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Afghanistan: Mes Aynak Contract Must Be Reviewed, Work Begun: Prime Minister
Apr 26, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Islamic Emirate, at a cabinet meeting ordered the Economic Commission to remove the obstacles for work…
China/Iraq: China Aligning with Militia Groups in Iraq to Secure Oil Industry: Report
Apr 26, 2022
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Asian News International
China is exploiting the security vacuum in Iraq that was created after US’s withdrawal from the West Asian country, with its companies aligning with militia…
The Environmental Legacy of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Will Take Years to Clean Up
Apr 25, 2022
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Karen Graham
Russia’s war in Ukraine is poisoning the soil, water, and the air, with environmental-health experts saying pollutants released by the continuing assault could take years…
Open Online Course on Gender and Environment
Apr 25, 2022
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UN CC: Learn
Do you want to find out why promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment can help deliver better environmental outcomes, and to figure out how you…
The Role of the Environmental War Crime in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Apr 25, 2022
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Elliot Winter
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its third month. However, in the background, there is another victim of the invasion: the environment.
As with most crimes,…
Afghanistan: Taliban Gov’t to Maximize Use of Natural Resources in Energy Production
Apr 25, 2022
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Arif Ahmadi, Khaama Press
In an effort to maximize the use of country’s raw materials, the Taliban government attempts to increase its energy production from coals in industrial operations…
Afghanistan: Islamic Emirate Orders Increase of Coal-Fueled Energy Production
Apr 25, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The first Deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, ordered relevant departments to facilitate the production of energy from coal. Chairing the economic commission, Mullah…
Afghanistan: Continuity through Conflict: Disaster Risk Reduction in Afghanistan
Apr 24, 2022
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Aga Khan Agency for Habitat
The mountainous environment, geographic isolation, dependence on agriculture and impact of climate change all contribute to making residents in many parts of Afghanistan highly vulnerable…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing Announce New Journal "Environment and Security"
Apr 22, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE Publishing are partnering to launch a new peer-reviewed journal, Environment and Security – the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated…
Potential Of Water Wars And Conflicts – OpEd
Apr 22, 2022
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Patial RC
Water conflicts may soon become the main source of discord between nations replacing the ongoing boundary disputes and discords. Likely conflicts of water leading to wars may…
Climate Change: Could National Security Be Impacted by the Effects of Climate Change?
Apr 22, 2022
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Chris Conte, News Channel 5 Nashville
As sea levels continue to rise and more intense storms continue to cause widespread damage across the United States, experts say climate change is likely…
Iran/Iraq: Iraq Filing Lawsuit against Iran over Water
Apr 22, 2022
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Iran International
Iraq says it is filing an international lawsuit against Iran over allegedly diverting water that previously flowed into Iraq. According to the Saudi government-owned al-Arabiya…
Myanmar: Convicted German Timber Trader Investigated by EIA Is Raided for Dealing in Illegal Myanmar Teak
Apr 22, 2022
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Environmental Investigation Agency
Working with information supplied by EIA’s Forests team, German police and customs have raided the private villa of timber trader Stefan Bührich and the grounds…
Climate Change: New Accessible Mapping Tool Helps Identify Hotspots of Climate, Conflict Stresses
Apr 22, 2022
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UN Environment Programme
New Pentagon Inspector General Report on Climate Resilience in the Arctic: Key Takeaways
Apr 21, 2022
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Erin Sikorsky
Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) released a new report evaluating the climate resilience of US military bases in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic…
Climate May Not Directly Drive Conflict but It’s Critical for Building Peace
Apr 21, 2022
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Grazia Pacillo, Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Elisabeth Gilmore, Peter Läderach, and Tanaya Dutta Gupta
Climate change isn’t a direct driver of conflict. Most scientists agree on this and it’s reflected in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II…
“Climate Greatest Threat to Australia’s Security,” Ex-Defence Chief Says
Apr 21, 2022
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Michael Mazengarb
National security experts have called on Australian voters to use the federal election to support candidates that back strong action on climate change, saying Australia…
Climate Change: Army Must Prepare Installations for Climate Change
Apr 21, 2022
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Association of the United States Army
As climate change continues to impact many aspects of modern life, the Army must prepare for its effects on installations and operations, a panel of…
Iraq: Iraq's Water Reserves 'Down 50 Percent': Official
Apr 21, 2022
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Alannah Travers, Rudaw
A senior adviser at the Iraqi water resources ministry warned on Thursday that the country’s water reserves have decreased by half since last year, due…
Ukraine: Ukrainian Environmentalists Tracking Possible Russian Eco Crimes
Apr 21, 2022
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Katie Nicholson and Waqas Chughtai, CBC News
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered millions of lives, but environmental activists also worry the ecological damage to their country will be irreversible.
Colombia/Nicaragua: Colombia Must Stop Activities in Nicaraguan Maritime Zone, Says UN Court
Apr 21, 2022
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Deutsche Welle
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Colombia to "immediately cease" patrolling and interfering with fishing in parts of the Caribbean within Nicaragua's exclusive…
Colombia: Colombia Judge Orders Suspension of Fracking Pilot Project
Apr 21, 2022
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
A judge in the Colombian city of Barrancabermeja on Thursday suspended an environmental license granted to a hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - pilot project,…
Liberia: Lawmakers Back Reform in Forest Management Law
Apr 20, 2022
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Trokon A. Freeman, FrontPage Africa
Members of the House of Representatives and Liberian Senate committees on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have declared their support to a draft legislation seeking reform…
Integrating Climate Change into the US Global Fragility Strategy: A New “Prologue”
Apr 19, 2022
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Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell
In early April, the Biden Administration released a “prologue” to the US Global Fragility Strategy, also known as the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote…
Ukraine: War in Ukraine Poses Environmental Risk Now and in the Future, Advocates Say
Apr 19, 2022
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Vanessa Montalbano and Maxine Joselow, Washington Post
As Russian forces bombard communities across Ukraine, the nation’s once-vibrant ecosystems are becoming scorched and scarred, rewinding decades of conservation work, according to Ukrainian climate…
Liberia: Women's Land Rights Awareness Campaign Bears Fruits
Apr 19, 2022
Adah Johnson,* 56, from Flumpa, Nimba County in north-eastern Liberia is a beneficiary of the continued awareness sessions on the rights of women to land…
Ukraine: The Plan to Rebuild a Green Ukraine
Apr 19, 2022
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Karl Mathiesen, Politico
Ukraine should be rebuilt as a clean powerhouse that spurs the EU's Green Deal, according to the head of the Ukrainian parliament’s climate subcommittee.
Sierra Leone: Coated in Hope and Penury: The Story of Sierra Leone’s Artisan Miners
Apr 19, 2022
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Peter Yeung, Al Jazeera
By late morning in Seidu, a remote village in the Koidu area of eastern Sierra Leone, the cracks, scrapes and thuds of metal shovels being…
Afghanistan: Strawberry Fields Could Supplant Afghanistan's Poppies, Forever
Apr 18, 2022
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Xinhua
Afghanistan's Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul provinces have always been close to the heart of the world's opium, and later heroin, trade. Poppy cultivation has been…
Jordan: Call for Research - Climate Justice: Bridging the Gaps Between Governments and Civil Society
Apr 17, 2022
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American Friends Services Committee
American Friends Services Committee (AFSC) was founded in 1917 during World War I. In accordance with their Quaker faith, AFSC promotes lasting peace with justice,…