International
Afghanistan: Hydroponic Gardening for Women in Kabul, Nurturing Hope Three Years after the Taliban Comeback
Aug 14, 2024
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AsiaNews
"Green rooms" is one of the latest initiatives by the "She works for peace" association, founded by social entrepreneur Selene Biffi. One of the projects…
CEOBS Announces Its Expanded Board of Trustees
Aug 14, 2024
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
CEOBS is delighted to announces our newly expanded Board of Trustees, including four new members appointed in July. The Board now comprises seven members with…
DRC: The High Human Cost of DRC’s War for Riches
Aug 14, 2024
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Chris Steyn, BizNews
In the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fears of a large-scale massacre grow amid rising violence and instability. Nearly a dozen South African soldiers have…
Afghanistan: Efforts Resumed with Environmental Projects Worth $58.7M
Aug 14, 2024
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Nazir Shenwari, TOLOnews
The National Environmental Protection Agency, during its annual report presentation, said that significant progress has been made to resume ten projects in the fields of…
Colombia: Colombia’s Coca Substitution Program Failing to Help Farmers or Slow Deforestation
Aug 9, 2024
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Aimee Gabay, Mongabay
For Indigenous communities in Colombia’s Amazonian and Andean forests, coca is sacred. Many ancestral traditions, such as healing and shamanic practices, include the use and…
Afghanistan’s Fires: Challenges, Importance of Research, and Solutions
Aug 9, 2024
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Rahim Rasa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Over the past five decades, Afghanistan has faced numerous challenges, including war and insecurity, political and social instability, poverty, and unemployment. Among these, fires have…
South Sudan: As South Sudan’s Oil Revenues Dwindle, Even the Security Forces Haven’t Been Paid in Months
Aug 8, 2024
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Deng Machol, Associated Press
The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven’t been…
Afghanistan: Thirsty Afghanistan Faces Climate Crisis: Rising Water Disputes with Neighbors Deepen Isolation
Aug 7, 2024
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Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Afghanistan is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Over the past three years, the Taliban have not taken even the smallest…
Afghanistan: Hazaras and Kuchis Clash over Pastures in Panjab District of Bamiyan Province
Aug 7, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Sources from Panjab district in Bamiyan province told Afghanistan International that Kuchis (nomads) have attacked the pastures of several villages in the district in recent…
Afghanistan: Migrants Deported from Pakistan Ask for Land
Aug 6, 2024
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TOLOnews
Some migrants who were forcibly returned from Pakistan have told TOLOnews that the Islamic Emirate has not yet distributed land to them. These citizens also…
DRC: How Search for Lucrative Minerals Has Left Eastern Congo in Turmoil
Aug 5, 2024
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Evelyne Njeru, Standard
Eastern Congo, which is part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a region rich in natural resources. The area has been marred by…
Colombia: Renewable Energy in Colombia Boosted with a Line of Financing
Aug 5, 2024
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Prensa Latina
Any local government authority in Colombia will be able to access, from today on, a new line of financing for the development of generation projects…
Afghanistan: Extraction of 3 Salt Mines Begins in N. Afghanistan
Aug 3, 2024
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Xinhua
The extraction of three salt mines in Qaramqul district, north Afghanistan's Faryab province, formally commenced on Saturday, said Hamayon Afghan, spokesperson for the Ministry of…
Afghanistan: Taliban Wants Cash to Settle Land Dispute; Threaten Eviction of Hazaras, if Unpaid
Aug 3, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Sources from the Hazara community in Uruzgan province reported that under Taliban pressure, they have paid 15 million of the 30 million Afghanis demanded by…
Afghanistan: Taliban Vows CASA-1000 Project Will Resume Soon in Afghanistan
Aug 3, 2024
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Yasin Shayan, Amu TV
The Taliban-run Ministry of Water and Energy announced Saturday that the CASA-1000 project will soon resume in Afghanistan, with high-level discussions ongoing with the World…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Kurram Clashes: How a Pakistani Land Dispute Led to a Deadly Tribal Battle
Aug 2, 2024
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Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera
After weeklong clashes between rival tribes in Pakistan’s district of Kurram, killing at least 46 people and injuring nearly 200, fighting has now halted, following…
Water Wars and Climate Change: Addressing Resource Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
Jul 31, 2024
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Centre of Excellence on Emerging Development Perspectives and Vision RI
Climate change and population growth in the Horn of Africa exacerbate water scarcity, intensifying local conflicts. Effective groundwater management demands inclusive stakeholder engagement, integration of…
Sahel Region: Addressing Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Vulnerability in the Sahel Region
Jul 30, 2024
ClimateLinks
Our world is facing tremendous and unprecedented environmental challenges, including climate change, biodiversity extinction, food insecurity, and public health crises. In the global south, many…
Uganda: Advocacy Group Links Uganda Oil Infrastructure to Human-Elephant Conflict
Jul 30, 2024
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Musinguzi Blanshe, Mongabay
Oil drilling by French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies is disturbing wildlife in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest and most-visited protected area. This is…
Afghanistan: Extortion and Beatings: What Happened during the Pistachio Harvest in Badghis Province?
