International
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…
Colombia: Thousands of Indigenous People in Colombia Pressure Government over Violence and Land Disputes [Video]
Sep 2, 2024
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Associated Press
Thousands of Indigenous people from southwestern Colombia took to the streets of the capital Bogota on Tuesday, demanding that the government of President Gustavo Petro…
Water: 4,000 Years of Conflict over Water: A Timeline
Sep 1, 2024
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Morgan Shimabuku, TyN Magazine
Attacks on water infrastructure and water supplies are not new. Records of water-related conflicts go back 4,000 years to Sumeria, where the neighboring city-states of…
Climate Change: Africa to Take One Stand on Security, Climate Change and Peace Issues
Sep 1, 2024
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James Wanzala, Standard
President William Ruto has welcomed plans by Africa to take a common position on climate change, peace and security issues facing the continent. This comes…
DRC: DRC Marred by Blatant Failure in Coltan Traceability, Essential for Smartphones
Aug 31, 2024
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Sonia Rolley, Le Monde
In the hills of Masisi, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the guns have fallen silent. Rwanda and its allies, the Congolese rebels…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan to Halt Oil Production Due to Sudan War
Aug 29, 2024
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan will halt oil production that flows through neighbouring Sudan due to the ongoing conflict that has further strained the country’s economy, a parliamentary…
Libya: Libya's Oil Output Falls More Than Half Due to Political Standoff
Aug 29, 2024
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Ayman Al-Warfali, Reuters
More than half of Libya's oil production, or about 700,000 barrels per day, was offline on Thursday and exports were halted at several ports as…
Liberia: Liberia Closes China Union's Bong Mines for Violations, Regulator Says
Aug 29, 2024
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Reuters
Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency shut down on Wednesday the operations of China Union's iron ore Bong Mines for violating several environmental regulations, the regulatory agency…
Afghanistan: UN Reports 67% of Afghan Families Struggle with Water Access
Aug 28, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 67% of Afghan households have difficulties accessing potable water. The office stated…
Liberia: Forest Community in Nimba Begins Reforestation in Mine Affected Areas
Aug 28, 2024
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Jerome Saye, FrontPage Africa
Amid the growing wave of deforestation in Liberia, some Forest Communities have begun prioritizing reforestation in their engagements with concession companies as a major option…
Threat Multiplier: Sherri Goodman on Climate and Global Security
Aug 27, 2024
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Catherine Putz, Diplomat
In 2007, Sherri Goodman, who served as the first deputy undersecretary of defense for environmental security from 1993 to 2001, coined the term “threat multiplier”…
Yemen: Greek-Flagged Oil Tanker Appears to Be Leaking off Yemen Coast, Pentagon Says
Aug 27, 2024
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Idrees Ali, Reuters
The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to…
Water: The Poisonous Global Politics of Water
Aug 26, 2024
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Economist
The water thieves come at night. They arrive in trucks, suck water out of irrigation canals and drive off. This infuriates Alejandro Meneses, who owns…
Afghanistan: Farmers in Helmand Shift from Poppies to Basil Cultivation
Aug 26, 2024
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TOLOnews
According to information from the Helmand Agriculture and Irrigation Department, over a thousand acres of land in the province were planted with basil last year,…
Afghanistan: Clash over Land Dispute Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured in Nangarhar
Aug 26, 2024
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Yousaf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
A clash between two families over land ownership in eastern Nangarhar province resulted in one death and two injuries, an official reported on Monday.
Iraq/Kurdistan: PMF Forces Withdraw from Garmiyan amid Tensions over Control of Strategic Oil Fields
Aug 26, 2024
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Medya News
Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) began withdrawing from the Garmiyan region near Sulaymaniyah after their deployment sparked tensions over control of the strategic Gilabat-Qumre oil field…
Afghanistan: The Silent Tsunami of Climate Change: Floods Ravage Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable
Aug 25, 2024
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Amin Kawa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily
International organizations report that Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Since the start of the current solar year (2023/2024), numerous devastating…
Red Sea: Houthi-Struck Fuel Tanker Threatens to Spill Oil in Red Sea
Aug 25, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
The United States warned Saturday of a potential environmental disaster in the Red Sea after Houthi rebels struck an oil tanker off the Yemeni coast.…
Uganda: Great Lakes Govts Keen to Stop Bloody Minerals
Aug 25, 2024
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Kabona Esiara, Monitor
The recent gold scuffle at Kyengera, which happened two weeks after the US government had flagged Uganda as a transit country and market for smuggled…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Urges Foreign Organizations to Resume Work on Environmental Projects
Aug 23, 2024
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Khaama Press
The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) of Afghanistan said on Tuesday that it had urged international organizations to resume work on 32 small and large…
Australia/Timor-Leste: Australian Academics Collaborate on Energy Projects in Timor-Leste
Aug 23, 2024
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Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Australia
The Research Institute Strengthening Program element of the partnership supports Australian academics to collaborate with their Timor-Leste counterparts on energy projects.
Bangladesh/India: Unprecedented Floods Fuel Bangladesh-India Tension
Aug 23, 2024
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Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Diplomat
Amid a surge in anti-India sentiment, Bangladeshis accuse India of opening the floodgates of a dam without warning, and demand better transboundary river management.
Burundi: New Data Story: Challenges of Securing Land Rights in Post-Conflict Burundi
Aug 22, 2024
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Rick de Satgé, Land Portal
In Burundi, a small landlocked country in Africa's Great Lakes region, land is far more than an economic resource – it is the foundation of…
Asia: Peace Forest Initiative Paves the Way for Transboundary Cooperation in Sustainable Resource Management for Central Asia
Aug 22, 2024
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UNDP
The second Peace Forest Initiative (PFI) workshop on transboundary cooperation in Central Asia concluded yesterday in Bishkek, marking a significant step forward in addressing environmental…