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Dire UN Report Warns of Conflicts Worsened by Climate Change
Feb 28, 2022
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Ja'han Jones
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a body of experts assembled by the U.N. to represent 195 governments, said in its report Monday that “climate change has caused…
A Shift to Clean Energy Would Halt Russia's Petro-Thuggery and More
Feb 28, 2022
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Jonathan Overpeck
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting 44 million innocent lives in danger and threatening the sovereignty of a democratically governed country.
Oil and gas prices were…
DRC: Chinese Company Removed as Operator of Cobalt Mine in Congo
Feb 28, 2022
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Eric Lipton and Dionne Searcey, New York Times
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sidelined the Chinese owner of one of the world’s largest copper and cobalt mines, a major…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdistan Region Presidency Rejects Federal Court's Oil and Gas Ruling
Feb 28, 2022
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Rowena Edwards, Reuters
The Kurdistan Region's presidency in Iraq rejected on Monday a federal court ruling on its oil and gas activities, and said the region would continue…
USA: Environmental Peacebuilding Postdoctoral Scholar
Feb 27, 2022
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Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. Jamon Van Den Hoek (www.conflict-ecology) in the Geography Program in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University seeks a…
Gabon: Climate Security Advisor
Feb 27, 2022
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United Nations Office in Central Africa
The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) is a Special Political Mission mandated to help prevent conflict and sustain peace in Central Africa.…
Colombia: Colombian Farmers and Exporters Are Worried about Russia's Exclusion from the Swift Network
Feb 27, 2022
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Diego Vargas Riaño, El Colombiano
The Colombian agricultural sector will be affected by the consequences of the military aggression perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine. One of the sector's biggest concerns…
DRC: DRC Signs Deal with Israeli Tycoon Gertler to Recover Mining Assets
Feb 27, 2022
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an “amicable agreement with the Ventura Group of Israeli businessman Dan Gertler” to end the legal dispute between…
Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Military Destroy Dam Built to Stop Water Flow to Crimea
Feb 27, 2022
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Asian News International and Sputnik
The concrete dam built by Ukraine in the Kherson region in 2014 to cut off the water supply to Crimea through the North Crimean Canal…
Ukraine/Russia: Caribbean Food Security Likely to Be Impacted by Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Feb 27, 2022
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
As Russia began its invasion of neighboring Ukraine on February 24, the world watched— and reacted. On top of the deeply devastating human elements of…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Crisis: War in World's Breadbasket Has Big Buyers Hunting for Wheat
Feb 26, 2022
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Áine Quinn and Megan Durisin, Bloomberg
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening shockwaves through two of the world’s staple grain markets, prompting countries that rely on imports from the region to…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Call for Unity in Nile Water Use Dispute
Feb 26, 2022
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Mawahib Abdallatif and Bob Karashani, East African
Egypt and Sudan used Tuesday’s Nile Day meeting in Dar es Salaam to call for dialogue on the use of Nile waters, making a turn…
Iraq: Iraq Shuts down Two Oil Fields, Further Curtailing OPEC Output
Feb 26, 2022
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Khalid Al Ansary and Verity Ratcliffe, Bloomberg
Iraq stopped oil production from two southern fields with a combined capacity of almost half a million barrels a day. The shutdowns curtail the ability…
Climate Security Is Energy Security Is National Security
Feb 25, 2022
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James Murray
There can be no doubt that petrostates feel squeezed by the global agreements to decarbonise and the threat clean technologies pose to the revenue streams…
Ukraine Invasion: Rapid Overview of Environmental Issues
Feb 25, 2022
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Eoghan Darbyshire
Ukraine is a heavily industrialised country, with many mines, chemical processing plants and metallurgical works, risking a large technological catastrophe. Both the military build-up, and the short…
Ukraine/Russia: Western Powers Condemn Russia at Environmental Summit
Feb 25, 2022
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John Geddie and Valerie Volcovici, Reuters
Ukraine has asked the United Nations to cease talks on a proposal by Russia at a high-level environmental summit in Kenya, citing Russia's invasion of…
Ukraine: Chernobyl Isn't the Biggest Nuclear Risk. Ukraine's Active Nuclear Power Plants Are.
