International
India/Pakistan: How India and Pakistan’s Co-operation over Water Has Avoided Conflict
Nov 3, 2025
Vision of Humanity
India and Pakistan’s shared dependence on the Indus River has, for six decades, been governed by an agreement that has outlasted wars, political upheavals and…
Iraq/Turkey: Türkiye, Iraq Sign 'Historic' Water Management Deal
Nov 3, 2025
Hürriyet Daily News
Türkiye and Iraq signed a “historic” agreement on Nov. 2 to jointly manage their shared water resources, marking a major step toward addressing the region’s…
Switzerland: Switzerland Seeks to Boost Water Diplomacy in Middle East
Nov 2, 2025
Swissinfo
Water supply is becoming increasingly critical in the Middle East. Switzerland is ready to contribute its expertise in this area.
Colombia: Measure to Conserve: How Forests Ensure Environmental and Social Balance in Colombia
Oct 31, 2025
Noticias Ambientales
For the third consecutive year, Colombia reports a reduction in deforestation, a key achievement for a country where more than 50% of the territory is…
Conflict in Sudan: Natural Resources between Gold, Oil, and Strife [Video]
Oct 31, 2025
Al Jazeera
Analysts say Sudan's considerable natural resources could also be driving the conflict. Gold mining in particular has expanded over the last two decades - but…
DRC: Inside Deadly Congo Mines Fuelling War over Your Phone [Video]
Oct 30, 2025
Channel 4 News
Rebels have captured vast areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. That land, controlled by the M23 movement, is rich in critical minerals which…
Sudan: Cholera Surges in War-Torn Sudan as Water Systems Collapse
Oct 30, 2025
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Ali Awadallah Saeed, Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel, Nagmeldin Ahmed Mohammed Magzoub
Nature
Sudan faces an escalating cholera outbreak, worsened by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Widespread destruction…
Sudan: Sudan’s Natural Wealth Becomes the New Front Line of Its Ongoing War [Video]
Oct 29, 2025
Al Jazeera
Sudan is rich in natural resources, with gold being a critical component of its economy, making up 70% of exports. Small-scale mining accounts for 85%…
Afghanistan: Severe Drought Threatens Livelihoods across Afghanistan
Oct 29, 2025
AtlasPress
An unprecedented drought has gripped Afghanistan, severely impacting the livelihoods of its people—particularly farmers and herders. The crisis has been exacerbated by the ineffective governance…
Colombia: Colombia to Buy Gold from Small Miners to Curb Illegal Trade
Oct 28, 2025
Bloomberg News
Colombia’s government plans to start purchasing gold directly from small-scale producers in a bid to curb illegal activity and formalize an unregulated mining boom fueled…
From Conflict to Cooperation: Africa's Water Can Be a Bridge to Peace, Says Akufo-Addo
Oct 28, 2025
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Kwabena Adu Koranteng
News Ghana
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a powerful and urgent message to global leaders on Monday, October 27, 2025, declaring that water insecurity is…
Kenya: How Kenya Is Turning Water into a Tool for Peace
Oct 28, 2025
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Denis Mwangi
Pulse
Kenya has unveiled a new policy framework that directly ties natural resource planning, particularly water management, to peace and security, marking a major shift in…
Liberia: Tensions Rise in Grand Gedeh over 500-Acre Land Deal as Superintendent, Locals Clash on Claims
Oct 28, 2025
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Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
An explosive land controversy is at now at the zenith from the heart of Grand Gedeh’s dense B’Hai forest leaving the county’s authorities headed by…
Climate Change: Bucking the Trend: Why Security Planners Are Widely Debating the Risks of the Climate Crisis
Oct 27, 2025
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Bernhard Pötter
Table.Media
The climate crisis is losing importance in politics, business and the public interest. However, the consequences of global warming are being hotly debated by the…
Afghanistan: Clashes over Gold Mine in Badakhshan’s Shahri Buzurg District Leave Casualties
Oct 27, 2025
Hasht-e Subh Daily
Local sources in Badakhshan province say that clashes over control of a gold mine in the Shahri Buzurg district have resulted in casualties.
