International
Myanmar: How CERF-Supported Solar Power Is Transforming Life and Dignity in Myanmar’s Dry Zone
Jan 28, 2026
UN Children's Fund and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UNICEF, through critical funding from the OCHA-managed UN Global Emergency Fund (CERF), helped install a fully solar-powered water system bringing clean, reliable water directly to…
Liberia: Green Guard Eco Solutions Promises Carbon Capture, Renewable Energy Production, Jobs and Regional Leadership
Jan 28, 2026
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Jaheim T. Tumu
FrontPage Africa
Green Guard Eco-Solution and the Philippines-based Alterna Verde Cooperation have projected Liberia as a regional hub for waste-to-energy innovation, climate mitigation, and sustainable livelihoods when…
India: Securing Animals' Food Sources Reduces Conflict with Humans
Jan 26, 2026
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Aditya Pandey and Sudeshna Chowdhury
In India’s north‑eastern state of Assam, growing human‑elephant conflict is revealing how fragile food security and shrinking habitats affect both people and wildlife. As forests…
Liberia: Forest Keepers in Lofa Await Conservation Benefits
Jan 26, 2026
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
FrontPage Africa
As former hunters, townsmen now serve as forest guards for a REDD+ project protecting the Wonegizi forest from logging, farming, and poaching. Partnering with the…
Afghanistan: Kabul on the Brink of Collapse: The Ground beneath Millions Is Sinking
Jan 26, 2026
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Kazim Homayoun
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Imagine a city of more than six million people where the ground beneath their feet sinks a little more each day. Kabul, the capital of…
Afghanistan: Long-Awaited First Snowfall Brings Relief to Water-Scarce Kabul
Jan 23, 2026
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Aysha Safi
Agence France-Presse
Snow usually comes to the Afghan capital in December, but its six million inhabitants are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, which has brought…
Nigeria: Ranching as a Path to Ending Herder–Farmer Conflicts
Jan 23, 2026
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Humaid Rabiu Shehu
PRNigeria
For decades, the farmers–herders conflict has ranked among Nigeria’s most persistent and destabilising internal security challenges. What began as seasonal disputes over land and water…
Myanmar: AA Discovers 78 Landmines over Two Days While Clearing Mines in Maungdaw
Jan 23, 2026
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Maung Sar Ga
Narinjara News
The Arakan Army (AA) has uncovered 78 landmines within a two-day mine clearance mission in Maungdaw Township, located on the western border of Rakhine State.
The…
Mali/Mauritania/Senegal: Senegal, Mali, Mauritania Launch $7M Cross-Border Water Project for Peace
Jan 22, 2026
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Lydie Mobio
Ecofin Agency
Senegal, Mali, and Mauritania have launched a cross-border project aimed at making sustainable water management a strategic tool for cooperation, peace, and climate resilience in…
DRC: DRC Offers US Access to Its Most Valuable Minerals
Jan 21, 2026
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Bashir Mbuthia
Eastleigh Voice
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has submitted a shortlist of state-owned mining assets to the United States for potential investment, giving Washington direct access…
Nature Loss Is a National Security Risk, Intelligence Group Warns
Jan 21, 2026
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Mark Poynting
BBC
The decline in the health of nature around the world poses a threat to the UK's security and prosperity, an intelligence committee has concluded in…
Syria: Syria’s Energy Sector Set to Get a Boost after Kurdish Oilfield Takeover
Jan 21, 2026
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Fareed Rahman
The National
The takeover of major oilfields by the Syrian government from Kurdish forces is expected to help Damascus boost its oil revenue and reduce imports. The…
Iraq: How Iraq’s Oil Sector Is Emerging as Battleground for Russia, US
Jan 21, 2026
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Mohanad Faris
Amwaj.media
Upending dynamics in Iraq’s energy sector, Baghdad has announced that it is nationalizing the West Qurna-2 oil field following the exit of the site’s Russian…
Water: Humanity Is Running out of Water and It Could Mean War, UN Warns
Jan 21, 2026
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Adam Vidler
9NEWS
Every human life, household, and community on the planet is sustained by water - to bathe, to grow food, and of course, to drink. And…
Afghanistan: Taliban Detain Protesters over Gold Mining Dispute in Takhar
Jan 21, 2026
Amu TV
Taliban intelligence forces have begun detaining protesters in Chah Ab district in northeastern province of Takhar, following weeks of unrest linked to gold mining activities,…
Iraq: “Ecocide” in Iraq: Oil Expansion Threatens to Remove Hawizeh Marsh from the UNESCO List
Jan 20, 2026
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Haydar Al-Saadi, Hala Nasreddine, and Yann Philippin
Daraj
This investigation reveals that four oil and gas licenses in Iraq overlap with about 400 km² of land within roughly seven protected areas, most prominently…
Syria: Syria’s War-Ravaged Oil Sector Faces Tough Road to Recovery, Analysts Say
Jan 20, 2026
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John Power
Al Jazeera
The Syrian government’s takeover of key oil and gas fields from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country’s northeast has raised hopes for…
Afghanistan: The Unseen Drought: How Widespread Female Illiteracy Threatens Water Conservation
Jan 20, 2026
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Numan Rahim
Khaama Press
Female illiteracy in Afghanistan undermines water conservation, leaving millions at risk as households struggle with scarcity, poor hygiene, and inefficient water use practices.
