International
Climate Change: Climate Change an 'Imminent' Security Threat, Risk Experts Say
Feb 19, 2019
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Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Climate change threats - from worsening water shortages in Iraq and Pakistan to harsher hurricanes in the Caribbean - are a growing security risk and…
Myanmar: The Race to Save Myanmar's Inle Lake
Feb 19, 2019
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Nyaung Shwe, Agence France-Presse
Myanmar's famed Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades with its floating gardens and the graceful leg-rowing style of its fisherman, but experts warn the…
Colombia: Aggressive Coca Eradication Threatens Voluntary Substitution Efforts in Colombia
Feb 19, 2019
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Felipe Puerta and Maria Paula Chaparro, InSight Crime
Colombia’s government plans to deploy an ambitious program to forcefully eradicate illicit crops, raising fears that a crop substitution program, which has been limping along…
Afghanistan: As Afghanistan’s Capital Grows, Its Residents Scramble for Clean Water
Feb 19, 2019
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Stefanie Glinkski, IRIN
Afghanistan’s capital is running dry – its groundwater levels depleted by an expanding population and the long-term impacts of climate change. But its teeming informal…
Uganda: Massive Deforestation by Refugees in Uganda Sparks Clashes with Local People
Feb 18, 2019
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Samuel Okiror, Guardian
The cutting down of millions of trees has sparked angry clashes in parts of Uganda between local people and refugees who have been fleeing conflict…
China/South China Sea: Chinese Analysts Call for Joint Marine Research to Move beyond Conflicts in South China Sea
Feb 17, 2019
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Liu Caiyu, Global Times
Fishery cooperation in the South China Sea should move beyond the idea of disputed areas and regard fish protection as the primary goal of cooperation,…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Mentions Blockchain Guidelines in Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC
Feb 16, 2019
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Max Mayer, Smartereum
According to the Conflict Minerals Report that was published yesterday, February 15th, Apple is working on forming blockchain guidelines as part of its Responsible Minerals…
Kenya/Somalia: Kenya Recalls Ambassador to Somalia over Water Rights Clash
Feb 16, 2019
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Associated Press
A top Kenyan official says the country has recalled its ambassador to Somalia and told the Somali ambassador to leave over an alleged land grab…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s KRG Suspends Oil Exports to Iran
Feb 16, 2019
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Ali Mohamed, Anadolu Agency
The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has suspended oil exports to neighboring Iran. In a statement, the KRG’s Ministry of Finance and Economy…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Terminated Five Suppliers after Human Rights Audits, Conflict Minerals Report Reveals
Feb 15, 2019
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Jesse Hollington, iDrop News
Apple has long been committed to Supplier Responsiblity; ensuring that all of the companies in its supply chain, from the mines that produce the raw…
Climate Change: Munich Security Conference Puts Climate Change and the Sahel on the Security Agenda ahead of PSC 2019
Feb 14, 2019
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Planetary Security Initiative
The most influential global figures in international security policy gathering this week (February 15-17) at MSC 2019 will consider climate change alongside issues of trade, arms…
Myanmar: How Myanmar Indigenous Peoples Defend Their Rights over Natural Resources
Feb 14, 2019
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Clemente Bautista, Bulatlat
In December 18, 2018, the Karen people formally declared the establishment of the Salween Peace Park, a 5,485-square kilometer forest park in Hpapun District, Karen…
Myanmar: Eco Green City to Commence by Year End
Feb 14, 2019
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Htet Shine, Myanmar Times
A final agreement giving the go ahead for development of the Eco Green City project is expected to be inked before the end of this…
Iraq: Can Iraq Beat the Drought and Become the Breadbasket of the Middle East Again?
