International
Afghanistan: Drought-Affected Kabul Residents Queuing for Hours to Fetch Water
Jan 19, 2024
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Abdul Haleem, Xinhua
War-torn Afghanistan has suffered years of drought. Local residents say the drought was also felt in the capital Kabul in the ongoing harsh winter, with…
DRC: Rise of the ‘Mother Boss’: How Female Miners Are Taking Control in DRC
Jan 19, 2024
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Mélanie Gouby, The Guardian
Half of the workers in the Congolese artisanal pits are women, and for years they have faced inequality and sexual harassment. Now a grassroots movement…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippines to Explore Oil-Rich Waters amid China Tension: ‘It’s Quite Urgent That We Start Now’
Jan 18, 2024
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Bloomberg
The Philippines is building defence alliances with the US and other security partners to help pave the way for resource exploration in the oil-and-gas-rich…
Afghanistan: Ministry Says Illegal Mining Is Being Prevented
Jan 18, 2024
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that currently the process of extracting precious and semi-precious stones is going on transparently.The ministry's spokesman Humayun…
Afghanistan: Lack of Snow Sparks Worry for Drought-Hit Afghanistan
Jan 16, 2024
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Pascale Trouillaud and Qubad Wali, Phys.org
Afghanistan saw almost no snow as of mid-January, a new sign of the heavy toll of global warming on the Central Asian country which is…
Uganda: In Uganda, Refugees Ravaged the Forest. Now, They Work to Restore It.
Jan 16, 2024
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Associated Press
The country has lost 13 percent of its tree cover since 2000, in part because residents often use firewood for cooking.
Afghanistan: Solar Power Project in Nangarhar Irrigates 4,000 Hectares: Ministry
Jan 16, 2024
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TOLOnews
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) says that the project was financially supported by the Asian Development Bank, and besides irrigating the land,…
Mexico: Murder, Drought and Peyote: The Deadly Struggle for Mexico’s Water
Jan 16, 2024
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Paloma de Dinechin, Guardian
The lack of rain is not the only factor driving water scarcity in this desert region. First mining and now agribusiness threaten the desert’s springs,…
Sudan: Kordofan Conflict Spirals in Dangerous Direction
Jan 12, 2024
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Sudan War Monitor
The security situation is deteriorating across much of Sudan’s Kordofan region, along with economic and humanitarian conditions, following an attack by the Rapid Support Forces…
Joint Statement on Climate, Peace, and Security in West African and the Sahel Region
Jan 11, 2024
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United States Mission to the United Nations
In West Africa and the Sahel, climate change and its impacts on peace and security, are already a lived reality, especially in the Lake Chad…
Another Layer of Misery: Women in Gaza Struggle to Find Menstrual Pads, Running Water
Jan 11, 2024
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Aya Batrawy and Abu Bakr Bashir, NPR
Heba Usrof, a young woman in Gaza, is running out of options to deal with her menstrual cycle. Pads have disappeared from pharmacies and stores.…
Israel/Palestine: Emissions from Israel’s War in Gaza Have ‘Immense’ Effect on Climate Catastrophe
Jan 9, 2024
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Nina Lakhani, Guardian
The planet-warming emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20…
How 3 Indigenous Women are Leading the Way on Climate Change
Jan 9, 2024
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Gabriella Trujillo, 19th News
These profiles showcase the efforts and expertise of the land's original stewards who are working, in one capacity or another, to address climate concerns.
Gender-Responsive Just Transition and Climate Action Partnership Matters
Jan 9, 2024
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Ghina Raihanah, Jakarta Post
Recent findings demonstrate that women who rely on natural resources for sustenance, which often represent their primary income stream, are disproportionately susceptible to climatic uncertainties.
