International
Afghanistan: Taliban: More Than 900 Square Kilometers of Afghanistan Contaminated by Unexploded Ordnance
Nov 8, 2026
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Mohammad Farhaad
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The Taliban’s Disaster Management Preparedness Authority has announced that 901 square kilometres of Afghanistan’s territory are contaminated with unexploded ordnance. A spokesperson for the Taliban…
Afghanistan: Kabul Water Crisis: Residents Say Wells Are Drying up and Water Costs Are Rising
Nov 8, 2026
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Mohammad Farhaad
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
A number of residents of Kabul city have expressed concern over the decline in groundwater levels and the worsening water shortage crisis in the city.…
War-Related Environmental Destruction Threatens Future Generations: CM
Nov 7, 2026
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Salis bin Perwaiz
The News
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has warned that environmental destruction caused by wars and armed conflicts does not remain confined to the countries…
Iraq: Iraq Warned of Lasting Environmental Damage from Armed Conflicts
Nov 7, 2026
BasNews
Iraq’s Strategic Center for Human Rights has warned that armed conflicts continue to pose serious environmental threats, particularly through pollution caused by war remnants, landmines…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Has Potential to Generate over 220 GW of Solar Power
Nov 6, 2026
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat
Pajhwok Afghan News
Afghanistan has the potential to generate more than 220 gigawatts (GW) of solar power but currently imports over 80 percent of its electricity requirements, spending…
Afghanistan/Mali/Ethiopia: Lessons in Implementing MHEWS in Fragile, Conflict- and Violence-Affected Contexts
Nov 6, 2026
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative
Experience from Afghanistan, Mali, the Somali region of Ethiopia and the multi-country Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) research programme demonstrates…
November 6, 2026 — International Day for the Protection of the Environment in Times of War: History and Significance
Nov 6, 2026
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Єлизавета Баздирєва
ua.news
The International Day to Prevent the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict was established by the UN General Assembly on November 5,…
Climate Security: How Can Adaptation Programmes Catch Conflict Risks Early?
Nov 5, 2026
CGIAR
The Climate Security Sensitivity Tool (CSST) helps programme teams compare local conflict risks with their adaptation plans, and field testing in Ghana and Mali shows…
Afghanistan: UN Reports Progress in Afghanistan Land Clearance amid Unexploded Ordnance Threat
Nov 5, 2026
Ariana News Agency
The UN’s special trust fund for Afghanistan disclosed that over 72,000 square meters have been cleared of explosives and unexploded munitions in the provinces of…
Liberia: Liberia’s $30 Billion Natural Capital Strategy Faces Test over Forest Rights and Community Benefits
Nov 5, 2026
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Rose Nganga
Africa Sustainability Matters
Liberia is pursuing a natural capital strategy aimed at unlocking more than $30 billion from its forests, biodiversity, rivers, mangroves and coastline, seeking to expand…
Iraq: Iraq’s Budget Deficit Surges 346% as Oil Revenues Slump
Nov 5, 2026
Arab News
The deterioration comes as disruptions to oil production and shipments linked to the conflict in the Middle East add to pressure on the country’s fiscal…
Colombia: Scaling Zero-Deforestation Monitoring for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains
Nov 4, 2026
CGIAR
By combining standardized verification tools, inclusive training, and public–private collaboration, CGIAR and its partners are helping Colombia strengthen agricultural traceability and create the conditions for…
Afghanistan: Opium Is Back in Afghanistan
Nov 4, 2026
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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Diplomat
The much-hailed ban on drugs by the Taliban since April 2022 notwithstanding, opium production in Afghanistan is again on the rise. The latest findings of…
Water Wars: UNICEF Warns That Attacks on Water in War Zones Have Tripled
Nov 4, 2026
Demócrata
UNICEF denounces that attacks on water supply in conflict zones have tripled, worsening diseases and childhood malnutrition worldwide.
