International
South Sudan: Government Promises Sanctions against Oil Companies That Violate Environmental Laws
Apr 21, 2021
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Ecofin Agency
In South Sudan, the government is planning to press charges against oil companies that are repeatedly polluting the country’s soil and water despite several warnings.…
Liberia: Ruling into Long-Standing Land Dispute Sparks Anger and Destruction in Nimba
Apr 21, 2021
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Franklin Doloquee, FrontPage Africa
A one-day demonstration fueled by some angry residents over the burning of a warehouse Tuesday paralyzed the commercial city of Ganta in Nimba County. The…
Climate Change: Military Leaders, Security Chiefs Demand Action on Climate Threat
Apr 20, 2021
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Nick O'Malley, Sydney Morning Herald
The two existential threats that keep former chief of defence Admiral Chris Barrie awake at night are nuclear war, which he says the Australian government…
Climate Change: Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates
Apr 20, 2021
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Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe, and Jake Sherman, Global Observatory
Six of the ten largest United Nations-led peace operations in 2020 were located in countries that are the most exposed to climate change. Both UN…
Myanmar: US Sanctions Myanmar Gemstone Company
Apr 20, 2021
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Arabella Roden, Jeweller
The US Department of the Treasury (USDT) Office of Foreign Assets Control has formally sanctioned Myanmar (Burma)’s state-owned gemstone trading company, Myanma Gems Enterprise (MGE)…
DRC: Chamber of Mines Wants to Assess Kabila's Code
Apr 19, 2021
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Africa Intelligence
Just after former head of state Joseph Kabila pulled out of the ruling coalition, the country's chamber of mines is mulling whether to review one…
Iraq: Militants Attack North Iraq Oil Wells, Production Unaffected - Ministry
Apr 17, 2021
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Reuters
Militants using explosives attacked two oil wells northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Saturday but no significant damage resulted and production was not affected,…
Iraq: The Poisoned Clouds That Are Suffocating the People of Iraq
Apr 17, 2021
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Bel Trew, The Independent
Flames of burning gas that puncture the sky are not just killing the planet – they’re killing Iraqis. In oil towns blighted by this toxic…
Iraq: How Oil Fields Are Poisoning Iraq [Video]
Apr 17, 2021
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Bel Trew, The Independent
The town of Nahran Omar lies 40km north of Basra, a stone’s throw from an oil well that practises flaring: burning off excess gas produced…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges
Apr 16, 2021
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Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune
All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. Yet, there are a range…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges
Apr 16, 2021
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Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune
All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. Yet, there are a range…
Liberia: FDA, FFI Host Two National Workshops for Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation and Validation of a Collaborative Management Plan for Sapo National Park
Apr 16, 2021
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Observer
On the 30th of March 2021, the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) held a multi-stakeholder workshop…
India: COVID, Climate Change Pushing Sundarbans Women to Distress
Apr 14, 2021
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Namrata Acharya, Al Jazeera
In April last year, 17-year-old Rani Khatun, a resident of Sagar Island in the Sundarbans, would spend most of her day in school, preparing for…
China/India/Tibet: China Plans to Build a Super Dam on the Brahmaputra River, Rises Security and Environmental Concerns in Tibet and India
Apr 14, 2021
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OpIndia
China is planning to build a super dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet which will dwarf the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric power…
Water: Water Scarcity Has the Potential to Both Ignite Conflict and Foster Cooperation
Apr 14, 2021
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Jacob Dykes, Geographical
Global demand for water is set to increase with economic and population growth. Yet, under predicted climate scenarios, freshwater availability will become increasingly unpredictable, even…
Iraq: In Iraq, Herding Water Buffalo Is Once again a Growing Industry [Audio]
Apr 12, 2021
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NPR
In Iraq, giant oil fields drive the economy, but there are also some more traditional ways to make a living including herding water buffalo. And…
Afghanistan: Water Canal Rebuilt in W. Afghanistan Irrigates Land
Apr 11, 2021
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Xinhua
More than 9,100 hectares of land have been irrigated as an essential water canal has been reconstructed in Gazara district of western Herat province, said…
Liberia: Lifeline for Liberia’s Threatened Vast Forest
Apr 10, 2021
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Liberia is still one of the most forests countries in West Africa, with more than two-thirds of its land surface covered by forest. But illegal…
Nigeria: As Climate Change Hits Nigeria, Small Scale Women Farmers Count Losses
Apr 10, 2021
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Yekeen Akinwale, International Center for Crisis Reporting
In Nigeria, smallholder women farmers face the worst deprivation from the effect of climate change. And things may not change soon.
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Dispute over Nile Dam Project May Lead to Military Conflict
Apr 9, 2021
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Mohammad Al-Kassim, Jersualem Post
Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Addis Ababa's disputed dam on the Nile River has reached a political impasse, amid rising concerns that the…
Myanmar: Kachin State Land Confiscated by Myanmar Military Crony Taken back by Local Farmers
Apr 9, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Local residents in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley have reportedly taken back land which a crony close to Myanmar’s military confiscated from them some 15 years…
Kenya: Elephants Relocated in Kenya to Prevent Conflict with Humans
Apr 9, 2021
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Independent
Conservation charity Space for Giants’ Human-Elephant Coexistence team joined the Kenya Wildlife Service to coordinate an extraordinary ‘drive’ to move a large number of crop-raiding…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Solar and Wind Power Could Mitigate Conflict in Northeast Africa
Apr 9, 2021
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Mirage News
A new study shows that several disagreements between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt around Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), could…
DRC: Gécamines Takes over the Artisanal Cobalt Mining Sector
Apr 8, 2021
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Christophe Le Bec, Africa Report
Officially launched on 31 March, EGC - a new subsidiary of Gécamines - is intended to formalise and clean up a previously opaque artisanal mining…
Myanmar: US Hits State-Owned Myanmar Gem Firm with Coup Sanctions
Apr 8, 2021
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Matthew Lee, Associated Press
The Biden administration on Thursday hit Myanmar’s junta with new sanctions in response to February’s coup in the Southeast Asian nation. The State and Treasury…
Afghanistan: Afghan Nomads Mourn a Vanishing Way of Life
Apr 8, 2021
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Abubakar Siddique, Radio Free Afghanistan
Kuchis or Pawindas, terms used for Pashtun nomads hailing from more than a dozen tribes of the larger Ghilzai group, were once one of the…
China/South China Sea: China Drills Deep in Disputed South China Sea
Apr 8, 2021
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Reuters
China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday, amid tensions over disputed…
Venezuela: Women and Girls at Greatest Risk as Thousands Escape Violence Due to Military Operations in the Border Zone with Colombia
Apr 8, 2021
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Care
At least 5,500 people from Venezuela had crossed the border between Apure and the Colombian department of Arauca in the last two weeks. They are…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Ethiopia to Go on Filling Nile Mega-Dam Despite Impasse: Minister
Apr 7, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, despite a persistent impasse with downstream countries worried about their…
Climate Change: Congressional Hearing on Resilience Highlights Climate Change Risks for Armed Services
Apr 7, 2021
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Homeland Security Today
On March 26, the Readiness Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on resilience, which in recent years has become synonymous…