Jul 28, 2024
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Hasht-e Subh Daily
Several residents of Badghis province report that this year, the Taliban have beaten many people for breaking “Shul Pista,” a local rule against collecting pistachios…
DRC: Development vs Conservation: DRC’s Dilemma over Resources
Jul 28, 2024
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
Nature conservation is a concept that means very little to the vast majority of the Congolese population, yet it is one of the most important…
Afghanistan: Herat's Pistachio Groves under Protection to Ensure Optimal Harvest
Jul 26, 2024
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TOLOnews
The Herat Department of Agriculture and Irrigation said that security forces have been deployed in the pistachio forests of the province to prevent premature harvesting…
Myanmar: Anti-Junta Forces Control Profitable Gemstone Mines after Taking Mogok from Myanmar Military
Jul 26, 2024
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Aung Naing, Myanmar Now
The military and connected businessmen are at risk of devastating losses after anti-junta fighters captured Mogok, Mandalay Region this week, putting most of Myanmar’s gem-producing…
Israel/Palestine: More than Half of Gaza’s Cropland Has Been Damaged by Conflict
Jul 25, 2024
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Action Against Hunger
With more than half of Gaza’s farmland damaged by conflict and ongoing blockades restricting imports, Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit leader in the movement…
Israel/Jordan/Palestine: Israel's Gaza War Disrupts Climate Cooperation with Jordan
Jul 25, 2024
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Saqib Rahim, Grist
An ambitious climate deal between Israel and Jordan, known as Project Prosperity, has collapsed due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Liberia: Troubled Rubber Plantation in Liberia Shuts down after Labor Unrest
Jul 25, 2024
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Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
Two prominent union leaders remain in prison a month after the headquarters of the Salala Rubber Corporation in Liberia was set on fire by aggrieved…
Rwanda: ‘Blood Minerals’: EU Accused of Fueling Conflict with Rwanda Deal
Jul 25, 2024
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Antonia Zimmermann, Politico
Europe’s hunger for minerals for its electric cars and microchips is sparking accusations that it is inflaming conflict in eastern Congo, one of the world’s…
Yemen: Oil Leaks, Toxic Emissions as Israel Strike Worsens Yemen Pollution: NGOs
Jul 24, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
The Israeli strike on Yemen's port of Hodeida has released hazardous emissions and caused fuel spills, experts said, compounding environmental pollution already worsened by oil…
Afghanistan: China Starts Work on Afghan Copper Mine Long Stalled by War
Jul 24, 2024
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Joe Stenson and Abdullah Hasrat, Barron's
Chinese engineers and the Taliban government broke ground in Afghanistan on Wednesday on a project to mine the world's second-largest copper deposit.
DRC: Sustainable Food Systems and Animal Rights in War-Torn North Kivu, DRC
Jul 23, 2024
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Talking Wings
The province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is home to a vibrant tapestry of mountain rain forests and savannas,…