International
Afghanistan’s Women in Agriculture Face Limitations and Challenges
Jul 5, 2023
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Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Taliban's return to power has made things worse for them.
Afghanistan: 151 Dead, 200 Injured Due to Natural Disasters in Past Three Months
Jul 5, 2023
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Asian News International
Taliban's State Minister for Disaster Management has announced that at least 151 people have died and more than 200 others injured in different parts of…
Colombia: Effort to Save Rare Colombian Monkey Looks to Crowdfund Its Conservation
Jul 5, 2023
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Aimee Gabay, Mongabay
For 38 years, Colombian-based NGO Fundación Proyecto Tití has successfully run a reforestation program to protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin and its tropical dry…
Liberia: Eight Communities Issued Statutory Titled Land Deeds
Jul 5, 2023
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New Dawn
The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) on June 23, 2023, officially issued statutory land-titled deeds and maps to eight customary communities…
Ukraine/Russia: Warnings of Sabotage at Nuclear Plant
Jul 5, 2023
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Usaid Siddiqui, Priyanka Shankar and Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera
The Kremlin has warned that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is tense, claiming there is a “great threat of sabotage from Kyiv”.…
Taking Action for a Flourishing Land: Latin American Voices Prioritize Climate Justice, Indigenous Rights, Gender Equality
Jul 4, 2023
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World Council of Churches
Seeking to join efforts with those committed to ensure a just and sustainable future for the continent, representatives from World Council of Churches (WCC) member…
Afghanistan: Iron Smelting Plant Opens in Kabul
Jul 4, 2023
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Habib Rahman Qooyash, TOLOnews
Some officials of the current Afghan government spoke at the factory's the opening ceremony about the Islamic Emirate leadership's unwavering support for all investors and…
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana: Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change Adaptation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
Jul 3, 2023
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UN Women
As the impacts of climate change intensify around the world, adaptation efforts are crucial to ensuring that communities, ecosystems and economies are able to survive.…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Is Accused of ‘Ecocide’ in Ukraine. But What Does That Mean?
Jul 3, 2023
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Radina Gigova, CNN
On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country sent water thundering downstream, killing…
DRC: US Measure Would Ban Products Containing Mineral Mined with Child Labor in Congo
Jul 3, 2023
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Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press
A measure has been introduced in the U.S. House to ban imported products containing minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries but mined through child labor…
Afghanistan: Clash over Water Injures 6 in Afghanistan
Jul 3, 2023
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Xinhua
A clash over water between two families in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province has left six persons injured, said a statement of provincial police department released…
DRC: Protecting Congo’s Forests: New Timber Parks Will Help Fight Illegal Logging
Jul 3, 2023
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Paolo Omar Cerutti and Silvia Ferrari, Conversation
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community in 2022. This will offer the country, which has immense natural wealth, a huge…
Climate Change: Symposium Focuses on Practical Solutions for Climate Security Challenges
Jul 3, 2023
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United States Africa Command
The third Security Implications of Climate Change Symposium, organized by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) in concert with the…
Afghanistan: How the Taliban Launched the ‘Most Successful Counter-Narcotics Effort in Human History’
Jul 3, 2023
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Samuel Lovett; Sarah Newey, and Ben Farmer, Telegraph
America’s “war on drugs,” launched by President Richard Nixon in 1971, raged for more than half a century but hardly put a dent in the…
Iraq: Market Value of Iraq’s Natural Resources Surpasses $15 trillion
Jul 1, 2023
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Amr Salem, Iraqi News
The financial adviser to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed on Saturday that the market value of Iraq’s wealth exceeds $15 trillion, the Iraqi…
South Sudan: South Sudan Alarmed by Rebel Threats to Disrupt Crude Oil Flow
Jul 1, 2023
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Fred Oluoch, East African
South Sudan is increasingly getting concerned that the continued conflict in the neighbouring Sudan will soon impact the transportation and revenue from oil, its economic…
Water: Major Incidents of Water-Related Violence Since 2000s [Infographic]
Jul 1, 2023
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Cécile Marin, Le Monde diplomatique
The map shows only violent (resulting in deaths or injuries) or potentially violent incidents (verbal threats, military manoeuvres and demonstrations of force). Not shown are…
Water: How Can We Avoid Water Wars?
Jul 1, 2023
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Akram Belkaïd, Le Monde diplomatique
Climate change could well lead to armed conflict over water resources among other things. As long ago as 1972, environmental activists interrupted the first Earth…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Experiencing Most Devastating Impacts of Climate Change: Afghan Envoy in Geneva
Jun 30, 2023
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Asian News International
Afghanistan's envoy at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting has said the country is experiencing the most devastating impacts of climate change, TOLO News reported.
Colombia: Turning over a New Leaf, Colombian Ranchers Plant Trees
Jun 29, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant…
Iraq: Iraq Plants Mangrove Forest to Fight Climate Disaster
Jun 29, 2023
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Essam Al-Sudani, Reuters
Southern Iraq was once known for rich marshes that were drained decades ago in an environmental catastrophe that wrecked a complex eco-system and pushed many…
Ukraine: En Ukraine, La Guerre Décime aussi l’Environnement (In Ukraine, War Is also Decimating the Environment)
Jun 28, 2023
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Eva Moysan, Alternatives Economiques
L’explosion récente du barrage de Kakhovka et ses dégâts environnementaux colossaux s’ajoutent à la très longue liste des pollutions occasionnées par la guerre russe en…
Climate Change: EU Proposes Comprehensive New Outlook on Threats of Climate Change and Environmental Degradation on Peace, Security and Defence
Jun 28, 2023
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European Commission
The European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication laying out how the EU will address the growing impact of climate change and…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Taliban Border Dispute Exacerbated by Climate Change
Jun 28, 2023
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Ali Noureddine, Fanack
Iran-Taliban Border Dispute is a microcosm of the escalating conflicts stemming from drought, declining river levels, and shared water resources.
Sudan: Graphic Journalism: Failing Rains in Darfur Foster Conflict and Displacement
Jun 28, 2023
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Zara Gounden, Circle of Blue
Two decades after the onset of the war n Darfur, an enduring water crisis continues to inflict tension between crop farmers and herders in the…
Liberia: SDI Launches JET Project
Jun 28, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Rights & Corporate Governance Program (CRCGP) Wednesday June 21, 2023, launched the Just Energy Transition (JET) project.…
Liberia: FDA Deputy Dodged Police Illegal Logging Probe
Jun 28, 2023
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Daily Observer
The Deputy Managing Director for Administration and Finance Benjamin Tennessee Plewon III Forestry Development Authority refused to cooperate with a police investigation into an illegal logging operation,…
Liberia: Early Signs Logging Contract Is Failing
Jun 28, 2023
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Gabriel M. Dixon, The Daylight
Cracks have started to emerge in this new logging agreement in southcentral Liberia. Central Morweh Community Forest signed a contract with the Kisvan Timber Corporation In March…
Water – A Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace?
Jun 28, 2023
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Maria Sköld and Martina Klimes, Stockholm International Water Institute
The Kakhovka dam disaster in Ukraine on 6 June is a painful reminder of how collapsing water infrastructure can cause enormous suffering in times of…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Proposes Formation of Joint Team with Afghanistan to Address Water Rights Issues
Jun 27, 2023
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The Iranian interior minister has suggested creating a joint commission between Iran and Afghanistan to resolve the dispute over water rights between the two countries…