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Black Rain: The Health and Environmental Risks from Tehran’s Oil Fires

Mar 9, 2026 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

Overnight on the 7-8th of March, the Israeli-US war against Iran saw a significant escalation as Israel targeted Iran’s oil infrastructure. Israel reportedly attacked more…

Venezuela: Venezuela Legislature Approves Mining Law in Initial Vote

Mar 9, 2026
Reuters

Venezuela's ruling ‌party-controlled National Assembly on Monday approved a mining law expected to open the sector to private and foreign investment, the latest salvo in…

Water: Drinking Water Warning Issued for Millions as Iran War Threatens Supply

Mar 9, 2026 | Anna Skinner
Newsweek

Escalating conflict across the Middle East is placing drinking water at risk for millions, as missile and drone strikes encroach on the dense network of…

Bahrain/Iran: When Water Becomes A Weapon: Desalination Plants Under Attack

Mar 9, 2026
Fanack Water

Iran’s war with the United States and Israel has now pulled one of the Gulf’s most fragile lifelines into the firing line: desalination plants that…

DRC: DRC Orders Audit of China-backed Minerals-for-Infrastructure Deal

Mar 9, 2026
Ecofin Agency

The Democratic Republic of Congo has entered a new phase in the management of its infrastructure-for-minerals cooperation program with a group of Chinese companies. The…

Colombia: Climate Change May Push Colombia’s Cocoa Production Uphill

Mar 9, 2026 | Andrei Ionescu
Earth.com

Cocoa farming in Colombia may not disappear as the climate changes – but it may move. A new study suggests that by 2050, nearly 20…

Liberia: Broken Land Systems Risk Liberia's Future

Mar 9, 2026
New Dawn

Land disputes in Liberia have reached alarming levels, threatening not only the nation's social stability but also its economic development prospects. The failure to address…

Iran: Aliabouzar - Iranian Women Show What It Means to Be a Freedom Fighter

Mar 9, 2026 | Mitra Aliabouzar
MSN

Iranian women are among the most courageous freedom fighters of our time. No group has challenged the Islamic Republic more consistently and more systematically than…

Why Women Are Central to Resilient Food Systems

Mar 9, 2026 | Mcallejas
CIMMYT

As climate change, economic instability, and biodiversity loss place increasing pressure on global food systems, building resilience has become an urgent priority. But resilience is…

Afghanistan: 8 March: UN Says Gender Inequality Has Worsened in Informal Settlements

Mar 8, 2026 | Hasht e Subh
Hasht e Subh

According to UN-Habitat, rapid urban growth, displacement, and the return of migrants from neighboring countries have worsened gender inequality in informal settlements.

UN-Habitat program reported on…

Iran: Iran Oil Facilities Hit for First Time as War with US-Israel Enters Day 9

Mar 8, 2026
Al Jazeera

Thick smoke has filled the sky over Tehran after Israeli air strikes hit Iran’s oil facilities for the first time since the war started, killing…

Towards Safer Engagement with Women Peacebuilders

Mar 8, 2026 | Berghof Foundation
Berghof Foundation

This International Women’s Day, we highlight a vital but often overlooked connection: the link between women’s participation in peace processes and mental health and psychosocial…

Uganda: Women Are Leading Uganda’s Environmental Transformation - Are We Supporting Them Enough?

Mar 7, 2026 | Jeremiah Nyagah
The Independent

As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “Give to Gain”, we must look beyond celebration…

Liberia: Women’s Land Rights Are Not Favors, They Are Rights as NAWoLaR Officially Launched in Monrovia

Mar 6, 2026 | Francis G. Boayue
Front Page Africa

MONROVIA –The National Alliance for Women’s Land Rights (NAWoLaR) has been officially launched, signaling a unified national front to dismantle discriminatory practices that have long…

Middle East Conflict Carries Significant Environmental and Ecological Consequences for Small States Such as Ours

Mar 6, 2026 | Stabroek News

Escalating tensions involving the United States of America, Israel, and Iran may seem geographically distant from Guyana. Yet in an interconnected global system, war in…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan Halts Production Following Attack

Mar 6, 2026
Xinhua

The ministry of natural resources of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said Friday that a "terrorist attack" on an oil field in the region's Duhok province…

Liberia: Pres. Boakai Establishes Technical Committee to Enforce Decision in Nimba Land Dispute

Mar 6, 2026 | Roseline Gbessagee
Liberian Investigator

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr has issued Executive Order No 160 establishing a technical committee to oversee the enforcement and implementation of government decisions concerning…

The Climate Briefing: The Future of Climate Diplomacy 4: Laurence Tubiana

Mar 5, 2026 | Chris Aylett and Laurence Tubiana

What are the most important changes the Paris Agreement has brought about? How should the COP process evolve? And why does geoengineering need to be…

South Africa: Women Farmers in South Africa Pay the Cost of Broken Irrigation Systems – The Story of One Cooperative

Mar 5, 2026 | Khulekani T. Dlamini
The Conversation

The South African government makes a great deal of the fact that it supports women’s empowerment in agriculture.

But does it?

As an anthropologist, I’ve been engaged…

India: Supporting Women’s Leadership in Agrifood Systems in India

Mar 5, 2026 | Miranda Morgan and Meghajit Sharma Shijagurumayum
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Women are key actors in agrifood systems, playing leadership roles in agricultural cooperatives and producers’ organizations, large agribusinesses, and agrifood-related governmental and non-governmental institutions and…

As the Gulf Conflict Widens, So Does Its Environmental Footprint

Mar 4, 2026 | Daniel Cressey

On 28 February, the latest escalation between the US, Israel and Iran moved from threats to open strikes, plunging the Gulf region into crisis. Missiles…

Liberia: Land Commissioner Warns Lawmakers of Escalating National Crisis over Boundary, Ownership Disputes

Mar 4, 2026 | Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa

A senior official of the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has warned lawmakers that unresolved land disputes across the country could spiral into widespread conflict if…

Liberia: Senate Moves as Land Crises Escalateenate Moves as Land Crises Escalate

Mar 4, 2026 | J. Burgess Carter
Observer

The long-simmering land crisis in Liberia has returned to the national spotlight, with the Senate summoning key government institutions amid mounting tensions over double land…

Somalia: Sweden Continues Support for Somalia's State-Building and Climate Resilience

Mar 4, 2026
Facility for Talo and Leadership

Sweden will firmly maintain its strategic focus on state-building, economic development, and resilience in Somalia, according to the Ambassador of Sweden to Somalia, Hans Henric…

Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Launches Sapling Campaign to Boost Green Areas, Support Environment

Mar 4, 2026
Xinhua

The Afghan government's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has launched a sapling campaign to boost green areas and support the environment in the post-war…

Central African Republic: How Land Empowers Refugee Women and Builds Resilient Livelihoods in the Central African Republic

Mar 3, 2026 | Stella Fatime in Birao
UNHCR

At dawn, the communal field slowly comes to life in the Korsi neighbourhood of Birao in Vakaga, Central African Republic. Women arrive in small groups,…