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At COP28, Indigenous Women Have a Message for Leaders: Look at What We’re Doing. And Listen

Dec 11, 2023 | Uzmi Athar, AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With a sprig of leaves and rainwater carried from her island in the Philippines, Grace Talawag delivered a prayer…

Cambodia: The Intractable Problem of Land Grabbing in Cambodia

Dec 11, 2023 | François Camps, Equal Times

Here in the heart of the northern province of Preah Vihear, 150 kilometres from the temples of Angkor, the issue of land use has been…

South Asia: Multiple Climate Reports Warn of Water Conflict in South Asia

Dec 11, 2023 | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Diplomat

The region is expected to suffer the most significant impacts of changing water availability this century. Yet tight-fisted governments are quibbling at COP28 over climate…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Excluded from COP28 as Climate Impacts Hit Home

Dec 11, 2023 | Gloria Dickie and Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters

Humanitarian concerns have been raised over Afghanistan being left out of United Nations climate negotiations for a third year in a row, as the country…

China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippines, China Accuse Each Other of Ship Ramming

Dec 10, 2023 | Radio Free Asia

Sunday saw an apparent escalation between China and the Philippines over Manila’s resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.

Guyana/Venezuela: Venezuela, Guyana Leaders to Meet on Land Dispute

Dec 10, 2023 | Canute James and Carlos Camacho, Argus

Guyana's president Irfaan Ali and Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro will meet on 14 December as tensions increase over Caracas' claim to Guyana's resource-rich Essequibo province,…

Afghanistan: Govt to Distribute 200,000 Land Plots to Returnees

Dec 9, 2023 | Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News

Members of the commission on repatriates says the government has allocated 200,000 land plots for the newly deported refugees who lack shelter.

Afghanistan: Taliban Vow to Finish Disputed Canal at 'Any Cost'

Dec 9, 2023 | Khudai Noor Nasar, Nikkei

A massive canal project in Afghanistan has alarmed the country's neighbors over fears it will drain a river key to their agricultural economies, but the…

Ethiopia: Climate and Conflict – Aggregating Humanitarian Crises in Ethiopia

Dec 8, 2023 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Ethiopia, a country hosting nearly a million refugees and recovering from a violent conflict displacing millions of people, is now facing another humanitarian emergency in…

Middle East/North Africa: A Dangerous Web of Climate Change, Water Scarcity and Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa

Dec 8, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

In a region scarred by years of wars and displacement, climate change and water scarcity have become yet another threat for fragile contexts in Middle…

Indonesia: Indonesia's Transgender Theatre Group is Fighting Climate and Gender Stigma

Dec 7, 2023 | Leo Galuh, Fair Planet

Trans people are disproportionately affected by climate change, and in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, the trans community is taking matters into its own hands.

Bangladesh Highlights Women’s Leadership in Climate Adaptation at COP 28

Dec 7, 2023 | Dilruba Haider

“We need to see how women’s powerful voice at the decision-making table can be ensured so that they can decide for themselves,” said Saber Hossain…

Sahel: Climate Change, Conflict and Displacement across the Sahel

Dec 7, 2023 | Rick de Satgé, Land Portal

In a 2009 TED Talk with over 35 million views, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks about the danger of a single story and the…

Yemen: How Lax Oversight and War Thwarted Efforts to Hold Yemen’s Oil Polluters to Account

Dec 6, 2023 | Ahmed al-Waseai, Rana Sabbagh, Selma Mhaoud, Abdulwahed Alobaly, Motea Bamzahem, and Zaher Binashikhbubkr, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

In 2014, Yemeni lawmakers received a report on widespread environmental violations in the country’s oil sector. The report was shelved after civil war broke out,…

Climate Change: Climate-Induced Displacement Is a Global Phenomenon, but Not Evenly Experienced

Dec 6, 2023 | Ivan Natividad, UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley policy analyst from the Othering and Belonging Institute shares recommendations to protect people displaced from the climate crisis.

Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Gaza’s Environment, Devastated by War, Catches the Attention of Activists at the Cop28 Summit

Dec 6, 2023 | Associated Press

Devastated by a nearly two-month-long assault by Israeli air strikes and ground fighting, large swathes of Gaza have been flattened, agricultural lands have been destroyed,…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan World's Sixth Vulnerable, Least Ready Country to Address Impacts of Climate Change: UN

Dec 6, 2023 | Asian News International

The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan Daniel Peter Endres has said that Afghanistan ranks as the world's sixth vulnerable, least-ready country to…

COP28 Debuts Partnership To Empower Women in Climate Crisis Response

Dec 5, 2023 | Steven Ganot, The Media Line

At the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the UN launched a new partnership endorsed by…

SIPRI’s Environment of Peace Initiative Is Recognized with Award for Innovation in Global Security

Dec 5, 2023 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative was awarded third place in the 2023 Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) Prize for Innovation in Global Security. Claire…

West Africa/Sahel: IRC: Urgent Call for Action to Combat Climate Shocks in Conflict-Affected, Climate-Vulnerable States in West Africa

Dec 5, 2023 | International Rescue Committee

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding the alarm about the compounded crises of conflict and climate change in West Africa during the meeting of world…

As Climate Change Pushes Millions of Women into Poverty, UN Women Calls for a New Feminist Climate Justice Approach

Dec 4, 2023 | UN Women

Dubai/New York — On today’s gender day at the UN climate conference, COP28, in Dubai, UN Women launched its “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action” report.

COP28: Women and Climate Advocates Driving Forward Change Together

Dec 4, 2023 | UN News

Hillary Clinton (centre) and other panelists pose together following a discussion on gender and climate.

COP28: Funding for Tackling Gender-Based Violence Amid Climate Change Surpasses $16 Million Following Pledge by Norwegian Government

Dec 4, 2023 | IUCN

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) announced a contribution of US$ 2.8 million to IUCN’s Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge.