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Afghanistan/Iran: How Climate Change, Dams Are Fueling Iran-Afghanistan Water Disputes

Jan 14, 2025 | Sabena Siddiqi, Al-Monitor

Iran-Afghan water tensions surge amid drought, complicating Taliban ties.

An Opportunity for New Climate Finance Innovations to Expand Energy Access in Fragile Countries

Jan 13, 2025 | Energy Peace Partners

EPP developed the Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) as a solution for corporate clean energy buyers to support high-impact renewable energy generation and expand energy…

Afghanistan: Restoring Forests in Afghanistan [Video]

Jan 13, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

With funds from the GEF, since 2019, FAO has initiated the reforestation of 2,718 hectares of deforested pine, pine nut, and walnut forests in Paktya…

USA: National Guard Fights California Wildfires, Additional Assets Remain on Standby

Jan 13, 2025 | Matthew Olay, US Department of Defense

Soldiers and airmen from California's Army National Guard and Air National Guard spent the weekend combating the multiple wildfires that have been wreaking destruction in…

Classic Geopolitics and Today’s Nexus of Conflict and Climate

Jan 13, 2025 | Gerard Toal

From the outset, geopolitics was about exploiting the Earth. Great power competition was a struggle for space, as well as for strategic locations, resources, and…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad’s Plan to Unilaterally Sell Oil in Disputed Areas Violates Constitution: KRG

Jan 13, 2025 | Rudaw

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Sunday accused the federal government of violating constitutional provisions by attempting to unilaterally sell oil and gas resources in…

Nepal: Human-Wildlife Conflict, Emerging Challenge for Society: Minister Adhikari

Jan 13, 2025 | The Rising Nepal

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ramnath Adhikari, has stressed the need for a three-tier government collaboration to implement effective programmes aimed at mitigating human-wildlife…

Conflict Minerals: Securing Critical Minerals Vital to National Security, Official Says

Jan 10, 2025 | David Vergun, US Department of Defense

Secure sourcing of critical minerals is critical to the defense industrial base, which uses them to produce virtually every Defense Department system, from unmanned aerial…

Liberia: Boakai Appoints New LEITI Multi-Stakeholder Group Members

Jan 10, 2025 | Liberian Observer

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a globally recognized standard that promotes transparency and accountability in the governance of the oil, gas, and mining…

Restitution of Lands and Territories to Victims of Violent Dispossession and Displacement in Colombia

Jan 9, 2025 | Lucía Vásquez Celis

Forced displacement in Colombia has a differentiated and accentuated impact on women, the ethnic and peasant population, as well as children and adolescents. Frequently, this…

Beyond ‘Critical’ Minerals, Don’t Forget Gold’s Role as a Driver of Economic Growth — and Conflict

Jan 9, 2025 | Brad Brooks-Rubin

In 2025, consumers and global policy analysts could be forgiven for thinking that all that glitters is…cobalt or lithium. With the intense focus of governments,…

DRC: Rebels Tighten Grip on Congo Mineral Wealth as UN Warns of Long-Term Control

Jan 9, 2025 | Radio France Internationale

M23 rebels are establishing control over key mineral-rich territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations experts have warned.

Why Is Afghanistan Part of the Great Extractives Race?

Jan 8, 2025 | Mercena Hunter and Paddy Ginn

Afghanistan’s mineral resources harbour great untapped potential. The country sits on an estimated 2.2 billion tonnes of iron ore, 60 million tonnes of copper, 183…

Water Tensions under the Taliban

Jan 8, 2025 | Ali Mahaqi

Since taking over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban regime has faced escalating tensions with neighbouring countries, particularly over water issues and regional security. The…

Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 100 Tonnes of Illegal Timber

Jan 8, 2025 | Xinhua

Myanmar authorities have seized over 100 tonnes of illegal timber across the country in a week, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Tuesday (Jan…

Sudan: Sudan Faces Widespread Famine amidst Devastating Conflict

Jan 8, 2025 | African Press Agency

This dire situation, marked by widespread famine, has been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict that erupted in April 2023. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Juba Moves to Claim Disputed Oil-Rich Abyei

Jan 8, 2025 | Fred Oluoch, East African

South Sudan has given the strongest signal yet of its intention to claim the disputed border region of Abyei as part of its territory, based…

DRC: Congo Rebels Muddy Minerals Market with Illegal Rwanda Exports, Says UN Report

Jan 8, 2025 | Sonia Rolley, Reuters

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda last year, leading to the largest contamination…

African Union: A Reflection Contributions by African Women to Peace and Security Agenda in the Continent

Jan 8, 2025 | African Union

The African Union (AU) advocates for the meaningful participation and leadership of women and their efforts towards silencing the guns, enhancing good governance, democracy, respect…

China/India: India, China and the Possibility of Water Wars [Video]

Jan 7, 2025 | India Today

India and China could be gearing up for a fresh geopolitical conflict. This isn’t a conflict involving guns, soldiers and warfare. But it is a…

South Sudan: In War-Ravaged South Sudan, Conservation Is Being Used to Bring Peace

Jan 7, 2025 | Ngala Killian Chimtom, InDepthNews

Conflict in South Sudan has historically had a negative impact on wildlife, but the conservation of the area’s wildlife is now being used to catalyze…

Towards a Climate Security Observatory 2.0: Lessons from a Year of Implementation

Jan 7, 2025 | CGIAR

In 2023, the Climate Security Observatory (CSO) launched its first public version, aiming to bridge the gap between climate science and resilient peace. After a…

Nepal: Sustaining Health and Soil: Sundhani Tharu’s 4Rs Approach to Farming

Jan 7, 2025 | Pappu Yadav

Sundhani Tharu, a 44-year-old farmer from Pattharbojhi, Madhuwan-1 in the Bardiya district, in the mid-west of Kathmandu, is a leading example of how sustainable agricultural practices not only enhance…

In a Workforce Transformed by War, Ukrainian Women Are Now Working in Coal Mines

Jan 7, 2025 | Joanna Kakissis, Michael Robinson Chávez

TERNIVKA, Ukraine — It's still dark when the busload of miners arrives for the morning shift at this small city in eastern Ukraine's coal country. Among…

Environmental Peacebuilding: 2024 in Review

Jan 7, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

2024 was another big year for environmental peacebuilding!

 

Environmental peacebuilding is more relevant than ever.  Territory and natural resources drive conflict, the environment is a silent…

Syria: Project Development Officer, Amman

Jan 7, 2025 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43…

Yemen: Area Coordinator - Aden

Jan 7, 2025 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43…

Iraq: Gender-Based Violence & Protection Coordinator

Jan 7, 2025 | SEED Foundation

About SEED Foundation: SEED Foundation is a registered NGO in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. SEED’s mission is to protect, empower, and support the recovery of…

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Specialist

Jan 7, 2025 | International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. ICRC…

Kenya: Deputy Country Director and Head of Programs

Jan 7, 2025 | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by…