Afghanistan: Int’l Organisations to Align Future Aid with Afghanistan’s Environmental Priorities
Nov 3, 2026
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Hijratullah Kakar
Pajhwok Afghan News
The National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) has shared its priorities with donor organisations and international institutions, whose representatives have pledged to align their future assistance…
Afghanistan: Taliban-Run Mining in Ghor: Residents Say “We Get No Share of the Benefits”
Nov 3, 2026
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Mohammad Farhaad
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents of the Chaharrah area in Tulak district of Ghor province have complained that unemployed local youths are not being hired in the extraction of…
DRC: Congo Seizes Copper, Cobalt in Illegal Mining Crackdown
Nov 3, 2026
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Cecilia Jamasmie
Mining.com
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered an investigation into suspected illegal mining after authorities seized thousands of tons of copper and cobalt in a…
DRC: The Congo as a Site of Capital Accumulation: Erik Prince and the Privatization of War
Nov 3, 2026
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Kribsoo Diallo
Progressive International
Erik Prince's Vectus Global has embedded itself in the DRC's mining heartland and serves U.S. imperial and corporate interests in critical minerals and violates the…
Liberia: Leiti Scores 93 Percent in Nat'l Integrity Index Assessment
Nov 3, 2026
Observer
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has scored 93 percent in Phase One of the Governance Commission's National Integrity Index (NII) pilot assessment, placing…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt and Sudan Consider Compensation over Ethiopia's Nile Dam
Nov 2, 2026
Sada Elbalad English
A new water agreement between Egypt and Sudan has opened a wider chapter in the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with both…
Food Security/Livelihoods: New Index Tracks Countries’ Vulnerability to Conflict between Large and Small-Scale Fishers
Nov 2, 2026
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Edward Carver
Mongabay
Competition between small-scale fishers and industrial vessels can threaten food security and livelihoods in coastal communities, especially in the Global South. A new study looks…
Sudan: RSF Drone Strikes Set Oil Facilities Ablaze in Eastern Sudan
Nov 1, 2026
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Ulviyya Poladova
AzerNews
Drones belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have attacked an oil pumping station and an energy infrastructure facility in the city of Haya,…
DRC: Hunger Deepens for Millions amid Conflict, Ebola and Climate Shocks
Oct 30, 2026
United Nations
More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to…
Russia/South Sudan: SSPLM Leader Condemns South Sudan-Russia Oil Deal, Calls It Illegal
Oct 30, 2026
Radio Tamazuj
The chairman of the opposition South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SSPLM), Dr. Deng Bol Aruai Bol, has strongly condemned the preliminary arrangement announced by the…
Afghanistan: UNDP Plans to Establish 75 Solar-Powered Greenhouses in Five Provinces in Afghanistan
Oct 29, 2026
Salam Watandar
The United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan plans to establish 75 solar-powered greenhouses in the country. According to UNDP, the greenhouses aim to support vulnerable…
DRC/Rwanda/United States: US Sanctions Rwanda's Defence Ministry over DR Congo Conflict
Oct 29, 2026
BBC
The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda's defence ministry over its alleged support for the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's 1st Mining Expo Aims to Attract Investment, Tap Mineral Wealth
Oct 29, 2026
Xinhua
Afghanistan marked a strategic milestone this week with the opening of its first specialized mining exhibition, a platform designed to spotlight the nation's substantial mineral…
Afghanistan: Afghan Farmers Pushed to Opium Farming to Make a Living [Video]
Oct 29, 2026
Al Jazeera
Farmers in Afghanistan say they’re being pushed into poppy seed cultivation to make a living despite a ban, as the economic situation and drought worsens.…
Conservation, Peace and Rights Urged at COP17 Biodiversity Briefing
Oct 28, 2026
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Sohanur Rahman
Climate Watch
Conflict and insecurity are undermining efforts to protect biodiversity, speakers at a COP17 press briefing in Yerevan said, calling for conservation approaches that support peace…
Ghana: Let’s Integrate Climate Risk Issues into National Security Policy — Dr. Agyeman-Rawlings
Oct 28, 2026
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Francisca Eshun
Graphic
The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for climate risk to be integrated into national security and district development plans…