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How Modern Conflicts Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis

May 2, 2026 | Farah Naz

Conflicts have a substantial connection to geopolitics, security, and human tragedy, yet there is another, less-discussed dimension of aggressive conflicts: their impact on the global…

Afghanistan: Taliban Seize More Than 2,500 Hectares of Land in Khost

May 2, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The Taliban have declared 2,500 hectares of land in Khost province as “Emirate-Owned Property” and taken control of it. The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ)…

Myanmar: Yacht Firm Exposed by EIA Faces Major US Charges over Illegal Burmese Teak Imports

May 1, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency

US federal prosecutors have charged UK-based luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales with environmental crimes tied to the…

Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone: Flashpoints at the Frontier: Rising Border Tensions in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia

Apr 30, 2026 | Fiifi Edu-Afful and Emmanuel Kotia
ACCORD

Recent border tensions involving Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone highlight enduring structural weaknesses in border governance not only within the Mano River basin but across…

Liberia: Judges Undergo Oil & Gas Law Training in Ganta

Apr 30, 2026 | Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer

Circuit and specialized court judges from across Liberia are currently participating in an intensive training program in Ganta, Nimba County, aimed at strengthening their understanding…

Collective Management of Natural Resources for Post-Conflict Recovery

Apr 29, 2026 | Anna Wallace

How can natural resource management support post-conflict recovery? The second of a two-part blog series draws on evidence from Colombia, Nepal, and Sudan to explore…

Afghanistan Is Surrendering Its Mineral Wealth – and Its Future

Apr 28, 2026 | Javed Noorani and Lynne O’Donnell

Afghanistan is giving away its mineral wealth. Through a pattern of deals that export value at the point of extraction, the country is surrendering control…

Announcing the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions

Apr 28, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions, a group of 23 dedicated individuals from around the world to foster…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: EnPAx Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental Peacebuilding (8 May 2026)

Apr 28, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

At the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (16-19 June 2026), the Environmental Peacebuilding Association will present the Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental…

Yemen: Head of FSL Department

Apr 28, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France

Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…

Chad: Emergency Coordinator

Apr 28, 2026 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.

Job Summary

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the…

Iraq: Programme Manager - South Iraq

Apr 28, 2026 | Tearfund

Tearfund is looking for an experienced and strategic Program Manager to join our team in South Iraq and play a role in strengthening our country…

Sudan: Environmental Health/WASH Coordinator

Apr 28, 2026 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC was present in Sudan from 1981 to 2009. In November 2019, the IRC re-registered in Sudan and opened a main office in Khartoum,…

Afghanistan: Country Director (M/F) - Kabul

Apr 28, 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…

Congo: Program Manager, WCS Congo

Apr 28, 2026 | Wildlife Conservation Society

WCS stands for wildlife and wild places. As the world’s premier wildlife conservation organization, WCS has a long track record of achieving innovative, impactful results…

Jordan: ToR Consultant for Research on Climate Change and Gender-Based Violence

Apr 28, 2026 | Kvinna Till Kvinna

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (KTK) is implementing the project “Countering Backlash – Reclaiming Women’s Rights in Jordan – Phase 2 (2025–2028)” in close partnership…

Tchad: Directeur.trice de Projet Climat et Environnement – N’Djaména

Apr 28, 2026 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Acted travaille avec 19 millions de personnes dans 43 pays au carrefour de l’humanitaire, du développement, et des programmes climatiques et environnementaux. Grâce à une…

Chad: At Least 42 Killed in Eastern Chad after Clash over Water Source

Apr 27, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

International media have reported that at least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad following clashes between two families over a water source. Associated Press…

DRC: DR Congo to Establish US-backed Paramilitary Guard for Mines

Apr 27, 2026
Agence France-Presse and Associated Press

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) plans to set up a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s large mining sites. The General Inspectorate of…

Chad: At Least 42 Killed in Chad after Water Well Dispute Escalates

Apr 27, 2026 | Basillioh Rukanga
BBC

At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as…

Somalia: Programme Specialist - Environmental Governance and Peacebuilding

Apr 27, 2026 | United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…

Food Security: Two-Thirds of Global Hunger Concentrated in 10 Conflict-Hit Countries

Apr 24, 2026 | Vibhu Mishra
UN

A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated…

Iraq: Washington Uses Iraq's Own Oil Money to Bend Baghdad to Its Will

Apr 23, 2026 | Anaelle Jonah
France 24

The US government blocked a cargo plane delivery of nearly $500 million in US banknotes destined for Baghdad, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first…

Sudan: Following the Money Fueling Environmental Destruction in War: A Case Study from Sudan

Apr 23, 2026 | Mathani Ahmed
Global Investigative Journalism Network

In fragile, conflict-ridden states like Sudan, environmental harm is a byproduct of the economic strategies. When companies or state-linked entities avoid the high costs of…

A New Oil Crisis Stress-Tests the Global Energy Transition

Apr 22, 2026 | Jewellord Nem Singh

The US–Israeli war launched against Iran in 2026 may be remembered as the moment fossil-fuel dependence became more than a mere abstraction for the Global…

Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile: Why International Water Law Is Failing the GERD Dispute

Apr 22, 2026 | Mostafa Ahmed Fouad Makled

The ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reflects a deeper structural challenge in international water governance: the fragmentation of legal regimes and…

Why Minerals-for-Security Deals Won’t Save the DRC

Apr 22, 2026 | Bram Verelst

Resource bartering doesn’t deliver stability – it perpetuates institutional fragility and rarely builds public trust and legitimacy in African governments.

The Darkest Shade of Green: Strategic Weaponisation of Environmental Governance by Violent Extremist Organisations

Apr 22, 2026 | Fabrizio Minniti

Over the last few years, a clear and troubling pattern has crystallised: where the state fails to manage water and energy scarcity, violent non-state actors…

Iraq: US Blocks Iraq’s Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias

Apr 22, 2026 | David S. Cloud and Robbie Gramer
Wall Street Journal

The Trump administration has suspended US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle…

Climate Change: NATO Releases Report on the Effects of Climate Change on Security

Apr 22, 2026
Homeland Security Today

This report analyzes how climate change rapidly transforms NATO’s strategic environment. Four case studies are presented: the northwestern parts of Africa, the Arctic, the east…