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Blood Money and Diamonds
Jun 13, 2013
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Farakh A. Khan
Slavery was banned in early 19th century but different forms of slavery continued. Globalisation made slavery a commonplace practice where people in the developed and…
Nurturing Wildlife in War-Torn Afghanistan
Dec 2, 2011
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Rachael Nuwer
When Wildlife Conservation Society scientists talk about their work in Afghanistan, they typically draw puzzled reactions. “Wildlife conservation in Afghanistan?”
Given the enormity of the country’s…
The American Military is Creating an Environmental Disaster in Afghanistan
Apr 25, 2010
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Matthew Nasuti
The American military presence in Afghanistan consists of fleets of aircraft, helicopters, armored vehicles, weapons, equipment, troops and facilities. Since 2001, they have generated millions…
The American Military is Creating an Environmental Disaster in Afghanistan
Apr 25, 2010
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Matthew Nasuti
The American military presence in Afghanistan consists of fleets of aircraft, helicopters, armored vehicles, weapons, equipment, troops and facilities. Since 2001, they have generated millions…
Sachs: Poverty Alleviation Route to Security
Jan 19, 2007
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Wilson Center
Urging a better understanding of the roots of instability, Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs on Wednesday said that fighting poverty will provide security benefits to…
Fiji: Indigenous Women Defend Community and Environment
Feb 20, 2006
In September of 2005, women from rural and urban areas throughout the Macuata Province, Fiji, met to create a strategic, ten-year sustainable development plan. The…
War Relief for the Environment
Jul 31, 1991
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Paul Shrivastava
Human suffering and political confusion have dominated postwar news in the persian gulf. But now, a year after Iraq invaded Kuwait, the war's most enduring…
Afghanistan: Investment in Solar Energy Production in Afghanistan
Bakhatar News Agency
Three companies, two from Iran and one from Afghanistan, have expressed their keen interest in investing in solar energy production within the country. Officials from…
Why Gender Matters in Climate Security - And What Policy Makers Can Do About It
Emma Hakala and Esther Hodges
In October 2025, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 - the foundational resolution for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda - turns 25.…
Close the Gender Gap in Climate Change. Five Ways To Do It
Vilas Dhar, Tara Chklovski, and Yolanda Botti-Lodovico
With each breath they take, residents of Delhi endure the dark and dense smog resulting from crop burning. Even though these practices pollute the air and…
Why Addressing the Climate Crisis Can Help Build More Sustainable Peace
Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Thirty years of research underlies the realization that climate change poses substantial national, international and human security risks, but analysts have only recently shifted their…
Myths About Food Security and Water
Eckart Woertz
Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali famously warned in 1988 that the next war in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) would be over water—not…
What Has Happened to Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements?
Agathe Christien
The world seemed to be making slow but steady progress on the inclusion of gender sensitive provisions in peace agreements. References to women and gender had…
Responsibility to Prepare
https://climateandsecurity.org/responsibilitytoprepare/
The 21st Century will be defined by unprecedented risks and unprecedented foresight. International security institutions and governments have a “Responsibility to Prepare” for this future.
Day 9: Feminism and Food Sovereignty
Pamela Elisa Caro Molina
Food sovereignty offers opportunities to advance women’s rights within the food system, but we must also work to restore gender relations within rural families and…
Deforestation in Post-Conflict Colombia
Juan Vargas
Economists on Peace contributor, Juan Vargas, on the surprising environmental outcomes that followed the FARC peace agreement.
Sometimes the Label of "Conflict Minerals" Simply Shouldn't Apply
International Council on Mining and Metals
The mining and metals sector attracts a great deal of attention from policy makers, think tanks, academics, non-governmental organisations and organisations such as ICMM. So…
Kirkuk and the Kurdish Referendum
Yasar Yakis
After the announcement of the date for Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum, the debate has shifted to the provinces it will cover. Kurds claim Kirkuk is…
Climate, Conflict, and Refugees: Examining the Impact of Environmental Change on Human Security
Arundhati Ponnapa
“There’s a long list of crises that can have a natural resource base,” said Anne C. Richard, former assistant secretary of state for population, refugees,…
New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic
Kasper Agger
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by renewed violence this week with 36 people killed and 42,575 displaced persons over the last few days. A new report from…