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Indus Waters Treaty and the New Fault Line in South Asian Security
Sep 1, 2026
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Amina Jabbar
It is well known that water is the next potential source of conflict in the world where climate change, population increase and the shortage of…
Conflict and Climate: Double Threat Driving Great Lakes Displacement
Aug 31, 2026
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Institute for Security Studies
Climate hazards are compounding decades of conflict-driven displacement, while fragmented responses expose vulnerable communities to repeated crises.
Gas and Peace: Can Energy Trade Contain Egypt-Israel Conflict?
Aug 31, 2026
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Nourhan Hefzy
Can economic ties help contain conflict between Egypt and Israel, or do they simply postpone confrontation? Drawing on the German-Russian experience, the article examines how…
India/Pakistan: India Must Uphold Water-Sharing Treaty with Pakistan, International Court Says
Aug 31, 2026
Reuters
India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in…
South Sudan: Kiir Fires Deputy Justice Minister amid Abyei Map Controversy
Aug 31, 2026
Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Joseph Malek Arop, without giving a reason for his removal.
Afghanistan: Sanctions vs Resources: Taliban Seeks Legitimacy through Mining Deals
Aug 31, 2026
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Amy Rotman
Mining.com.au
Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says the country welcomes US involvement in mining, infrastructure, agriculture, and…
Afghanistan: Taliban Minister Says Mineral-Rich Afghanistan Open to US Investments in New Pitch for Bilateral Ties
Aug 31, 2026
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Arpan Rai
Independent
Relations between Afghanistan and US should not be assessed through the lens of the past 20 years of war, but rather on the basis of…
Syria: National WASH Sector Co-Coordinator - Damascus
Aug 31, 2026
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GOAL
Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian and development agency, committed to working with communities to achieve sustainable and innovative early response in crises,…
DRC: Environmental Health/WASH Coordinator
Aug 31, 2026
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated…
CAR: Lead Conservation Pilot, Northeastern Central African Republic
Aug 31, 2026
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit organization founded in 1895. Its mission is to preserve wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical problems,…
Yemen: Integrated Climate, Natural Resources, Climate-Smart Agriculture and Agroecology Assessment & Value Chain, Capacity Building and Barrier Analysis
Aug 31, 2026
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian organization that has been providing life-saving assistance and supporting vulnerable populations affected by conflict, disasters, and climate-related crises…
Rwanda: Regional Environmental and Social Safeguard Coordinator
Aug 31, 2026
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society is an international NGO headquartered at Bronx Zoo in New York City, USA, working to save wildlife and wildlands and to…
Kenya: End-of-Project Evaluation: Catalyzing Multilateral Development Banks Financing for Energy Access in Africa
Aug 31, 2026
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Christian Aid
For the past 3 years (2024-2026) Christian Aid with support from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has been implementing a project whose goal is to inform…
Lebanon: Strategic Advisory and Coordination Expert – Ministry of Environment
Aug 31, 2026
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UN Development Programme
For over six years, Lebanon has been facing a prolonged economic, financial, and social crisis. The country experienced multiple shocks, including economic and financial collapse,…
India/Pakistan: Political Disputes Must Not Affect Indus Treaty: Experts
Aug 30, 2026
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Anwar Iqbal
Dawn
Pakistan should not allow political and security disputes to become a justification for departing from the Indus Waters Treaty, participants at a policy dialogue in…
Climate Change as a Security Threat: Climate Risks into Defence Policy
Aug 29, 2026
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Laiba Awan
Canada has increasingly integrated climate change into its defence strategy, recognizing it as a threat multiplier affecting military readiness, infrastructure resilience, Arctic security, and operational…
How the ‘Climate Table’ Is the New Peace Table
Aug 29, 2026
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Hafed Al-Ghwell
The choice is becoming clearer at every drying well; climate governance will either reinforce legitimate institutions, or armed groups will govern the scarcity for captive…
Climate Change: Can the Business of Climate Security Drive Peace in the Middle East?
Aug 28, 2026
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David Lyons
Pioneers Post
EcoPeace Middle East aims to deliver stability to the region through private investment in climate security projects, but the organisation's directors believe impact investors are…
South Sudan: At Least 49 People Killed in Armed Cattle Raid in South Sudan
Aug 28, 2026
Reuters
At least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded in South Sudan after armed cattle raiders from Unity State in the country's north attacked a…
Water Scarcity in the Colorado River Basin: A National Security Assessment
Aug 27, 2026
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Small Wars Journal
The Colorado River system provides water to around 40 million people and supplies 5 million acres of farmland in the American southwest. But it’s been…
Iraq: Iraq Moves to Buy Air Defense for Oil Fields
Aug 27, 2026
Kurdistan24
Iraq's Defense Ministry says funding is secured for advanced air defense systems to protect oil fields and sensitive areas from missile and drone threats.
Liberia: ‘They Will Do It Legally or Illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s Cocoa Boom
Aug 26, 2026
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Ashoka Mukpo
Mongabay
As editor-in-chief of news outlet The DayLight, Giahyue has guided extensive coverage of environmental issues in Liberia. He was an integral member of a Mongabay…
Liberia: EU’s Deforestation Rule Could Derail Liberia’s Cocoa Trade
Aug 25, 2026
Mongabay
In Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county, deforestation for cocoa has soared since 2020, pushing the region’s cocoa trade into an uncertain future. The EU is Liberia’s…
GEF SGP CSO Challenge Program
Aug 25, 2026
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Global Environment Facility and International Union for Conservation of Nature
Supported by IUCN and GEF, this program helps civil society organizations scale and replicate innovative conservation solutions that deliver global benefits for people and the…
Request for Research Proposals: Environmental Conflict, Environmental Peacebuilding
Aug 25, 2026
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Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Environmental peacebuilding approaches examine the ways in which environmental factors and common resources can bring communities affected by violence together, thereby breaking cycles of conflict.
This…
Climate Finance and Afghanistan: A Question of Whether, Not How
Aug 24, 2026
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Assem Mayar
Every discussion of climate finance in Afghanistan eventually collides with a question that is rarely asked out loud: should this country receive climate finance at…
Philippines: DENR: Climate Resilience Should Be Part of ASEAN Security Agenda
Aug 24, 2026
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Marita Moaje
Philippine News Agency
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has emphasized the need to treat climate resilience as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Cash Assistance Is Rebuilding Lives and Supporting Resilience against Future Extremes
Aug 24, 2026
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Months after flash floods swept through northern Afghanistan, the Afghan Red Crescent Society and IFRC are helping families recover through cash assistance that restores dignity,…
Afghanistan: Nearly 72,000 Carats of Panjshir Emeralds Sold This Year
Aug 23, 2026
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Bibi Amina Hakimi
TOLOnews
Panjshir emerald is one of Afghanistan’s best-known gemstones, and its extraction has become a source of income and employment in the province in recent years.…
Water: Where Water Conflicts Pose the Biggest Threat in 2026
Aug 23, 2026
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Amr Alkazaz
Al Jazeera
The sharp rise in water-related conflicts in recent years is in focus as the World Water Week conference begins on Sunday in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm,…