Feb 25, 2022
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Phil McCausland, NBC News
While much attention has been paid to Chernobyl this week as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, there is growing concern about the four active nuclear…
Ukraine: Conflicting Reports on Chernobyl Radiation after Russian Capture
Feb 25, 2022
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Al Jazeera
Radiation levels increased at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine authorities said on Friday, warning that the seizure of the nuclear plant by invading Russian troops…
Ukraine/Russia: How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Drive up Food Prices in Africa
Feb 25, 2022
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Wandile Sihlobo, African Arguments
Wheat and other grains are back at the heart of geopolitics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries play a major role in the global…
Sudan/South Sudan: Oil Cooperation with South Sudan Could Alleviate Neighboring Sudanese Crisis
Feb 24, 2022
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Grace Goodrich, Energy Capital & Power
Exporting its crude via pipeline from Hegleig and Paloch to Khartoum and then to Port Sudan, South Sudan shares the same economic lifeblood as that…
Ukraine: War in Ukraine Has Implications for Arctic Co-Operation, Climate Change Research
Feb 24, 2022
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CBC News
Russia's invasion of Ukraine may seem half a world away, but it has implications for northerners and for circumpolar collaboration on important issues, including climate…
Sudan/South Sudan: Local Leaders in Aweil Urge Dialogue in Twic-Abyei Land Dispute
Feb 24, 2022
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Sudan Tribune
Church and traditional leaders in South Sudan’s town of Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, have called for dialogue to end the ongoing crisis between…
Ukraine/Russia: War Comes to Chernobyl, Raising Nuclear Fears in Russia Invasion of Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022
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Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News
According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian forces have seized the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in northern Ukraine, where the world’s worst nuclear disaster took place in 1986…
Ukraine: Canal in Annexed Crimea to Be Readied for Water from Ukraine's Dnieper, Official Says
Feb 24, 2022
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Reuters
The governor of Russian-annexed Crimea said on Thursday he had ordered local authorities to prepare a water canal to receive water from the Ukrainian river…
Human-Animal Conflict: Aaranyak, WWF-India Install 7.5 km Long Solar-Powered Fence in Assam’s Udalguri
Feb 24, 2022
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Ne Now News
Assam’s human-elephant conflict is intensifying day by day, resulting in casualties on both sides. Property damage and crop damage are escalating in conflict zones across…
DRC: High Malnutrition among Artisanal Gold Miners in Eastern DR Congo
Feb 24, 2022
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
In Maniema, eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gold deposits are plenty. But the deposits are being extracted by people who are…
Ukraine: WFP Ready to Step in as Conflict Erupts
Feb 24, 2022
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Simona Beltrami, World Food Programme
As Ukraine descends into conflict, the World Food Programme (WFP) stands ready to deploy in support of affected populations. A first responder in humanitarian emergencies,…
Iraq: Iraq to become Gas Self Sufficient by 2025, Says Oil Minister
Feb 23, 2022
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq is seeking to invest in gas extraction from the Western Desert, with the aim to reach self-sufficiency by 2025, the Iraqi oil minister announced…
Ukraine: How a Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the ‘Breadbasket of Europe,’ Could Hit Supply Chains
Feb 23, 2022
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Weizhen Tan, CNBC
Oil and gas prices are set to spike further as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, but the impact on energy won’t be the only ramification. From…
Colombia: What Is Next for Colombia’s Coca Farmers?
Feb 23, 2022
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Borgen Magazine
The Colombian Civil War has destroyed the lives of millions. Although the conflict ended with the 2016 peace deal, many Colombians still suffer from the…