Atalayar
The tension continues. Egypt, which has opted for a more aggressive approach in its duel with Ethiopia over the Nile Dam, is beginning to mobilise…
Colombia: Colombia Deadliest Country for Environmentalists in 2023, Rights Group Says
Sep 10, 2024
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia, host nation for this year's United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference, was the deadliest country for environmentalists and land rights defenders in 2023, with a…
Conflict Minerals: Why Conflict-Free Gold Doesn’t Reduce Conflict
Sep 10, 2024
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Ty Burke, Chicago Boothe Review
US policymakers hoping to reduce violence in the DRC included in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act a requirement that companies…
Mozambique: Empowering Women Facing Conflict and Climate Change Effects in Mozambique
Sep 9, 2024
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CARE
The humanitarian situation in Mozambique’s conflict-affected Cabo Delgado province is deteriorating rapidly. This has been worsened by a severe climate change-induced drought that has exacerbated…
DRC/Rwanda: Congolese Refugees Imagine a Peaceful Agrarian Future with Their Rwandan Neighbors
Sep 9, 2024
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Nicolas Parent, Peace News
Over 82,000 Congolese refugees are in Rwanda, with many there for nearly three decades. The vast majority (88%) inhabit one of five camps located in…
Timor-Leste: In Diesel-Dependent East Timor, Renewable Energy Transition Remains Slow Despite Government Pledges
Sep 9, 2024
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Victoria Milko, Associated Press
East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. While the small Southeast Asian nation — and one of the world’s youngest countries — has made…
Jamaica: Jamaica's Female Farmers Rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through Women-Led Cash Voucher Program
Sep 6, 2024
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Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Alance Wisdom got inside her home just in time to watch the ceiling of her front room collapse. As the rain rushed in, a violent…
South Sudan: Oil-Rich South Sudan Slams Operators for Harming Environment
Sep 4, 2024
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Okech Francis and Simon Marks, Bloomberg
Oil companies pumping crude from South Sudan, including a unit of Malaysian oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional Bhd, should restore the environment after years…
Colombia: Gold and Coca: The Curse Fuelling War in the Putumayo Rainforests
Sep 4, 2024
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Javier Alexander Macías and Puerto Guzmán, Vorágine
Illegal armed groups have plunged the departments of Putumayo, Caquetá and Amazonas into a deadly confrontation over the gold in their territories.
DRC: Artisanal Mining Harming Forests, Wildlife in Eastern Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Sep 3, 2024
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Shimali Chauhan, DownToEarth
In the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a recent study found that artisanal mining, a small-scale and informal mining operation using simple tools,…
Climate Change: Cloud Seeding and the Water Wars of Tomorrow
Sep 3, 2024
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Nicola Stoev, Geopolitical Monitor
Some states manipulate clouds using a technique called ‘cloud seeding.’ The first cloud seeding techniques date back to the 1940s and involve making clouds merge…
Climate Change: Impacts of Climate Change Threat to Peace and Security, Says Report
Sep 3, 2024
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Gilbert Koech, Star
A new report has painted a grim picture of how climate change affects security of Africa. The Africa Climate Security Risk Assessment report analyses interlinkages…
Water: The Midwest and Great Plains Are Gearing up for Water Fights Fueled by Climate Change
Sep 3, 2024
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Kate Grumke, Iowa Public Radio
Transforming Women’s Cultural Roles into Bridges for Peacebuilding: Recounting the Journey of Mrs Ariet Philip in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia
Sep 3, 2024
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Peace Direct
Located in Southwest Ethiopia, Gambella is a region with multiple layers of conflicts, including the protracted Anywa-Nuer conflict. Competition over resources such as water and…