Afghanistan: Severe Drought and Climate Change Impacts Ravage Afghanistan, Reports UN Agency
Jan 8, 2024
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Saboor Bayat, BNN Breaking
Afghanistan faces its most severe drought in 30 years, impacting various sectors across the country. Rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns exacerbate the crisis, leading…
South Sudan: The Relentless Struggle of South Sudanese Displaced by War and Endless Flooding
Jan 8, 2024
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Florence Miettaux, Le Monde
Since 2021, unprecedented flooding has engulfed Bentiu, the capital of Unity State and the surrounding area. Villages, forests, farmland and animal herds were submerged in…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: The War Zone in Gaza Will Leave a Legacy of Hidden Health Risks
Jan 8, 2024
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Saqib Rahim, Grist
In the months since Hamas attacked Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking hundreds more hostage, Israeli forces have pummeled Gaza in a campaign to…
Afghanistan: FAO’s Assessment Unveils Impact of Shocks on Afghan Farmers
Jan 8, 2024
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Saboor Bayat, BNN Breaking
In an effort to decipher the labyrinth of challenges faced by Afghanistan’s rural population, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has…
Israel/Palestine: Three Israeli Groups Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize amid Hamas War
Jan 7, 2024
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Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, Jerusalem Post
An environmental peacebuilding organization founded by an Israeli has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, also known as the…
Nigeria: Desert Swallows Livelihoods as Climate Shocks Continue in Northeast Nigeria
Jan 5, 2024
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Murtala Abdullahi, Al Jazeera
In a remote corner of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Yobe, lie communities surrounded by vast sand dunes stretching as far as the eye can see.…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: For Civilians or Hamas? 'Dual Use' Issue Complicates Gaza Aid Efforts
Jan 5, 2024
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Tribune
Water purifiers, medical supplies and tent poles are among items Israel has blocked from entering Gaza on aid trucks, according to an Egyptian Red Crescent…
Ukraine: Laid to Waste: Ukrainian Scientists Are Tallying the Grave Environmental Consequences of the Kakhovka Dam Disaster
Jan 4, 2024
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Richard Stone, Science
Assessing environmental harm in the midst of a war in which the Dnipro itself delineates more than 300 kilometers of the front line is not…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: The Environmental Toll in Gaza Will Endanger Residents Long after War’s End
Jan 4, 2024
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Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes
War is destructive and deadly. But the casualties of war won’t end when those fighting put down their weapons. For months, Hamas and Israel have…
Afghanistan: 350 People Killed in Various Natural Disasters in Afghanistan in Nine Months: Report
Jan 3, 2024
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Asian News International
Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed state ministry for disaster management affairs has said that in the past nine months, 350 people have died in various natural disasters in…
Sudan/South Sudan: Six Killed in Ambush in Disputed Area between Sudan and South Sudan
Jan 1, 2024
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Reuters
Six people, including a senior local administrator, have been killed in an ambush by armed men in the Abyei region, claimed by both Sudan and…
Nigeria: Plateau Killings Motivated by Land Grabbing Conquests – Cleric
Dec 30, 2023
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Sodiq Omolaoye, Guardian Nigeria
Gideon & Para-Mallam Peace Foundation has said the recent attack in Plateau State communities where over 155 people were killed during Christmas day was clearly…
Ethiopia: A Closer Look at the Horn’s Crippling Climate-Conflict Nexus
Dec 30, 2023
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Ashenafi Endale, The Reporter
At face value, the source of the multiple protracted conflicts gripping Ethiopia and the larger Horn region appears to be rooted in ethnic politics, religious…
Colombia: Connect The Dots: Finding Links between Colombia’s Protected Areas
Dec 29, 2023
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Andrew Wright, Forbes
Colombian researchers came up with models to identify critical sites for preserving and enhancing the ecological connections between Colombia's protected areas.
A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey
Dec 28, 2023
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Michael Barbaro, NY Times
With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Covered up and Undercounted True Human Cost of Floodings after Dam Explosion, AP Investigation Finds
Dec 28, 2023
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Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Associated Press
The residents of Oleshky in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine could not identify many of those they buried after a catastrophic dam collapse in June sent water…