While global water…
Israel/Palestine: From Ruins to Renewal: Gaza's Farmers Seek to Restore Harvests after Conflict
Jan 19, 2026
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Maxime Le Lijour
World Food Programme
Over 100 days into the ceasefire, WFP has significantly expanded operations and helped to push back famine - even as farmers like Isa Shamallah slowly…
Afghanistan: Around 2.8 Million Afghan Refugees Returned; Thousands of Jeribs of Land Distributed to Them
Jan 18, 2026
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Nasrat Sarwari
Radio Omid
Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, has stated that approximately 2.8 million Afghan refugees have been forcibly returned over the past…
Syria: Syrian Army Seizes Country's Largest Oil Field from Kurdish Forces
Jan 18, 2026
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Henri Astier
BBC
Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country's largest oilfield. The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under army control…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Heroin Boom Years Ended with US Military Exit, UN Report Shows
Jan 17, 2026
bne IntelliNews
Opium production in Afghanistan boomed during the two decades in which largely US forces propped up a Washington-approved government – but it has collapsed since…
Afghanistan: UN Warns of Triple Crisis in Afghanistan: Drought, Migrant Return and Funding Shortfalls
Jan 17, 2026
Ariana News
The United Nations has raised an urgent alarm over Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis, citing three simultaneous challenges that are significantly straining the country’s stability and…
Colombia: Colombia Poised for Another Drop in Deforestation in 2025, Data Shows
Jan 16, 2026
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Maxwell Radwin
Mongabay
Deforestation in Colombia appears to have declined in 2025, with notable reductions in several departments that have historically struggled with forest loss.
Colombia: Colombia Poised for Another Drop in Deforestation in 2025, Data Show
Jan 16, 2026
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Maxwell Radwin
Mongabay
Deforestation in Colombia appears to have declined in 2025, with notable reductions in several departments that have historically struggled with forest loss.
An estimated 36,280 hectares…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Trump Offers to Mediate Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute on Nile River Waters
Jan 16, 2026
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Trevor Hunnicutt
Reuters
US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia. Addis Ababa's September 9 inauguration of…
Myanmar: Land Prices Soar in Western Karenni as War Displaces Thousands
Jan 15, 2026
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Aung Naing
Myanmar Now
Displacement, financial hardship and investor interest have sent land prices skyrocketing in parts of Karenni, even as fighting with the junta grinds on.
Australia: Water Wars ahead Now Australia’s Longest River Officially Critically Endangered
Jan 15, 2026
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Mike Foley
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia’s longest waterway is under such dire threat of collapse that the entire lower Murray River ecosystem, which stretches nearly 1000 kilometres from western NSW,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Mines Fuel the War Economy
Jan 14, 2026
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Asif Zaeer Gondal
Lead Pakistan
Recent accounts of Afghanistan’s war driven economy point to an alarming reality. Control over mineral resources has become a means of coercion and financing for…
Greenland: Trump Insists US Needs Greenland for Security as Danish and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers Visit Washington
Jan 14, 2026
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Aarif Lashari
The Swamp
US President Donald Trump has once again insisted that the United States “needs” Greenland for national and global security, reviving a controversial idea as the…