International
Liberia: USAID Makes Land Authority Visible on World Wide Web
Apr 10, 2019
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Alaskai Moore Johnson, FrontPage Africa
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-sponsored project has helped the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) to become visible on the world wide web at…
India: Bengaluru: Water Scarcity Spurs Tanker Wars
Apr 10, 2019
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Deccan Chronicle
The water scarcity in the city has become so acute that people are resorting to strong arm tactics to divert supply to their areas.
Colombia: In the Land of El Dorado, Clean Water Has Become ‘Blue Gold’
Apr 10, 2019
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Damian Carrington, Guardian
In the land where the legend of El Dorado began, the race is on to solve the mystery of a vital 21st-century treasure – the…
Afghanistan: Ministry Begins Survey on Afghanistan's Lithium Deposits
Apr 10, 2019
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Mir Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has started its assessments in certain parts of the country to identify lithium deposits, an official said on Tuesday.…
Food Security: Vulnerability Deepens East African Food Crisis Risks
Apr 9, 2019
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Oxford Analytica
After recurrent droughts from 2015-17, improved rains in mid-2018 looked to be easing regional food insecurity. However, new warnings of poor rains are renewing concern…
Afghanistan: Rehabilitated Seeds Farm Enables Farmers in Northern Afghanistan Grow Healthy Crops
Apr 9, 2019
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World Bank
Khan Mohammad oversees Khasa-Paz, a 973-jerib (194 hectares) inter-ministerial farm managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), which produces foundation seeds, primarily…
Morocco/Western Sahara: Sales of Western Sahara "Conflict Minerals" Rise but Trade Is Getting Harder for Morocco to Maintain
Apr 8, 2019
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Dominic Dudley, Forbes
Some 1.93 million tonnes of phosphates were exported from the disputed territory of Western Sahara in 2018, with an estimated value of $164m, according to…
Climate Change: Climate Change Poses Security Risks, According to Decades of Intelligence Reports
Apr 8, 2019
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Dana Nuccitelli, Yale Climate Connections
A series of authoritative governmental and nongovernmental analyses over more than three decades lays a strong foundation for concern over climate change implications for national…
Afghanistan: Govt Concerned over Illegal Mining of Natural Wealth: Danesh
Apr 8, 2019
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Sunday said Afghanistan was blessed with rich natural resources which remained untapped until now. Addressing a gathering marking…
Myanmar:143K Tons of Trafficked Timber Seized over 3 Years
Apr 8, 2019
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Kyaw Myo, Irrawaddy
More than 143,000 tons of trafficked hardwood have been seized since the current administration took office three years ago, according to the Ministry of Natural…
Myanmar: Burmese Farmers Barred from Planting Crops Protest for Land along Pipeline Route
Apr 7, 2019
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NewsGram
Burmese farmers barred for five years from planting crops along the route of a Chinese oil and gas line are protesting new requests by an…
Iran/Iraq: Iran, Iraq Agree on Development of Joint Oilfields
Apr 7, 2019
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Rudaw
Iran and Iraq have taken a step towards joint development of oil fields on their shared border as the neighbours continue to strengthen their ties…
Climate Change: Climate Change, Conflict Exacerbate NENA Water Scarcity, Hunger
Apr 7, 2019
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OOSKAnews
The Director General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO) has emphasized the necessity to “scale-up” innovation, policies and investments in the water sector…
South Sudan: Is Oil Money Fuelling War in South Sudan?
Apr 6, 2019
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Al Jazeera
In February 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a report describing what it believes is funding the war: the country's rich oil industry.…
South Sudan: South Sudan Will Provide a Sixth of Its Oil Output to China to Fund Road Projects
Apr 6, 2019
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Bloomberg
South Sudan has tripled the amount of oil it is providing to the Export-Import Bank of China to fund the nation’s biggest infrastructure-development project. The…
Colombia: Climate-Smart Village Cauca: An Example of Agricultural and Social Transformation
Apr 5, 2019
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Lauren Sarruf Romero, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
The transformative process involved in implementing climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices can be well observed in the villages of Los Cerrillos and El Danubio in the…
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Says 90% of Military-Acquired Land of Tamils Released
Apr 5, 2019
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Times of India
The Sri Lankan government has released about 90% of the military-acquired land belonging to the minority Tamil community held during the brutal civil war with…
Colombia: ICC Asked to Formally Investigate Mass Killings of Social Leaders in Colombia
Apr 5, 2019
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Emily Hart, Colombia Reports
Human rights defenders from Colombia and Europe formally asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the ongoing killing of social leaders in the South…
Myanmar: Myanmar Villagers Protest Chinese Plans for Land along Pipeline Route
Apr 5, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
Burmese farmers barred for five years from planting crops along the route of a Chinese oil and gas line are protesting new requests by an…
Afghanistan: Solving the Afghanistan Food Crisis
Apr 5, 2019
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Boren Magazine
Afghanistan is facing a multi-pronged crisis. Due to the conflicts, drought and frequent natural disasters in the region, humanitarian aid is desperately needed for more than 6.3…
Syria: European Union Supports Integrated Agricultural Practices to Boost the Resilience of Farmers in the Syrian Arab Republic
Apr 4, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Strengthening the resilience of crisis-affected people in the Syrian Arab Republic is a goal shared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Farmers Fighting a Losing Battle
Apr 4, 2019
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ASEAN Post
When the National League of Defence (NLD) won the general elections in 2015, paving the way for Myanmar’s first non-military president in over half a…
Colombia: Indigenous Leaders Decry Colombia’s Deadly Crackdown on Land Protesters
Apr 4, 2019
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
Indigenous groups in southwestern Colombia have since March 10 mobilized mass protests, known as minga, to demand a meeting with President Iván Duque over his…
Afghanistan: Celebrating 17 Years of Turning Minefields into Vineyards
Apr 4, 2019
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USAID
Representatives from the U.S. government, the Afghan government, and the international community commemorated Landmine Awareness Day. Deputy Minister Mohammed Qaseem Haidari and Heidi Kuhn, the…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable Women
Apr 4, 2019
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Ritu Mahendru
Kuchis, traditionally nomadic communities, are considered to be one of the poorest and most marginalized groups in Afghanistan. Over the centuries, Kuchis, whose numbers are…
South Sudan: South Sudan, Where a Water Crisis is Leading to Child Kidnappings and Rape
Apr 4, 2019
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Bel Trew
For a split second it looked like the young South Sudanese woman and her baby, swaddled in a cloth-carrier on her back, were taking a…
Libya: The Impact of the Crisis on Agriculture - Key Findings from the 2018 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment
Apr 4, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Conflict, political instability and insecurity have fuelled the crisis in Libya, impacting individuals and families as well as the country’s economy and institutions. Resulting waves…
Ten Years after the Global Food Crisis, Rural Women Still Bear the Brunt of Poverty and Hunger
Apr 3, 2019
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Oxfam
The “Global Report on Food Crises”, released today by the Food Security Information Network, says that more than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced…
Iraq: Basra Votes in Favour of Being Autonomous Region in Iraq
Apr 3, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
The Basra provincial council unanimously voted on Monday to turn the oil-rich southern governorate into an autonomous region. Head of the Basra provincial council, Sabah…
Myanmar: Nowhere to Go: Myanmar Farmers under Siege from Land Law
Apr 3, 2019
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Jacob Goldberg, Al Jazeera
Han Win Naung is accused of violating the Vacant, Fellow and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law which requires anyone living on land categorised as "vacant, fallow,…