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A Rise in Water-Related Conflicts around the World
Aug 27, 2024
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Joshua Coe
Fresh water is one of the most basic human needs. But access to water has also long been a source of conflict. Last year saw…
Houthi Attack on Oil Tanker Sparks Red Sea Environmental Fears
Aug 27, 2024
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Steven Ganot
An Iranian-backed Houthi militia attack on the Greek oil tanker Sounion off the coast of Al Hudaydah in Yemen has sparked fears of an environmental…
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…
Environmental NGOs as Tools of State Security Policy: A Growing Trend
Aug 26, 2024
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Peter Schwartzstein
For a group of self-described environmentalists, the roughly two dozen Azerbaijanis who suddenly assembled along the highway near the Armenian border in late 2022 looked…
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…
Water Conflict: The Need for Water Diplomacy Has Never Been Greater
Aug 23, 2024
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Lennart Silvis
While the prospect of fully blown water wars between countries is unlikely any time soon, thousands of people are dying due to water-triggered conflicts. Yet…
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.
War, Drought Cause Spike in Violent Water Conflicts
Aug 22, 2024
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Brett Walton
Wars against Ukraine and Gaza, and ongoing drought in farming-dependent regions contributed to a surge of violent water conflicts last year. Violent incidents associated with…
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…
Sudan: Floods Hit War-Torn Sudan Spreading Disease and Disrupting Aid
Aug 22, 2024
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New Arab
The UN and Sudanese authorities have reported a surge in cholera cases from the torrential rains and there are fears for the spread of typhoid.
Water Wars: Violence over Water Is on the Rise Globally. A Record Number of Conflicts Erupted in 2023
Aug 22, 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times
These are some of the 347 water-related conflicts that researchers have documented during 2023, a year that saw violence over water increase dramatically worldwide. The…
Signs of Progress on Peace-Positive Climate Adaptation
Aug 20, 2024
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Ann-Sophie Böhle
The consequences of climate change are disproportionately impacting fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCS). Climate shocks can exacerbate security risks in FCS, conflict and instability compromise…
Iraq: BP-Iraq Deal on Kirkuk Fields to Use Profit-Sharing Model
Aug 20, 2024
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Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Iraq will share profits with BP, opens new tab from developing its giant Kirkuk oil and gas fields, two officials said on Tuesday, as the…
Liberia: Taking a Historic Step Towards Issuing Customary Titled Deeds
Aug 20, 2024
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UNDP
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA), with support from the joint United Nations Peace Building Support Programme launched the historic land survey in Grand Cape Mount,…
DRC: In the DRC, a Government Commission Is Taking Funds Owed to People Relocated by Mines
Aug 20, 2024
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Didier Makal, Mongabay
After a devastating human toll of 11 dead and several ill due to continued air and river pollution, the village of Kabombwa has definitively disappeared…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Water Shortage Issue to Be Addressed Permanently
Aug 20, 2024
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Noorullah Zazai, Pajhwok Afghan News
Efforts underway to address the water shortage issue of capital Kabul on permanent bases, a statement said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines Reports Successful Emerald Auction
Aug 20, 2024
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Safina Haider, Business Upturn
The Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that their emerald auction was a great success, raising $37,550 in total from the sale of 2,491…
Meet the ‘Brave Women’ who Cultivate the Riches of the Ecuadorian Amazon
Aug 19, 2024
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Sarah Gillespie
More than 20 years ago, the Sinchi Warmi (‘brave woman’) Indigenous community created a lodge where they could teach visitors about the natural riches of…
NATO Wants to Be a Leader on Climate Security. Here Are the Next Steps to Get There.
Aug 19, 2024
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Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns
At the NATO Summit in Washington summit last month, the United States and its allies reiterated the Alliance’s ambitious commitment: to become “the leading international…
Lifting DRC Mining Sanctions Would Be a Critical National Security Error
Aug 19, 2024
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Virginia Canter
At the beginning of his term, President Joe Biden named fighting corruption as a core U.S. national security interest, and his administration was quick to…
Colombia: Women Ex-Combatants Lead Amazon Environmental Restoration
Aug 19, 2024
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Pinnacle Gazette
Women ex-combatants are redefining peace through environmental conservation efforts rooted deep in the Amazon Rainforest of Colombia. Emerging from years of armed conflict, these women…