Food Security: Food, Conflict, and the Weaponization of Food
Oct 26, 2025
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Johanna Medelson Forman
Food Tank
Conflict is the largest driver of hunger and starvation, and food has become one of the cheapest weapons of war. More than 120 million people…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad's Silence on Kurdistan Oil Field Attacks Fuels Fears of Militia Impunity
Oct 25, 2025
Kurdistan24
A persistent and troubling silence from the Iraqi federal government regarding a series of audacious drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region's vital oil fields over…
DRC: New Report Says Congo Peace Efforts Must Come out of the Shadow of Mining Interests
Oct 25, 2025
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Bharat Dogra
Countercurrents
Keeping in view the extremely high levels of violence seen in this region in the past, there is no doubt that the conflict involving the…
Yemen: IRC Urges Urgent Climate Funding for Conflict Zones Including Yemen
Oct 25, 2025
YemenOnline.info
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has released a new policy brief ahead of the Berlin Climate Security Conference, urging world leaders to take immediate action…
Afghanistan: Land Dispute Kills 2, Injures 4 in Afghanistan's Khost Province
Oct 25, 2025
Xinhua
At least two people were killed and four others sustained injuries when a clash broke out between two families over a land dispute in eastern…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: After Border Clashes, Taliban Regime Plans to Build Dams on River That Flows into Pakistan
Oct 25, 2025
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Rezaul H. Laskar
Hindustan Times
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has unveiled plans to build dams on the Kunar river, a move that could restrict water flows to Pakistan’s Indus…
Afghanistan: Richard Bennett: Toxic Ammunition in Afghanistan Has Caused Water and Soil Contamination
Oct 25, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Richard Bennett, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, says that toxic ammunition and military activities have caused water and soil contamination that…
Afghanistan/India/Pakistan: Pakistan Warns of Security Risks from India-Taliban Dam Projects in Afghanistan
Oct 25, 2025
Atlas Press
Pakistani officials have expressed serious concerns over India’s cooperation with the Taliban administration on water infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, warning that such collaboration poses a…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Afghanistan to Echo India's Indus Water Move, Stop River Flowing into Pak
Oct 24, 2025
NDTV
The Taliban's move to limit flow of water into Pak echoes steps taken by India after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on…
Afghanistan/India/Pakistan: Twin Challenge? After India, Afghanistan May Restrict River Water Supply to Pakistan; Taliban to Construct Dam
Oct 24, 2025
Times of India
Afghanistan's Taliban government is constructing a dam on the Kunar River, aiming to restrict water flow to Pakistan amidst escalating border tensions. This development follows…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Tensions Rise as Taliban Moves to Curb Kunar River Flow [Video]
Oct 24, 2025
WION
In a move escalating regional tensions, Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada has directed the immediate building of a dam on the Kunar River, which…
Climate Safety & Security Centre Website Launched
Oct 23, 2025
Delft University of Technology
The Climate Safety & Security Centre (CaSS) at TU Delft Campus The Hague is growing rapidly. With an interdisciplinary team of researchers focusing on climate…
DRC: M23 Rebels Loot $70 Million Worth of Gold from Congo Mine Since May, Company Says
Oct 23, 2025
Reuters
Rebels occupying Twangiza Mining's gold concession in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have looted at least 500 kilograms of bullion since May, the company…
Climate Change: New IRC Report Warns: Aid Cuts and Unequal Climate Finance Are Leaving Conflict-Affected Communities behind
Oct 22, 2025
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has released a new policy brief, “Navigating the Climate Crisis in a New Era of Aid,” ahead of the Berlin Climate…
UAE: UAE Advances Water Diplomacy, Peacebuilding in Geneva ahead of 2026 UN Water Conference
Oct 22, 2025
Emirates News Agency
Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, led the UAE's participation in a series of high-level engagements in Geneva aimed at…