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Climate Change: Addressing Climate Change Key to Preventing Conflicts, Says UNFCCC Chief
Feb 14, 2024
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Xinhua
There is no national security without food security. And there will be no food security without enhanced action to stop climate change.
Climate Change: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Biodiversity Loss Are Exacerbating Conflict: UK Statement at the UN Security Council
Feb 13, 2024
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Government of the UK
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Climate, Food Security and Conflict.
Climate Change: Climate-Driven Migration Overtakes Russian Aggression as Biggest Security Concern, Report Finds
Feb 13, 2024
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Rosie Frost, Euronews
European voters are more worried about climate change-driven migration than the threat posed by Russia, according to a new survey. The research was published on…
Liberia: Boakai Picks Wartime, Anti-Regulation Logger for FDA
Feb 13, 2024
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
President Joseph Boakai has appointed Rudolph Merab—a wartime business partner of ex-President Charles Taylor, whose company participated in Liberia’s biggest postwar, logging scandal—as the Managing…
Iraq/Kurdistan: New Iraqi Oil Law Includes Joint Control of Kurdish Fields
Feb 12, 2024
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Zawya
A landmark oil and gas law under debate in Iraq for nearly 15 years could end Baghdad’s chronic rifts with Kurdistan as it includes joint…
Afghanistan: 1,220 Absorption Wells Dug up in Kabul to Replenish Water Table
Feb 12, 2024
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Hijratullah Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News
To replenish the water table in central capital Kabul, more than 1,200 water absorption-wells have been dug up during the past one year, the Ministry…
Sudan: South Kordofan Mining Practices Prompt Environmental Outcry
Feb 12, 2024
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Radio Dabanga
Locals in Talodi, South Kordofan, have observed a surge in mining activities as companies escalate gold extraction using toxic chemicals harmful to both human health…
Afghanistan: Nangarhar Hosting International Conference on Climate Change
Feb 11, 2024
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TOLOnews
Top ranked officials of the Islamic Emirate at the inauguration of the conference said the international forces used various types of weapons during the two-decade…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan War Escalates Ethnic Clashes in Disputed Abyei Region
Feb 9, 2024
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East African
The war in Sudan has spilled over to the restive border region of Abyei, potentially scuttling recent efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict between Ngok…
Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau
Feb 9, 2024
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Onoja Audu, Independent
Yitkyim Leah Datong has engaged about one hundred young women across communities of Plateau State towards contributing to sustainable peace in the State.
DRC: Congo Firm to Buy Cobalt from Artisanal Miners within Three Months
Feb 8, 2024
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William Clowes and Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), a company established to buy up metal from the country’s artisanal miners, could start operating…
EIB Group establishes Women Climate Leaders Network to accelerate climate action
Feb 8, 2024
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EIB
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), made up of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has launched the Women…
Syria/Turkey: Oil Slicks Blamed on Turkish Strikes Blight Northeast Syria River
Feb 7, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
Oil pollution has been a growing concern in Syria since the 2011 onset of civil war, which has taken a toll on infrastructure and seen…
Colombia: New Agrarian Courts in Colombia Raise Hopes for End to Land Conflicts
Feb 7, 2024
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Aimee Gabay, Mongabay
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s recent announcement of a new court system to resolve land ownership conflicts in rural areas of the country has drawn a…
Somaliland: Bizarre Worm Lizard Not Seen for 90 Years Found by Landmine Removers
Feb 7, 2024
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New Scientist, Chen Ly
A rare worm lizard has been rediscovered by scientists after a landmine clearance team spotted the elusive animal in Somaliland.
Latin America: SIPRI Launches Videos and Report on Climate Justice and Violence in Latin America [Video]
Feb 6, 2024
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Latin America is a region of unparalleled ecological diversity, making it particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. Of particular concern is…
Somalia: Strengthening Climate Resilience through Collaborative Partnerships: A Blueprint for Somalia's Future
Feb 6, 2024
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UNDP
From 2021 to 2023, Somalia faced an unprecedented drought and floods, marked by five consecutive failed rainy seasons, impacting 7.8 million people—nearly half of the…
Afghanistan: This Forestry Project in Afghanistan is Pushing Women to the Forefront of Climate Action
Feb 5, 2024
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Aga Khan Foundation
Zahra remembers what it was like to have predictable agricultural yields. The mother of six, who lives in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, farms barley, potato and…
World Bank Urges Action for Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Feb 5, 2024
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World Bank
Women account for about one-third of the artisanal and small-scale mining workforce, which supplies minerals essential to modern technologies and the global energy transition.
India: Environmental Conservation, Gender Equality Themes of First Kite Flying Competition in Punjab’s Ferozepur
Feb 5, 2024
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Hindustan Times
Over 5,000 kite enthusiasts are expected to participate in the ‘Basant Panchmi Kite Festival-2024’, to be held from February 10-11, Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Dhiman…
Liberia: Stakeholders Unite to Integrate Climate Change Action into Land Formalization Framework
Feb 5, 2024
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
Stakeholders have reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization.
Liberia: ForumCIV, Partners Hold Policy Dialogue to Secure Land Rights for Women and Rural Communities
Feb 5, 2024
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Francis G. Boayue, FrontPage Africa
With support from the European Union (EU), ForumCIV and MAP Liberia have ended a day-long policy dialogue to secure land rights for women and rural…
Afghanistan: 21 Million Afghans Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water: Official
Feb 5, 2024
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The Taliban official claims that 21 million people in Afghanistan lack access to clean drinking water due to climate change. Previously, the United Nations had…
Pakistan: Climate, Gender and Democracy
Feb 4, 2024
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Amna Javed, The News
Systemic negligence in addressing climate change and gender-related issues is indicative of the eroding foundations of democracy.
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: 37 People Killed in Disputed Oil-Rich African Region of Abyei in Fighting Linked to Spiritual Leader
Feb 4, 2024
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Associated Press
Thirty-seven people were killed over the weekend in fighting apparently tied to a land feud in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, an official said…
Syrie/Turquie: La Guerre Oubliée de la Turquie contre les Kurdes Empoisonne les Sols de Syrie
Feb 4, 2024
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Lyse Mauvais et Solin Muhammed Amin, Reporterre
La Turquie a récemment mené plusieurs campagnes aériennes dévastatrices dans le nord-est de la Syrie. Bilan : de nombreuses victimes civiles, une pollution catastrophique et la destruction…
Nepal: IFC’s $56-million Investment in Global IME Bank to Bolster Gender and Climate Financing in Nepal
Feb 3, 2024
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My Republica
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $56 million in Nepal's largest commercial bank, Global IME Bank Limited (GIBL), to support small businesses, including those…
Israel/Palestine: How Israel’s Flooding of Gaza’s Tunnels Will Impact Freshwater Supply
Feb 3, 2024
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Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera
Israel confirmed this week that its troops are pumping seawater into a network of tunnels in Gaza, a method environmentalists say could violate international law…
Afghanistan: MoI Creates Security Unit to Protect Forests
Feb 3, 2024
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Sohrab Sarwari, Pajhwok Afghan News
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has created a security unit to protect the country’s forests, an official said on Saturday.
Liberia: Meet the Woman on the Frontline of Conservation in Liberia
Feb 2, 2024
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
31-year-old Grace Zansi was obsessed with the rampant butchering of wildlife in her hometown, Beo Bongarplay, Nimba County.
“I felt bad when I saw people killing…