International
Stakeholders Explore Dynamics Around Intersection of Climate Change, Gender-Based Violence
Dec 17, 2023
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Enviro News
Development Impact Pathfinders Initiative (Devimpath) in partnership with Centre for 21st Century Issues (21st) on December 5, 2023, hosted a virtual workshop that brought together…
Afghanistan: Power Supply from Kajaki Dam Stopped for 40 Days
Dec 16, 2023
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Rizwanullah Bilal, Pajhwok Afghan News
Power supply from the Kajaki dam has been stopped for 40 days due to a shortage water in southern Helmand province, an official said.
Colombia: Farmers in Colombia Fight Multinational Oil Companies to Get Their Land back
Dec 15, 2023
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Rodrigo Vázquez-Salessi, Real News Network
Journalist and filmmaker Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi reports on the ground from rural Colombia, where displaced families have returned to reclaim their land and to take on…
Climate Change: New Book 'The Climate General' Explores the Critical Link between Climate Change and Global Security
Dec 15, 2023
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Planetary Security Initiative
With the conclusion of COP28, renowned author and former Chief of Defence of the Dutch Armed Forces, General Tom Middendorp, is releasing a groundbreaking new…
Afghanistan: Peace Foundation Plans Plantation of Fruits Orchards in Nangarhar
Dec 14, 2023
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Citrus and other fruits orchards would be cultivated on 150 acres of land in 10 districts of eastern Nangarhar province with the support of Peace…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Studies Budget Change to Resume Kurdistan Oil Exports
Dec 14, 2023
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said that country is studying a change to its federal budget that would enable Baghdad to pay international oil…
Ukraine: The Board of the Register of Damage for Ukraine Holds Its Inaugural Meeting
Dec 14, 2023
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Council of Europe
At its inaugural meeting in the Hague (11-15 December), the Board of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (RD4U) elected its Chair and Vice-Chair,…
When It Comes to Women, COP28 ‘Fell Short’
Dec 14, 2023
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Lauren Wolfe, Women's Medica Center
Historically underrepresented in policymaking positions and discussions, women were vocal at COP28, which concluded on Tuesday, if only because the conference in Dubai scheduled events like a…
At COP28, Indigenous Women Have a Message for Leaders: Look at What We’re Doing. And Listen
Dec 11, 2023
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Uzmi Athar, AP News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With a sprig of leaves and rainwater carried from her island in the Philippines, Grace Talawag delivered a prayer…
Cambodia: The Intractable Problem of Land Grabbing in Cambodia
Dec 11, 2023
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François Camps, Equal Times
Here in the heart of the northern province of Preah Vihear, 150 kilometres from the temples of Angkor, the issue of land use has been…
South Asia: Multiple Climate Reports Warn of Water Conflict in South Asia
Dec 11, 2023
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Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Diplomat
The region is expected to suffer the most significant impacts of changing water availability this century. Yet tight-fisted governments are quibbling at COP28 over climate…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Excluded from COP28 as Climate Impacts Hit Home
Dec 11, 2023
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Gloria Dickie and Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters
Humanitarian concerns have been raised over Afghanistan being left out of United Nations climate negotiations for a third year in a row, as the country…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippines, China Accuse Each Other of Ship Ramming
Dec 10, 2023
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Radio Free Asia
Sunday saw an apparent escalation between China and the Philippines over Manila’s resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
Guyana/Venezuela: Venezuela, Guyana Leaders to Meet on Land Dispute
Dec 10, 2023
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Canute James and Carlos Camacho, Argus
Guyana's president Irfaan Ali and Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro will meet on 14 December as tensions increase over Caracas' claim to Guyana's resource-rich Essequibo province,…
Afghanistan: Govt to Distribute 200,000 Land Plots to Returnees
Dec 9, 2023
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Members of the commission on repatriates says the government has allocated 200,000 land plots for the newly deported refugees who lack shelter.
Afghanistan: Taliban Vow to Finish Disputed Canal at 'Any Cost'
Dec 9, 2023
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Khudai Noor Nasar, Nikkei
A massive canal project in Afghanistan has alarmed the country's neighbors over fears it will drain a river key to their agricultural economies, but the…
Ethiopia: Climate and Conflict – Aggregating Humanitarian Crises in Ethiopia
Dec 8, 2023
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Ethiopia, a country hosting nearly a million refugees and recovering from a violent conflict displacing millions of people, is now facing another humanitarian emergency in…
Middle East/North Africa: A Dangerous Web of Climate Change, Water Scarcity and Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa
Dec 8, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
In a region scarred by years of wars and displacement, climate change and water scarcity have become yet another threat for fragile contexts in Middle…
Indonesia: Indonesia's Transgender Theatre Group is Fighting Climate and Gender Stigma
Dec 7, 2023
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Leo Galuh, Fair Planet
Trans people are disproportionately affected by climate change, and in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, the trans community is taking matters into its own hands.
Bangladesh Highlights Women’s Leadership in Climate Adaptation at COP 28
Dec 7, 2023
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Dilruba Haider
“We need to see how women’s powerful voice at the decision-making table can be ensured so that they can decide for themselves,” said Saber Hossain…
Sahel: Climate Change, Conflict and Displacement across the Sahel
Dec 7, 2023
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Rick de Satgé, Land Portal
In a 2009 TED Talk with over 35 million views, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks about the danger of a single story and the…
Yemen: How Lax Oversight and War Thwarted Efforts to Hold Yemen’s Oil Polluters to Account
Dec 6, 2023
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Ahmed al-Waseai, Rana Sabbagh, Selma Mhaoud, Abdulwahed Alobaly, Motea Bamzahem, and Zaher Binashikhbubkr, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
In 2014, Yemeni lawmakers received a report on widespread environmental violations in the country’s oil sector. The report was shelved after civil war broke out,…
Climate Change: Climate-Induced Displacement Is a Global Phenomenon, but Not Evenly Experienced
Dec 6, 2023
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Ivan Natividad, UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley policy analyst from the Othering and Belonging Institute shares recommendations to protect people displaced from the climate crisis.
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Gaza’s Environment, Devastated by War, Catches the Attention of Activists at the Cop28 Summit
Dec 6, 2023
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Associated Press
Devastated by a nearly two-month-long assault by Israeli air strikes and ground fighting, large swathes of Gaza have been flattened, agricultural lands have been destroyed,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan World's Sixth Vulnerable, Least Ready Country to Address Impacts of Climate Change: UN
Dec 6, 2023
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Asian News International
The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan Daniel Peter Endres has said that Afghanistan ranks as the world's sixth vulnerable, least-ready country to…
COP28 Debuts Partnership To Empower Women in Climate Crisis Response
Dec 5, 2023
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Steven Ganot, The Media Line
At the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the UN launched a new partnership endorsed by…
SIPRI’s Environment of Peace Initiative Is Recognized with Award for Innovation in Global Security
Dec 5, 2023
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative was awarded third place in the 2023 Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) Prize for Innovation in Global Security. Claire…
West Africa/Sahel: IRC: Urgent Call for Action to Combat Climate Shocks in Conflict-Affected, Climate-Vulnerable States in West Africa
Dec 5, 2023
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International Rescue Committee
International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding the alarm about the compounded crises of conflict and climate change in West Africa during the meeting of world…
As Climate Change Pushes Millions of Women into Poverty, UN Women Calls for a New Feminist Climate Justice Approach
Dec 4, 2023
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UN Women
Dubai/New York — On today’s gender day at the UN climate conference, COP28, in Dubai, UN Women launched its “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action” report.
COP28: Women and Climate Advocates Driving Forward Change Together
Dec 4, 2023
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UN News
Hillary Clinton (centre) and other panelists pose together following a discussion on gender and climate.