International
Afghanistan: Roundup: Afghan Authorities Dig Deep to Create Mining Jobs in Baghlan
Dec 28, 2021
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Xinhua
Since the U.S. military withdrawal, Afghanistan has suffered crisis upon crisis as the economy withers away. The country now faces a life-or-death battle against poverty…
Afghanistan: High Taxes on Mining in Afghanistan Deter Investors
Dec 27, 2021
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The high rate of taxes on mine extraction has affected the mining process in Afghanistan, the investors said on Sunday, adding that they are not…
Liberia: Women Struggle to Participate in Forest Governance 15 Years after Law
Dec 24, 2021
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Observer
Before the Liberian Civil War in 2003, communities—including women—did not participate in forestry though are the custodians of the forest. But the National Forestry Reform…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves Dozens Feared Dead
Dec 23, 2021
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Reuters
At least one person was killed and scores were missing after a landslide of dirt and rubble ripped down the waste heap of a Myanmar…
Afghanistan: Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty
Dec 23, 2021
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Associated Press
Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan's jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the…
Environment of Peace Presented at Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop
Dec 22, 2021
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Margot Wallström, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduced SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative during her keynote address to the ‘Workshop on Climate, Peace and…
Burkina Faso: How Children Were Used in a 48-Hour Deadly Rampage for Gold
Dec 22, 2021
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Saskya Vandoorne, Adama Koné, Nick Paton Walsh, Dalal Mawad, and Jo Shelley, CNN
The massacre in Solhan, northern Burkina Faso, took place over two nights of extraordinary brutality in June 2021. The killings soon faded from international headlines,…
Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal
Dec 21, 2021
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Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle
Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…
Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal
Dec 21, 2021
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Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights
Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins
Dec 21, 2021
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Satenaw
Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders
Dec 21, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…
India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality
Dec 20, 2021
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Cision PR Newswire
Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…
Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry
Dec 20, 2021
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Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian
The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…
India: Explained: Why Did India Reject UNSC Draft on Climate?
Dec 19, 2021
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Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu
On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the…
South Sudan: In Pictures: South Sudan's Worst Flooding in Decades [Photos]
Dec 17, 2021
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Sebastian Rich, CNN
South Sudan is experiencing its worst floods in 60 years. The deluge began as early as June, swallowing up homes, farms and markets across swaths…
Mozambique: Mozambique’s ISIS Insurgency Threatens to Destroy Conservation Progress and Fragile Environmental Protections in Niassa Special Reserve
Dec 17, 2021
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Angus Begg, Daily Maverick
The Islamic State (IS) insurgency in northern Mozambique has taken a new, sinister turn, moving inland and westward into the Niassa Special Reserve, since the…
Burkina Faso: Minexx Uses Blockchain to Export Gold
Dec 16, 2021
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Max Schwerdtfeger, Mining Magazine
Mineral supply chain tech company Minexx has exported the first kilo of gold tracked through a blockchain-based platform from Burkina Faso. The company said its blockchain-based…
Iraq: Bleak Outlook for Drought-Hit Iraqis: Study
Dec 16, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday.…
Yemen: Call for Project Bids Supporting Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding
Dec 16, 2021
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YemenOnline
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is a cross-government fund that supports and delivers activity to tackle instability and to prevent conflicts that threaten…
Liberia: Sapo National Park Now Prepared to Receive Tourists
Dec 14, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County…
DRC: Investigation Sounds Alarm on Risks in Congo’s Nascent Lithium Sector
Dec 14, 2021
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Mining.com
A new investigation by Global Witness looking into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s nascent lithium sector sounds the alarm bell on a swathe of potential…
Liberia: Liberia's Forestry Industry Paralysed By Poor Regulation
Dec 13, 2021
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EricOpa Doue, FrontPage Africa
A power struggle is playing out here deep in the forest and the stakes for the local people are high. Logging companies with concession agreements…
Afghanistan: Top Taliban Leader Claims They Have ‘Made Progress’ on Gender Rights
Dec 13, 2021
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Mike Brest
Morocco: Refugee Women Scale Atlas Mountain to Tackle Gender Violence
Dec 13, 2021
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Kawtar Abendag and Ass Hagouchi
A Gender Dimension of Energy: Modern Cooking Fuels Connected to Quicker Demographic Transition
Dec 13, 2021
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Has Resumed: Officials
Dec 13, 2021
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TOLOnews
Officials of the Islamic Emirate said that the Logar Mes Aynak copper-mining project, a major venture with China, has resumed operations.
Colombia: How a Peace Deal in Colombia Brought War on the Amazon
Dec 12, 2021
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Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg
Much of the world’s attention is focused on Brazil’s dismal record on safeguarding the rainforest, yet in neighboring Colombia swathes of the Amazon are being turned into…
Nigeria: Insecurity - Effects and Implications for Nigerian Women, Girls
Dec 11, 2021
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Angela Nkwo
Kuwait: ‘Gushing Oil and Roaring Fires’: 30 Years on Kuwait Is Still Scarred by Catastrophic Pollution
Dec 11, 2021
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Richa Syal, Guardian
For 10 months in Kuwait, everything was upside down. Daytime was full of darkness from the thick smoke, and nights were bright from the distant…
Cameroon: Climate Change Fuels Violence and Mass Displacement in Cameroon
Dec 10, 2021
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UN News
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid…