International
Climate Change: Full House for Latest Conflict-Climate Round Table in New York
Feb 17, 2020
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Climate Centre
There was a full house on Friday at the Belgian mission to the UN for the latest round of international discussion on the humanitarian impacts…
Myanmar: Myanmar Govt to Compensate Villagers for Loss of Land over Kyaukphyu SEZ
Feb 16, 2020
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Mizzima
A Myanmar government official says the government will pay compensation to local residents for more than 1,800 acres they have had to forfeit for the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects
Feb 14, 2020
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Sam Mednick, Associated Press
The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals…
Climate Change: How Climate Change Contributes to Insecurity in Nigeria, other African Countries
Feb 14, 2020
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allAfrica
In this allAfrica explainer we delve into the relationship between climate change and conflict on the continent Levels of poverty, economic opportunities, and unemployment are…
Climate Change: Center for Climate and Security Director Conger Testifies before Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis
Feb 13, 2020
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Center for Climate and Security
On February 13, John Conger, Director of the Center for Climate and Security and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment,…
Uganda: Uganda to Begin Certifying Conflict Minerals
Feb 13, 2020
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John Odyek, New Vision
Uganda has signed an agreement with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources…
Land: Exploring Solutions to Land Governance in the Peace Process
Feb 13, 2020
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Joint Peace Fund
Land management issues including land ownership, land rights, access to land, and traditional land tenure are some of the most complex issues related to Myanmar’s…
South Sudan: Getting the Story of South Sudan's Devastating Oil Pollution
Feb 13, 2020
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Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Air so foul it is hard to take a deep breath. Toxic chemicals seeping into the earth. Mothers giving birth to disabled children. These are…
Latvia/Luxembourg: Luxembourg and Latvia Sign Green Defence Agreement
Feb 13, 2020
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Cordula Schnuer, Luxembourg Times
The Luxembourg government will spend €1.2 million to help Latvia clean up polluted military sites in a drive to boost green defence spending. The agreement…
How Gender Impacts Children Living in War Zones
Feb 13, 2020
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Stephanie Corsetti, SBS News
A global report into how much children are suffering in war-torn countries has revealed how worldwide conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous.
The Save the Children study…
Liberia: Community Concerned Company Has No Environmental Plan for Goldmine
Feb 12, 2020
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
Universal Forestry Corporation (UFC) acquired a class “B” license to mine gold in Kartee in May last year. However, villagers here are worried their farmland…
DRC: DRC’s State-Owned Cobalt Firm Could Lift Mineral’s Market Image, but It Comes with Price Risks
Feb 10, 2020
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David McKay, Miningmx
Plans by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish a state-owned company aimed at buying cobalt produced by the country’s artisanal industry is seen…
Sierra Leone: Octea Mining May Pay Compensation to Kono Community in Sierra Leone
Feb 10, 2020
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Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph
Octea Mining Company, operating its Kimberlite diamond mining in the eastern district of Kono, in Sierra Leone may pay huge damages in compensation, after failing…
Iraq: Iraq to Halt Oil Output at Southern Oil Field
Feb 9, 2020
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Reuters
Iraq's Basra Oil Co. will cut crude oil output at the Nahr Bin Omar field to a minimum because of pollution and gas emissions, the…
Myanmar: Harnessing Salween River: Settlement through Confrontation or Cooperation?
Feb 9, 2020
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Sai Wansai, Mizzima
Myitsone Dam project is well known for its controversial impact on Myanmar’s political landscape, as it involves on and off pressure from China to restart…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Poppy Cultivation Declines Opium Production Rises
Feb 9, 2020
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The White House in a statement, issued on February 7, 2020, released the results of the annual estimate of the US Government assessing the ‘poppy…
Myanmar: Hydropower and the Worsening Water Crisis for Myanmar and Asia
Feb 8, 2020
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Andrew Landon, Mizzima
Myanmar is caught between a rock and a hard place. As the government seeks to pick up the pace of development, electrical power is needed…
Afghanistan: Why Afghanistan’s Religious Leaders Preach about Climate Change
Feb 7, 2020
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Stefanie Glinski, National
As Afghanistan faces grave implications of climate change, with droughts, floods and changing weather patterns, hundreds of religious leaders do their best bet to influence…
Violence Increases with Climate Change
Feb 6, 2020
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Jenessa Duncombe, American Goephysical Union
Climate change and environmental degradation are driving up violence against women and standing in the way of sustainable goals, according to a new report released…
World's Oceans Would Be Devastated by Nuclear War: Report
Feb 6, 2020
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Graham Slaughter, CTVNews.ca
Nuclear war anywhere on Earth could irrevocably harm the planet’s oceans and worsen the already bleak outlook for coral reefs, according to a new study.…
Myanmar: Beneficial-Owner Database Lauded Despite Some Weaknesses
Feb 6, 2020
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Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Owners of major businesses or their close relatives who hold prominent public positions have so far not declared themselves as such, according to a Myanmar Times…
Afghanistan/Iran: God, Gas and Heroin. Now, the Fight’s over Water
Feb 6, 2020
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Stefanie Glinski, LA Times
Men across this windblown, lawless desert have fought over opium, God and gasoline, but now a wheat farmer with a shovel and a rifle, senses…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Removed 18 Smelters and Refiners in 2019 for Flouting Conflict Mineral Code of Conduct
Feb 6, 2020
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Mikey Campbell, Appleinsider
Apple in a report on mineral sourcing issued Thursday said 18 smelters and refiners that were not willing to participate in third-party audits were removed…
Bridging the Gap of Women’s Role in the Peace and Security Agenda
Feb 4, 2020
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African Union
As the African Union (AU) dedicates year 2020 to accelerate action and efforts towards ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence and prevention of genocide,…
Egypt/Ethiopia: As the Risk of a ‘Water War’ Fades, Is It Too Late to Save the Nile?
Feb 4, 2020
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Peter Schwartzstein, World Politics Review
Ask the farmers, fishermen or anyone else who depends on the Nile River for their livelihood, and they’ll tell you this isn’t the same Nile…
Conflict Minerals: The Battle for Stronger EU Conflict Minerals Legislation
Feb 4, 2020
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John Williams, Global Mining Review
The EU's new conflict minerals regulation is due to come into force on 1 January 2021, almost 4 years after the text of the legislation…
Climate Change: The US Navy Quietly Shut down Its Task Force on Climate Change
Feb 3, 2020
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Union of Concerned Scientists
The US Navy has dismantled its Task Force on Climate Change, which was designed to use the best available science to prepare naval leadership for…
Mining: Gold Production Decline; Sierra Leone Smuggling: Mining Update
Feb 3, 2020
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Felix Njini, Michael Cohen, and Michael Kavanagh, Bloomberg
Global gold production is likely to keep falling. Sierra Leone’s government has deployed mine monitors and is considering using drones to try and stop the…
Iraq: Suspicious Oil Deals Dissipate Iraq’s Resources
Feb 2, 2020
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Arab Weekly
Analysts said they deplored the decision by the resigning Iraqi government to adopt suspicious deals that waste the country’s oil wealth. The move, an apparent…
Study: Climate Challenges Linked to Gender-Based Violence
Jan 31, 2020
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Africa Times
Climate change and related environmental challenges are implicated in gender-based violence and discrimination, notably in sub-Saharan Africa’s fishing and timber industries, according to a new…