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Iraq/Kurdistan: Energy Security, Illegal Weapons among Key Issues in Erbil-Baghdad Talks: Official

Jun 6, 2026
BasNews

The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) bloc in the Iraqi parliament said on Saturday that representatives of oil companies operating in the…

Climate Change: The Green Transition’s Dirty Secret: How Climate Projects Are Stripping Indigenous Land Rights

Jun 6, 2026 | Utkarsh Mishra
CounterCurrents

There is a version of the green transition that appears in corporate sustainability reports and climate conference presentations: renewable energy scaled at speed, forests preserved…

Somalia: Area Manager

Jun 5, 2026 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council has been operational in Somalia since 1998 and is currently among the largest international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in the country, with…

Water Wars Washing away South Asia’s Fragile Peace

Jun 5, 2026 | Jannatul Naym Pieal

Six decades of water cooperation are giving way to surging water nationalism — a shift that is fast weaponizing the region’s rivers.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Community-Led Green Push Restores Forest Cover Lost to War [Video]

Jun 5, 2026
WION

On World Environment Day, a community-led reforestation initiative in Char Bagh village in northeastern Afghanistan highlights a powerful story of environmental recovery. After years of…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Climate Crisis Deepens as Communities Scale up Environmental Action

Jun 5, 2026
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

As Afghanistan marks World Environment Day, communities across the country are grappling with intensifying climate and environmental challenges that are increasingly affecting livelihoods, food security,…

DRC/Uganda: A Disease of Deforestation: How Ebola Is Linked to the Smartphone in Your Pocket

Jun 5, 2026 | Sonia Shah
Guardian

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola…

Sudan: WASH Coordinator (M/F) - Ndjamena

Jun 4, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…

Haïti: WASH Coordinator - Emergency Response Team (M/F)

Jun 4, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…

Chad: Spécialiste en Environnement

Jun 4, 2026 | Société de Développement International

La société de Développement International, un organisme de Recherche & Développement ayant son siège social à Québec au Canada recherche pour un projet au Tchad,…

Environmental Security Means National Security. It Cannot Be Secured through Treaties Alone

Jun 4, 2026 | Aisha Khan

On every World Environment Day (June 5), nations pause to acknowledge a crisis that has been in the making for over half a century. For…

Disaster Risk Reduction during Armed Conflicts

Jun 4, 2026 | Rebekah Harries

Countries enduring conflict are hit harder and suffer more deaths when disasters such as storms and earthquakes strike. Rebekah Harries asks whether disaster risk reduction…

Afghanistan: Drought and Water Shortages Deepen Crisis in Rural Afghanistan [Video]

Jun 4, 2026 | Jack Barton
Al Jazeera

Afghanistan's worsening drought is pushing farmers and families to the brink in Herat province, where falling water tables have forced some to dig wells more…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signs 20-mln-USD Deal for Salt Mine Development

Jun 4, 2026
Xinhua

Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed a major contract on Thursday with a private company to develop the second block of the Namsar salt…

Afghanistan: From Poplars to Pistachios, Afghans Rediscover the Value of Trees

Jun 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse

Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees…

Middle East and North Africa: Women at the Frontlines of Water Scarcity

Jun 3, 2026 | Fanack Water Editorial Team
Fanack Water

Women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live at the sharp edge of the region’s deepening water crisis. Their unpaid labor, daily decisions,…

Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Qaisar: Women and Children Bear the Heaviest Burden

Jun 3, 2026 | Farhad Farhaad
Hasht e Subh

Residents of Qaisar district in Faryab province have raised concerns about the shortage of safe drinking water and the lack of sufficient water for farming…

Lebanon: UNWFP - Beirut CO - Supply Chain Officer NOB

Jun 3, 2026 | World Food Programme

Assisting more than 115 million people in 120 + countries each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and…

The Geopolitics of Geo-Engineering: Weather Warfare vs. Climate Security

Jun 3, 2026 | Nayef Al-Rodhan

What happens when the climate itself becomes a theatre of geopolitical competition? As climate instability deepens and rivalry between major powers intensifies, environmental systems are…

Afghanistan: Water, Climate and Survival in Afghanistan: A Dossier of Reports on the Environment

Jun 3, 2026
Afghanistan Analysts Network

Two themes run through almost all the reports in this dossier – the climate crisis and water. Together, the reports in this dossier offer a…

Do Minefields Protect Wildlife? It’s Complicated.

Jun 3, 2026 | Franciany Braga-Pereira

By excluding people minefields can reduce pressure from human activities like hunting or development. With governments obliged to clear mines and explosive remnants of war,…

Geopark and Biosphere Programs Provide a Path for Peace in Hormuz

Jun 3, 2026 | Saleem H. Ali

The current conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States has unexpectedly become anchored in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, and most notably around the Straits of…

Somalia: Consultancy for a Project-Shaping Resilience Analysis BMZ Transitional Development Assistance (TDA) – Afmadow District (Jubaland State)

Jun 2, 2026 | Humedica

Humedica eV, in partnership with a local partner organization, is currently developing a multi-year resilience and climate adaptation project for submission under the German Federal…