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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…
Colombia: Severe Drought in Colombia Threatens Crops, Livestock [Video]
Feb 2, 2024
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Reuters
Severe drought in Colombia wreaks havoc on its water resources, threatening agriculture, livestock, and the population, resulting in cracked soil and small mud islands in…
South Sudan: Land Dispute Clashes between South Sudan Herders Kill 39
Feb 2, 2024
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Waakhe Simon Wudu, Reuters
Fighting between herders from two neighbouring states in central South Sudan has killed at least 39 people, officials said, blaming the violence on protracted land…
Afghanistan: Taliban's Mining Illegitimate, Revenue Spending Unclear: Ashraf Ghani
Feb 2, 2024
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Khaama Press
Ashraf Ghani, former President of Afghanistan, says that mining extraction contracts handed over secretly by the Taliban lack international legitimacy. Mr. Ghani stated that it…
Pakistan: Solar Power Project in Nangarhar Irrigates 4,000 Hectares: Ministry
Feb 2, 2024
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Pakistan Observer
A solar power system was opened in Nangarhar to irrigate more than 4,000 hectares of land with a total cost of 143 million Afs. The…
India: 3,247 Murders in UP between 2017 and 2022 Triggered by Land Disputes: NCRB Data
Feb 2, 2024
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Hindustan Times
Malihabad incident shows failure of local administration in resolving a long pending dispute between two families, pointing to the existing corruption among lower-rung officials of…
Nigeria: Stakeholders Seek Alignment of Gender, Climate Change in Agric Policies
Feb 1, 2024
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Tina Abeku, Guardian
Liberia: Landesa, Partners Rally Support for Inclusive Climate Action and Land Rights
Jan 31, 2024
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
Landesa, a global advocate for land rights and women’s empowerment, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land…
Colombia: Colombia Wildfires Toll in Latin America: "9 Million at Risk of Environmental Displacement"
Jan 31, 2024
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Rocío Magnani, Latin Times
In the past week, amid what authorities have labeled as the hottest January in thirty years, Colombian firefighters are contending with extinguishing flames in forest…
Israel/Palestine: How War Destroyed Gaza’s Neighbourhoods – Visual Investigation
Jan 30, 2024
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Niels de Hoog, Antonio Voce, Elena Morresi, Manisha Ganguly, and Ashley Kirk, Guardian
A Guardian investigation has detailed the mass destruction of buildings and land in three neighbourhoods in Gaza.Using satellite imagery and open-source evidence, the investigation found…
Afghanistan: Oil Extraction at Amu Darya to Surge with Opening of New Wells: Ministry
Jan 30, 2024
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The head of the Afg-China Oil and Gas Ltd in a meeting with the acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP), Shahabuddin Delawar, said that…
Afghanistan: Drought behind 70pc Cut in Panjsher Hydropower Generation
Jan 30, 2024
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Emal Rahimi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Drought has taken its toll on power generation at hydropower dams and decreased power generation by 70 percent, residents of central Panjsher province.
Burkina Faso: Research Reveals Influence of Gender, Livelihood on Water Insecurity Stress in West Africa
Jan 29, 2024
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Nicole Pomerantz, ASU News
In Burkina Faso, located in the Sahel region of West Africa, the amount of safe water available for homes depends on seasonality and rainfall.
Yemen: Amidst Ongoing Conflict, Efforts to Save This Endemic Tree Are Threatened
Jan 29, 2024
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Abdulmalik Alnemri, Ensia and Egab
Dragon’s blood, or Dam al-Akhawain (two brothers’ blood), as it’s locally known, is endemic to Socotra, a mostly desert archipelago south of the Arabian Peninsula,…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Sudan-South Sudan Border: Clashes Kill Dozens in Disputed Abyei Region
Jan 29, 2024
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BBC
More than 50 people, including United Nations peacekeepers, have been killed in attacks in an area disputed between South Sudan and Sudan, the United Nations…
Sudan: In Sudan’s Civil War, Farmers Are Grieving Their Land and Loved Ones
Jan 29, 2024
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Omnia Saed, Atmos
Since April, civilians in Sudan have been subjected to indiscriminate air raids and street violence as two military generals leading the country battle for power.…
Afghanistan: First Snow This Winter Soothes Pollution Pain in Kabul
Jan 28, 2024
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Xinhua
The first snowfall in Afghanistan's capital Kabul during this winter relieved its polluted environment on Sunday and has brought joy to residents. The snowfall, which…
Afghanistan: Construction of New Dams Begins in South Afghanistan
Jan 27, 2024
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Xinhua
Work for constructing two dams has begun in south Afghanistan's Zabul province, the official news agency Bakhtar reported Saturday. War-torn and cash-strapped Afghanistan has been…
Yemen: UK ‘Reserves Right to Respond’ after Oil Tanker Set Alight off Yemen
Jan 27, 2024
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Amy Sedghi and Tom Ambrose, Guardian
The UK government has said Britain and its allies “reserve the right to respond appropriately” after an oil tanker was struck and set alight off…