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India/Pakistan: Water Wars: As India Weaponises Rivers, Pakistan Thirsts for Security
May 10, 2025
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Tom Hussain
South China Morning Post
Wars aren’t always fought with missiles and guns. Sometimes, the weapon is water. India demonstrated just how potent that weapon can be this month when it…
India-Pakistan Conflict over Water Reflects a Region Increasingly Vulnerable to Climate Change
May 9, 2025
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Mehebub Sahana
In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations…
If Illegal Logging Starts Again, Liberia Could Lose More Than Its Beloved Pygmy Hippos
May 9, 2025
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberia has more than half of west Africa’s remaining forests, which cover almost half of the country, approximately 6.6m hectares (16m acres) based on the…
India/Pakistan: India Cutting Pakistan's Water Would Be 'Act of War', Islamabad's UN Envoy Warns
May 9, 2025
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Adla Massoud
National
Pakistan’s envoy to the UN has accused India of using water supplies as a weapon, warning that any move to cut off vital river flows…
Food Security: Conflict, Extreme Weather Worsening Hunger in West and Central Africa, WFP Warns
May 9, 2025
Reuters
Some 52 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to meet their basic food and nutrition needs in the upcoming lean season, driven…
India/Pakistan: Climate Change Is Straining Pakistan’s Water. Tensions with India Could Make It Worse
May 9, 2025
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Simmone Shah
Time
As military tensions continue to flare up between India and Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed earlier this week to stop water from crossing…
DRC: Inside the Mines Fuelling Congo’s Brutal War — and the World’s Tech
May 9, 2025
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Catherine Philp
The Times
This is the Rubaya mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an area ravaged by conflict stemming back to the 1994 Rwandan genocide and…
DRC: Congo's Fragile Truce? Foreign Interference and Conflict Minerals in the DRC
May 9, 2025
RUSI
Despite vast mineral riches, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains impoverished and plagued by conflicts, including the M23 rebellion – which has just announced…
Kenya: Consultant, Terms of Reference Gender-Responsive Alternatives to Climate Change Project Evaluation
May 8, 2025
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ActionAid
ReliefWeb
About ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK)
For over 50 years, ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK) has had operations in Kenya as a non-religious, non-partisan development organization to end…
The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Wake-up Call for Asia–Pacific Unity?
May 8, 2025
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Sinéad Barry and Emma Whitaker
On April 23, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a 65-year-old agreement that had been a rare symbol of cooperation between India and Pakistan…
Nigeria: Insecurity, Climate Change Fuelling Farmers, Herdsmen Conflict – Group
May 8, 2025
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Gilbert Ekugbe
PUNCH
The Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme, a UK-funded initiative aimed at promoting peace and stability in Nigeria’s North-West and North-Central regions, has…
Sudan: Sudan Fuel Depot Drone Strikes a ‘War Crime,’ Expert Says
May 7, 2025
Radio Tamazuj
A former Sudanese energy official warned that attacks on fuel depots in Port Sudan amount to a “war crime” and threaten the country’s already unstable…
India/Pakistan: How India Is Threatening to Weaponize Water in Its Conflict With Pakistan
May 7, 2025
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Chad de Guzman
Time
As Pakistan reels from the most extensive airstrikes on its territory from India during official peacetime between the two countries, and amid ongoing gunfire exchanges…
Brazil: Consultoria Nacional Sênior para a Promoção da Agenda de Gênero e Clima
May 7, 2025
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UN Women
UN Women
Antecedentes/Contexto
A ONU Mulheres, com base na visão de igualdade consagrada na Carta das Nações Unidas, trabalha para a eliminação da discriminação contra mulheres e meninas;…
Mexico: With Innovations, They Protect Maize Biodiversity
May 7, 2025
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Fernando Morales Garcilazo
Cimmyt
Rural women in Quintana Roo have been guardians of maize for generations. Today, with sustainable innovations and the support of technicians like Esmeralda Andrade, they are strengthening their role in food…
Afghanistan: UN: Flash Floods in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Affected over 1,000 Households, 150 Livestock Farmers
May 6, 2025
ANI
Recent floods in Afghanistan's Jurm and Baharak districts in Badakhshan province have inflicted significant financial damage on local farmers and herders as per a report…
Floodgates to Conflict
May 5, 2025
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Iqra Awan
In a region as volatile as South Asia, where historical animosities simmer beneath the surface of every diplomatic interaction, water has long stood as one…
Is ‘Green Reconciliation’ Coming to the Island of Ireland?
May 5, 2025
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Juneseo Hwang
The signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998 undoubtedly marked a new chapter in the history of the island of Ireland. Yet, the natural…
Ethiopia: Climate, Conflict, and Resilience in Ethiopia: Reflections on the Climate Security Stakeholder Workshop
May 5, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Given that a significant population of Ethiopia relies on subsistence agriculture, climate impacts are manifesting in various forms ranging from food insecurity and water scarcity…
Colombia: Colombia's Wind Farms Bring Promise and Pain for Indigenous Group
May 4, 2025
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Catherine Ellis
BBC
With some of Colombia's most powerful winds, La Guajira has now become the epicentre of the country's shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. But…
Afghanistan: $28m Solar Power Plant Being Established in Balkh
May 3, 2025
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Abdul Saboor Sirat
Pajhwok Afghan News
A 40-megawatt solar power generation plant is being established at a cost of 28 million US dollars in Dehdadi district of northern Balkh province, an…
The Trump Presidency and Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific Region
May 2, 2025
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Tobias Ide
In the first hundred days of his second presidency, Donald Trump has caused considerable turmoil. Radical cuts to federal spending, concerning attacks on democratic guardrails,…
Ukraine Minerals Deal: The Idea That Natural Resource Extraction Can Build Peace Has Been around for Decades
May 1, 2025
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Bridget Storrie
Ukraine has finally signed its minerals agreement with the US. The deal states that Washington will eventually receive a share of the profits from the…
What to Know about the Signed US-Ukraine Minerals Deal
May 1, 2025
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Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited deal to establish a joint investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine.…
The Rare-Earth Reckoning: What the US-Ukraine Mineral Deal Means for the World
Apr 30, 2025
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Ella Chepak
The US mineral deal with Ukraine was first mentioned earlier last year by the Ukrainian president Zelensky. The deal was a way for the US…
Water a Dimension of Threat to Wars
Apr 30, 2025
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Patial RC
Water conflicts may soon become the main source of discord between nations replacing the ongoing boundary disputes and discords. Brigadier Pervez Musharraf (former Pak Army Chief and President) while at…
Reflections from Recent Convenings
Apr 30, 2025
Energy Peace Partners
Across EPP’s areas of work, the current moment has been characterized by unprecedented levels of disruption. Geopolitical realignment, shifting international priorities, and shrinking public sector…
The Role of Gold in the Sudanese War
Apr 30, 2025
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Sara de Simone
When the civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, gold soon became pivotal in analyses of the conflict, both as a means of…
DRC: BlackWater to Secure and Tax DR Congo’s Vast Mineral Wealth
Apr 30, 2025
Military Africa
Erik Prince, a prominent supporter of former US President Donald Trump and the founder of the private military company Blackwater, has entered into an agreement…
East Africa: Consultant, Gender, Displacement and Durable Solutions in East Africa and the Great Lakes
Apr 29, 2025
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Danish Refugee Council
ReliefWeb
1. Who is the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat?ReDSS is a secretariat working on behalf of 14 international and national NGOs working on forced displacement in…