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The Iran War’s Climate, Environmental, and Human Security Fallout

Sep 14, 2026 | Alejandro Martin Rodriguez, Joy Arkeh, and Sarah Yerkes

In a region already much affected by climate impacts and conflict dynamics, the continuation of the Iran war will reinforce their relationship and, in turn,…


Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Red Sea Crisis Escalates as Houthis Seize Islands and Threaten Vital Oil Shipping Routes

Sep 14, 2026
Deutsche Welle

A fresh Houthi offensive in the southern Red Sea is threatening to further disrupt global oil supplies and shipping, after the Iranian-backed rebels announced Monday…


South Sudan: Programme Officer – Livelihoods, DRR/CCA and Livestock

Sep 14, 2026 | Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

CAFOD is the official overseas aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, part of Caritas Internationalis. CAFOD believes God wants everyone to…


Venezuela: Coordinador.a de Emergencias

Sep 14, 2026 | Médicos del Mundo

Médicos del Mundo es una Organización internacional que defiende el derecho a la salud y ofrece asistencia humanitaria en más de 70 países.

Misión

Coordinar y participar…


Somalia: Data Analyst (National Position)

Sep 14, 2026 | Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. It innovates solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven…


Syria: WASH Officer

Sep 14, 2026 | Oxfam

Since June 2013, Oxfam in Syria has been working to address the immediate live-saving and sustainable water and sanitation needs of thousands of crisis-affected women,…


DRC: Directeur/trice Pays Adjoint Programmes (H/F) - Goma

Sep 14, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International est une association d’aide humanitaire internationale qui, depuis plus de 40 ans, porte secours aux populations victimes de conflits armés et de catastrophes…


Palestine: Program Coordinator (M/F) - Jerusalem

Sep 14, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…


Chad: Responsable de Projet Climat & Environnement – Adré

Sep 14, 2026 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Acted travaille avec 19 millions de personnes dans 43 pays au carrefour de l’humanitaire, du développement, et des programmes climatiques et environnementaux. Grâce à une…


Kenya: Baseline Assessment for the Climate Resilient Eastern African Transboundary Water Management for Environmental Sustainability (CREATES) Programme

Sep 14, 2026 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…


Ethiopia: Senior Tree Expansion Research Officer (Fixed-Term)

Sep 14, 2026 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…


Apply Now to Become a UN Youth Champion for Environment and Peace [Deadline: September 20, 2026]

Sep 14, 2026 | UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

For the sixth year, UNFICYP and the British Council, through its regional Youth Connect programme, are pleased to offer the acclaimed UN Youth Champions for…


Afghanistan: UNODC Supports Rose and Saffron Farming as Alternatives to Opium Poppy in Afghanistan

Sep 14, 2026 | Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with support from Italy, is promoting rose and saffron cultivation and processing in Afghanistan as alternative…


Call for Applications: Current Issues in Environmental Peacebuilding — February 22-26, 2027

Sep 14, 2026 | Venice International University

Environmental peacebuilding is an emerging and rapidly changing field. It engages a range of disciplines, ranging from political science, political economy, and geography to law…


Afghanistan: Coal Extraction in Northern Afghanistan up 30% from Last Year

Sep 13, 2026 | Abdul Wahid Wahdat
TOLOnews

Officials of the state-owned Northern Coal Company say nearly 1,000 tons of coal are extracted daily from mines in northern Afghanistan, a significant increase compared…


India/Pakistan: India-Pakistan Water Row Deepens after Hague Court Ruling

Sep 13, 2026 | Maria Siow
South China Morning Post

On August 31, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that Delhi had no legal basis for suspending the water-sharing agreement, adding that…


Afghanistan: UN: Millions in Afghanistan Lack Reliable Access to Drinking Water

Sep 13, 2026 | Nazanin Mohseni

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) says millions of people in Afghanistan still lack reliable access to safe drinking water.


Afghanistan’s Curse Was Manufactured – and Now Haunts Its Makers

Sep 12, 2026 | Ikramul Haq

Afghanistan is not cursed because copper lies beneath Logar, lapis beneath Badakhshan or iron beneath Bamiyan. It has been cursed by political choices made in…


China/Nepal: Climate, Environment at Center of Nepal-China Cooperation: Foreign Minister Khanal

Sep 12, 2026
Khabarhub

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has called for Nepal-China relations to move beyond traditional border management and develop into a strategic partnership centered on environmental cooperation,…


Iraq/Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Shuts Key Oil Pipeline after Drone Attack Launched from Iraq

Sep 12, 2026 | Tiffanie Turnbull
BBC

Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, as conflict in the Middle East widens. Iraq…


Afghanistan: Land Dispute Leaves Four Dead, Three Wounded in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province

Sep 12, 2026 | Nazanin Mohseni
KabulNow

Four people were killed and three others wounded in a clash between two families over a land dispute in Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province,…


Afghanistan: Nimroz Residents Complain of Shortage of Clean Drinking Water

Sep 11, 2026
TOLOnews

Residents of Zaranj city in Nimroz say the water supplied to the city from the Qala-e-Fath area is not enough to meet the needs of…


Who Really Controls Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth

Sep 10, 2026 | Umar Khan

The Afghanistan’s mineral resources have traditionally been one of hidden wealth ready to be unlocked by peace, investment, and modern technology. This narrative is becoming…


Colombia: Colombia Moves to Revive Aerial Eradication of Coca Crops

Sep 10, 2026
The City Paper

Colombia is moving rapidly to revive aerial eradication of coca, but the chemical at the centre of its first proposed test will not be glyphosate,…


Staying in Place: Building Cultural Security in a Changing Climate

Sep 9, 2026 | Claudia Fry and Selai Maramanisoso

As the Pacific prepares to host pre-COP31, the region has a unique opportunity to advance dialogue on peace and security through a Pacific-led climate-peace nexus.…


Are Rising Spending and Temperatures Causing More Fires on European Military Lands?

Sep 9, 2026 | Sara Niknam, Adam Krid, and Ritchie Davelaar

As European countries raise military spending and step up training, one environmental risk is becoming harder to ignore: fire. Live ammunition, explosives and pyrotechnics are…


Liberia: Lawmaker Blasts Concessionaires over Exploitation of Liberia’s Natural Resources

Sep 9, 2026 | David A. Yates
Observer

Sinoe County Senator and political leader of the People’s Economic Movement (PEM), Crayton Oldman Duncan, has launched a blistering attack on foreign concession companies operating…


Hunger Warfare and a Fertilizer Crisis Are Straining Global Food Supplies

Sep 8, 2026 | Michael Werz

Using food as a lever is a proven military method as old as siege warfare, now conducted at global range. Both Russia’s and Ukraine’s military…


Liberia: Guus Kouwenhoven Is Dead

Sep 8, 2026 | William Q. Harmon
Observer

The Dutch businessman whose timber empire became deeply entangled with Charles Taylor’s wartime machinery died on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the age of 84,…


Afghanistan: Internal Tug-of-War over Afghanistan’s Untapped Wealth

Sep 7, 2026 | Faisal Ahmad

Underneath the rugged mountains of Afghanistan lies extraordinary wealth. Geological surveys estimate that the country holds over $1 trillion in untapped mineral resources, which include…