Feb 13, 2019
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Kieran Cooke, Middle East Eye
The area of land in the south of Iraq between the mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers is drying up. Yet amid this environmental meltdown, Azzam…
Myanmar: ‘Our Land Is Collapsing around Us’: Ayeyarwady at Risk from Rampant Sand Mining
Feb 13, 2019
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Hein Ko Soe and Clare Hammond, Frontier
Since 2010, a construction boom in Myanmar has fuelled sharp growth in the extraction of sand from the Ayeyarwady that is then used in cement…
Climate Change: Climate Change Seen as Top Threat in 13 Countries
Feb 13, 2019
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Ines Kagubare, E&E News
Climate change beats out terrorism and cyberattacks as the top security worry in more than a dozen countries, according to a survey published Sunday by…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Are ‘Not Willing to Give up Their Rights’
Feb 13, 2019
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Elias Groll and Lara Seligman, Foreign Policy
American diplomats have been racing to seal a peace deal with the Taliban that would end the longest war in U.S. history—and decades of civil…
Iraq: Iran-Backed Groups Corner Iraq's Postwar Scrap Metal Market - Sources
Feb 13, 2019
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John Davison, Reuters
The wrecks of vehicles used by Islamic State militants as car bombs and other metal debris left by the war in Iraq are now helping…
Myanmar: 23 Aceh Fishermen Detained in Myanmar for Alleged Poaching
Feb 13, 2019
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Antara
The Myanmar authorities again detained 23 Aceh fishermen on February 6, 2019, for alleged poaching in Myanmar waters, according to Miftachhuddin Cut Adek, deputy secretary…
Climate Change: How Devastating Is Climate Change for World Peace & Security?
Feb 13, 2019
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Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service
When the Security Council, the most powerful body at the United Nations, met last month to discuss the growing new threats to world peace and…
Congress Poised to Help Veterans Exposed to ‘Burn Pits’ over Decades of War
Feb 13, 2019
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Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times
Tens of thousands of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were exposed to burn pits, which were regularly used to dispose of all manner…
Myanmar: Illegal Teak Timbers Seized in Myanmar's Yangon Region
Feb 11, 2019
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Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have seized six tons of illegally harvested teak timbers in Taikkyi, Yangon region, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Monday. According…
Iraq: Iraq's PM Says Solving Water Pollution Prioritized for Iraq
Feb 11, 2019
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Xinhua
Prime Minister of Iraq Adel Abdul Mahdi on Sunday said that solving river water pollution issue is a priority for the new government, calling on…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: With Kabul River Flows Controversy
Feb 10, 2019
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Zofeen T. Ebrahim, The News on Sunday
With tremendous hydropower potential in the upper reaches of the Kabul River Basin and agricultural potential further down, Asadullah Meelad, a lawyer at Afghanistan’s ministry…
Myanmar: Parliament Passes Gemstone Bill amid Criticism
Feb 8, 2019
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Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s parliament has passed a controversial bill governing the gemstone sector, paving the way to restart the licensing of mining companies after a two-year moratorium.…
Liberia: The Potentials of Wonegizi as a Protected Area
Feb 8, 2019
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John T. Woods, Daily Observer
The Potentials of Wonegizi as a Protected Area (PA) in the development of the communities, districts and Lofa County is in the process of gazettement.…
DRC: DRC’s New President an ‘Unknown Factor’ as Far as Mining Is Concerned
Feb 8, 2019
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Rebecca Campbell, Mining Weekly
Félix Tshisekedi’s inauguration on January 24 marked the first peaceful transition of power in the DRC for 60 years. As far as the mining industry…
Myanmar: Some 10,000 Kachin Protest in Myitkyina against China’s Mega Dam
Feb 8, 2019
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AsiaNews
About 10,000 people in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state staged a massive rally Thursday to protest against the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam, a project to be…
Colomba: In Colombia, Where Gold Mining and Coca Farming Are a Toxic Mix
Feb 8, 2019
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Alfredo Molano Jimeno, WorldCrunch
The district of Timbiquí in western Colombia is practically under siege. Located in the Valle del Cauca department, it has become a magnet for gold…
Iraq: UN: Clearing Iraq's Mosul From Explosives to Take Decades
Feb 7, 2019
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Lisa Schlein, Voice of America
The U.N. Mine Action Service (UNMAS) estimates it could take 10 years to clear Mosul, Iraq, of landmines and decades longer to free this former…