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Burkina Faso: Anticipating the Immediate Consequences of Conflict on Agricultural Livelihoods and Food Security

Jun 8, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

In the Liptako Gourma cross-border areas of Burkina Faso,** Mali** and the Niger, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity (CH…

Climate Change: A Perfect Storm – When Conflict and Climate Collide

Jun 8, 2021 | Alexandra Bilak and Barbara Essig, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

Most of us will remember 2020 as a time of movement restrictions and forced immobility. Millions of people around the world were, however, forced to…

Colombia: Peace Accord in Colombia Has Increased Deforestation of Biologically-Diverse Rainforest

Jun 8, 2021 | Oregon State University

Since the end of the long-running conflict in Colombia, large areas of forest have been rapidly converted to agricultural uses, suggesting the peace agreement presents…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta to Sell More Timber in Search for Hard Currency

Jun 8, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s military regime will hold further timber auctions on June 23 and 24 as it seeks to raise hard currency to fund its coup. Myanma…

Climate Change: International Military Council Issues “World Climate and Security Report 2021” Warning of Catastrophic Climate Risks and Urging Significant Greenhouse Gas Reductions

Jun 7, 2021 | International Military Council on Climate and Security

Today the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released its second annual World Climate and Security Report, which warns…

Liberia: Land Authority Faces Challenge over Squatter Right

Jun 7, 2021 | New Dawn

The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Atty. J. Adams Monobah says squatter rights and the court system, among…

Myanmar: Hero Rat Magawa Has New Role after Retiring from Landmine Work

Jun 7, 2021 | Chhun Sunly, Khmer Times

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) director-general, Heng Ratana told Khmer Times yesterday that Magawa, the HeroRat, is finally retiring after having worked in the…

Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Distributes Pistachio Saplings to Boost Agriculture

Jun 6, 2021 | Xinhua

The distribution process of over 7,000 pistachio saplings to villagers has started in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock…

Statement: Women and Girls Must Be at the Heart of the Fight for Climate Justice

Jun 5, 2021 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women

Gender equality and climate justice are inextricably linked. In any climate crisis, it is women and girls who often face the greatest impacts from environmental…

Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings

Jun 5, 2021 | John Conger, Center for Climate and Security

Sometimes you want to hear from the very top, and sometimes you want to get into the details. In the last couple of weeks, the…

Myanmar: Myanmar Launches Second Tender for Utility-Scale PV

Jun 4, 2021 | Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine

Despite an ongoing military coup and increasing instability, the government of Myanmar has decided to move forward with another tender for the development of utility-scale…

DRC/South Africa: The DRC and South Africa Are Crucial in Mining for Electric Vehicles

Jun 4, 2021 | Eric Olander, Africa Report

Electric vehicles are rising in popularity around the globe, and there are a few countries crucial in mining the necessary materials. As electric vehicles become…

Liberia: EPA, Conservation International Mainstream Gender in Liberia’s Fight Against Climate Change

Jun 3, 2021 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Front Page Africa (FPA)

In a bid to boost Liberia’s fight against Climate Change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Conservation International (CI) have embarked on a project to…

Sudan: $23.6 Million to Preserve Biodiversity and Ecotourism in Three Parks

Jun 3, 2021 | Inès Magoum, Afrik 21

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations (UN), and the Sudanese government are mobilising $23.6 million for the preservation of biodiversity in Dinder National…

Climate Change: NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making

Jun 3, 2021 | Lisbeth Perez, MeriTalk

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking at unclassified data sources to broaden its understanding of climate change – an issue that one NGA official…

Wildlife: British Aircraft Carrier Base Threatens Endangered Whales

Jun 3, 2021 | Phil Miller, Daily Maverick

A new port for British warships in the Gulf state of Oman is being built on a key migration path for a rare breed of…

Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta

Jun 2, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanma Timber Enterprise is selling off hardwoods at low prices as few bidders were interested and the timber market is slow after Myanmar’s coup, said…

Afghanistan: Another Drought Looms. Is Afghanistan Better Prepared?

Jun 2, 2021 | Stefanie Glinkski, New Humanitarian

After a winter of scant snowfall, a looming drought is forcing Afghanistan to try to prevent another migration crisis before it erupts. Snow and rainfall…

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral into War?

Jun 1, 2021 | Institute for

Action is needed to stop Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes spilling over into wider conflict, according to a cross-regional IWPR discussion which heard that that the ongoing…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Hold War Games as Ethiopian Dam Dispute Continues

May 31, 2021 | Mohamed Sabry, Al-Monitor

Egypt and Sudan started a new military exercise amid a dispute with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s plan to add 13.5 billion cubic meters of water…

Afghanistan: Taliban Cut Water Supply in Badakhshan District

May 31, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in…

DRC: Blockchain-based Traceability Firm by an African NBA Legend to Help Track Ethical Cobalt Mining Projects in The Congo

May 30, 2021 | Insight

Bluetech, an investment firm owned by NBA legend, Dikembe Mutombo, says it has invested about $1 billion in ethical cobalt mining projects, a part of…

Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

May 29, 2021 | Jess Craig, Al Jazeera

Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food…

Climate Change: Scorched Earth: The Climate Impact of Conflict

May 28, 2021 | Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle

Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.

Colombia: Auxico Resources Discovers High-Value Rare Earth Metals in Colombia with Total Rare Earth Oxide Content Over 56%

May 28, 2021 | Pierre Gauthier, Junior Mining Network

Auxico Resources Canada Inc. (CSE: AUAG) is pleased to announce the significant discovery of high-value rare earth ore in Colombia, with a total rare earth content…