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National Security Depends on Climate and Nature - the UK Government Must Act Like It
Aug 12, 2026
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Tanya Steele
The test for Andy Burnham is not whether the UK can afford to prioritise climate and nature, but whether Britain can afford a 10-year plan…
Uganda: Ugandan MPs Call for Stronger Action on Insecurity and Land Grabbing
Aug 12, 2026
Devdiscourse
Ugandan lawmakers have called on the government to tackle security concerns ranging from land grabbing to petty theft and the movement of potentially dangerous individuals…
Cote d'Ivoire: Land Dispute-Related Violence Kills 6 in Southern Cote d'Ivoire
Aug 12, 2026
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Zhang Jian
Xinhua
Violence linked to a land dispute in Kossandji village, located in the Alepe Department in southern Cote d'Ivoire, has left six people dead, including two…
Liberia: Cacao Plantations in Liberia Encroach into Proposed Kwa national Park
Aug 12, 2026
Mongabay
A cocoa boom in southeast Liberia is wiping out native forests and encroaching into a proposed national park. The would-be Kwa National Park, a dense…
Taliban Mining Economy: An Insurgent Way of Doing Business
Aug 11, 2026
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Sadia Sulaiman
Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have centralized control over Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar mineral wealth, treating it as a primary revenue source rather than…
Climate Change: Climate Change Identified as Major Threat to Security, Livelihood in Niger Delta
Aug 11, 2026
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Lovina Anthony
Daily Post
Stakeholders in the environmental sector have identified climate change as a major threat to economic livelihood and security in the Niger Delta. The assertion was…
South Sudan: New Approach to Solving Cattle Migration Conflict Brings Hope to Central Equatorian Communities
Aug 11, 2026
UN Mission in South Sudan
Born in Darfur as member of the Fallata tribe, widely known as a sub-branch of the greater Ambororo cattle keeper community from West and Central…
Nigeria: Mercy Corps Strengthens Peacebuilding Efforts for Women, Youths in Katsina Communities
Aug 11, 2026
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Faith Awa
Business Day
Women and youth from four Local Government Areas of Katsina State have begun a four-day training aimed at strengthening their capacity to prevent conflicts, resolve…
Afghanistan/Iran: Securing Water Rights from Afghanistan Is Strategic Priority, Says Iran
Aug 10, 2026
Afghanistan International
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says Tehran’s water rights remain a top priority and a constant, vital and strategic issue in relations with the…
Myanmar: At Least 30,000 Affected by Myanmar Floods as Conflict, Crop Losses Threaten Food Security
Aug 10, 2026
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Leong Wai Kit and Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia
At least 30,000 residents in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region are grappling with severe flooding as armed conflict, fuel shortages and crop losses deepen threats to livelihoods…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Gold Rush Upends Lives and Landscapes
Aug 9, 2026
France 24
In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.
“Gold Rush” in Afghanistan: Taliban Mining Booms in Badakhshan. Jobs & Gold for Some, Ruined Land for Others
Aug 9, 2026
Agence France-Presse
In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed.
Libya: Nearly half of Libyan households drink water contaminated with dangerous bacteria
Aug 8, 2026
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The Libya Observer
The Libya Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2024–2025, issued by the Bureau of Statistics and Census in cooperation with UNICEF, revealed the presence of E.…
Addressing NATO’s Arctic Intelligence Gap: Indigenous-Led Environmental Monitoring
Aug 8, 2026
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Olly Griesbach
The warming Arctic is one of the greatest sources of vulnerability for Canadian security and defence, and yet the communities best positioned to generate the…
Environmental Cooperation Turns Shared Resources into Channels for Dialogue
Aug 8, 2026
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Global Society
Shared natural resources can force divided communities into the same practical conversation. A river carries pollution across a border, livestock follow seasonal pasture, wildlife moves between…
Lebanon/UK/USA: Senior Specialist, Climate Health & WASH
Aug 7, 2026
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International Rescue Committee
The Senior Specialist for Climate Health and WASH is the organization’s focal point for Climate Resilient WASH (CR-WASH) and Climate Sensitive Infectious Disease Prevention within…
Behind the Ceuta Surge: Q&A with Peter Schwartzstein and Dimitrios Kantemnidis
Aug 7, 2026
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Lauren Herzer Risi
Last week, an estimated 60,000 Moroccans crossed the border into Ceuta, a Spanish city located in North Africa. The surge left more than 80 people…
Protecting Women Environmental Defenders: Lessons from Colombia
Aug 6, 2026
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Juanita Serrano Zapata
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
For women environmental defenders, protecting the environment is inseparable from peacebuilding, protecting human rights, and territorial survival. In Colombia, where I am from, women environmental…
Vanuatu: Gender Climate Infrastructure Consultant
Aug 6, 2026
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International Organization for Migration
ReliefWeb
Introduction
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with…
The Arctic in a Changing World: Climate, Security and Ethics of Global Governance – Analysis
Aug 6, 2026
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K.M. Seethi
The Arctic is rapidly becoming one of the principal arenas of twenty-first century geopolitical competition. The retreat of sea ice, driven by accelerating climate change,…
Minerals Must Benefit Countries, Communities, Not Finance Criminals, Conflict
Aug 6, 2026
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UN Economic Commission for Africa
Countries and communities, especially in resource-rich Africa, must benefit most from the minerals in their own backyards, speakers affirmed today at a Security Council debate…
Climate Change: Climate Crisis Fuelling Insecurity, Conflict In Niger Delta – PIND Warns
Aug 6, 2026
Niger Delta Today
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has raised the alarm that worsening climate change is rapidly emerging as a major driver of…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Climate Crisis Is Deepening Humanitarian Needs, Says IOM
Aug 6, 2026
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Afghanistan International
The International Organization for Migration has warned that climate-related disasters in Afghanistan have driven humanitarian needs to unprecedented levels.
Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Begin Border Village Swap as 30-Year Dispute Nears End
Aug 6, 2026
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Heejeong Yang
Korea Post
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun practical procedures to exchange land along their shared border under an agreement signed in 2022. The move is being seen…
Sudan/South Sudan: How Smuggled Sudanese Gold Is Laundered through South Sudan to Dubai
Aug 6, 2026
Sudan Tribune
The trader told Sudan Tribune that the flow of Sudanese gold across land borders has not stopped. Truckloads and motorcycle shipments arrive continually through unmonitored…
“Neither Climate Impacts nor Conflict Just 'Happen’”: Insights from an Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop
Aug 4, 2026
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Juliane Schillinger and Tom Ansell
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Blog Bliss
In this blog, Juliane Schillinger (Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and Board Member at the Environmental Peacebuilding Association) and Tom Ansell (The Hague Humanitarian…
A Cold Peace with Jordan Isn’t Enough
Aug 4, 2026
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Gidon Bromberg
The Iran war proved that cooperation with Jordan is key to Israel's security. The next government should deepen ties through water, infrastructure and shared regional…
Ukraine: Water System Infrastructure (WASH) Advisor
Aug 4, 2026
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Medair
Due to the war in Ukraine, Medair responds to vast WASH needs particularly in eastern Ukraine. Medair responds to these needs through rural and sub-urban…
Somalia: Learning and Adaptive Management Consultancy for Advancing Adaptation through Resilient Mobility and Natural Capital (AARAN) Project
Aug 4, 2026
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS) is a Consortium of national and international organizations – Action Against Hunger (ACF), Concern Worldwide (Concern), GREDO, the International…
Libya: WASH Programme Coordinator
Aug 3, 2026
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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is an Italian secular and independent humanitarian organisation fighting against all forms of poverty to improve the world. Founded in 1965, today…