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Ethiopia/Egypt: Water Wars on the Nile

Aug 9, 2018 | Daniel Benaim and Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs

In Ethiopia, Africa’s largest-ever dam and hydroelectric power plant is inching closer to completion. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River has…

DRC: DR Congo, a Vast and Unruly African Giant

Aug 8, 2018 | Agence France-Presse

The second largest country in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo is blessed with abundant raw materials and minerals but cursed by violence, graft and…

Myanmar: Myanmar Explores Paddy-Fish Culture for More Value

Aug 8, 2018 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

Research is being carried out at the Ayeyarwaddy Delta Region to pair paddy and fish businesses for mutual benefits, said U Myint Zin Htoo, deputy…

Afghanistan: Govt Asked to Take Climate Change Seriously

Aug 8, 2018 | Sayed Sharif Amiri, TOLOnews

The European Union on Wednesday hosted a debate on issues around climate change in the country titled “Climate Change in Afghanistan, Common Challenge, Collective Response”.…

WFP Official: New Resolution Could Help End Use of Hunger as Tool of War

Aug 8, 2018 | Andrew Green, Malnutrition Deeply

A new United Nations resolution banning the use of starvation as a weapon of war could be critical in reversing rising global malnutrition rates, according…

Food Security: Impact of Conflicts, Civil War on Agriculture and Food Security of Countries

Aug 8, 2018 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Agriculture and food systems are remarkably resilient, but as FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told the United Nations Security Council, "when these systems are lost,…

Is the Sustainable Palm Oil Label on a Slippery Slope?

Aug 8, 2018 | Anand Chandrasekhar, Swissinfo

There is no such thing as bad publicity. Unless you are a multinational firm whose most recognisable product has been transformed into an object of…

Sudan/South Sudan: Juba Residents Jubilant over New Peace Deal

Aug 8, 2018 | Fidelis Mbah, Al-Jazeera

Thousands of residents of South Sudan's capital Juba have been celebrating a peace deal struck between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, which rekindles…

Colombia: Agriculture Development in Colombia Promises a Way out of Illicit Trade

Aug 8, 2018 | Michelle Begue, China Global Television Network

Nelson Martinez lives in a region of Colombia called La Macarena, Meta. These lands were a former stronghold of the FARC guerilla group and a…

Afghanistan: Talc Terror Trail

Aug 7, 2018 | Chris Fitch, Geographical

Could baby power be funding terrorism? Potentially yes, according to investigative campaigning organisation Global Witness, which recently probed the talc mining industry in Afghanistan and…

Helping Farmers Helps Peace

Aug 7, 2018 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Civil wars and conflicts have increased markedly in the past decade, leading to the recent reverse of a steady trend towards reducing hunger. In response…

Iran: US Sanctions on Iran Drive Oil Prices Higher

Aug 7, 2018 | Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International

Sanctions on Iran and additional support from signs of declining oil inventories in the United States pushed the price of oil higher early Tuesday. Iranian…

Sudan/South Sudan: Giving Peace Another Chance

Aug 7, 2018 | Agence France-Presse

Their rivalry has fueled appalling bloodshed in South Sudan, yet now for a third time Salva Kiir and Riek Machar will try to share power…

Colombia: Under New President, Colombia's Internal Refugees Still Can't Go Home

Aug 7, 2018 | Heather Brady, National Geographic

The inauguration of Colombia’s new president, Ivan Duque, is cause for celebration among those who support the country's conservative politicians and for concern among others—including…

Colombia: Now Is the Time to Act

Aug 7, 2018 | Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International

For more than sixty years Colombia’s history has been marked by armed conflict rooted in territories where a state presence seems non-existent. In November 2016,…

Protecting Livelihoods and Safeguarding Food Security in Conflict Contexts

Aug 7, 2018 | José Graziano da Silva, Food and Agiculture Organization of the UN

Since 2000, almost half of all civil conflicts around the world have taken place in Africa, where land issues have played a significant role in…

A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve

Aug 6, 2018 | Denise Hruby

On a dirt path dotted with bright-red bougainvillea, women in ankle-length dresses gather in groups of five or more before venturing into the forest. Right…

Central Asia: Central Asian Countries Discuss Transboundary Water Management Issues

Aug 6, 2018 | Aidana Yergaliyeva, The Astana Times

Central Asian and neighbouring countries discussed transboundary water management, maintenance and the possibilities for strengthening sustainable development during a July 12-13 regional meeting in Almaty. Experts…

Myanmar: Myanmar's Indigenous People Fight 'Fortress' Conservation

Aug 6, 2018 | Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Saw Ma Bu fears his way of life is under threat as the government declares swathes of forest in indigenous Karen homelands as protected areas.…

Pakistan: Villagers 'Living between Life and Death' as Pakistan's Glaciers Melt

Aug 6, 2018 | Peer Muhammad, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pakistan has more glaciers than any other country outside the polar region – more than 7,200 in the Karakoram, Himalayan and Hindu Kush ranges, according…

Bangladesh: Malaysian-Made Water Treatment System Brings Relief to Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Aug 6, 2018 | Syed Azwan Syed Ali, Bernama

At least 30,000 Rohingyas currently staying at the refugee camp in Ukhia near here have been receiving treated water supply to keep them away from diseases, thanks…

Conflict Minerals: The “Blood” Diamonds

Aug 6, 2018 | Mariela Naydenova, LeapRate

After being applied in more than 20 different industries around the globe, it is no surprise that blockchain is now being used in the diamond…

South Sudan: A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed Your Family, or Starve

Aug 6, 2018 | Denise Hruby, CNN

Based on interviews, the UN estimates that 70% of women living in camps have been raped. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2013, South…

Tanzania: Tanzania's Indigenous Communities Racing to Secure Land Eyed by Investors

Aug 5, 2018 | Kizito Makoye, In Depth News

Tanzania has attracted huge interest as a destination for large-scale agricultural investment due to sufficient land and cheap labour. While farmers use swathes of land…

Myanmar: Danish Company Seeks Long-Term Role in Myanmar’s Water Security

Aug 4, 2018 | Evan Erickson, Mizzima

While issues like aquifer depletion, groundwater contamination, overpopulation, extreme flooding and droughts grab headlines in coverage of a global water crisis that has been long…

Europe: Could Removing Europe's Dams Revive Its Rivers?

Aug 4, 2018 | Leonard Proske, Deutsche Welle

Sixty percent of Europe's surface waters are in poor environmental condition, according to the latest water quality report for the continent from the European Environment Agency. The…

Myanmar/Bangladesh: Stuck In-between a “Corridor and a Camp”: How Myanmar's Persecution of Rohingya Refugees Has Also Put Elephants and Other Wildlife in Peril

Aug 3, 2018 | Abida Rahman Chowdhury, The Daily Star

The Asian Elephants which entered Bangladesh for the forests of Teknaf and Ukhiya, did not plan on staying here for long. Because they remember their…