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Guyana: Guyana Says Analysis Needed on Impact of Conflict on Climate Security
Feb 14, 2024
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Loop Caribbean News
Guyana has called for a targeted and bold approach in addressing the impact of conflict on food and climate security as the world grapples to…
Myanmar: Plundering Paradise: The Underwater Lead Mines of Myanmar’s Deep South
Feb 14, 2024
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Mg Htin, Frontier
Unregulated lead mining is polluting the waters in Tanintharyi’s Bokpyin Township, while locals say most of the money is going to outsiders or lining the…
Climate Change: Addressing Climate Change Key to Preventing Conflicts, Says UNFCCC Chief
Feb 14, 2024
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Xinhua
There is no national security without food security. And there will be no food security without enhanced action to stop climate change.
Climate Change: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Biodiversity Loss Are Exacerbating Conflict: UK Statement at the UN Security Council
Feb 13, 2024
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Government of the UK
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Climate, Food Security and Conflict.
Climate Change: Climate-Driven Migration Overtakes Russian Aggression as Biggest Security Concern, Report Finds
Feb 13, 2024
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Rosie Frost, Euronews
European voters are more worried about climate change-driven migration than the threat posed by Russia, according to a new survey. The research was published on…
Liberia: Boakai Picks Wartime, Anti-Regulation Logger for FDA
Feb 13, 2024
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
President Joseph Boakai has appointed Rudolph Merab—a wartime business partner of ex-President Charles Taylor, whose company participated in Liberia’s biggest postwar, logging scandal—as the Managing…
Climate Action Can Help Fight Hunger, Avoid Conflicts, Official Tells Security Council, Urging Greater Investment in Adaptation, Resilience, Clean Energy
Feb 13, 2024
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UN
With the accelerating climate crisis and multiplying conflicts, over 330 million people were affected by acute food insecurity in 2023, the Secretary-General told the Security Council…
Conflict in Sudan’s Breadbasket Threatens Food Supplies Nationwide
Feb 13, 2024
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Hannah Button
In a new Alert, FEWS NET analysts reported that nearly one-third of the population of Sudan is in need of emergency food assistance, making it one…
Iraq/Kurdistan: New Iraqi Oil Law Includes Joint Control of Kurdish Fields
Feb 12, 2024
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Zawya
A landmark oil and gas law under debate in Iraq for nearly 15 years could end Baghdad’s chronic rifts with Kurdistan as it includes joint…
Afghanistan: 1,220 Absorption Wells Dug up in Kabul to Replenish Water Table
Feb 12, 2024
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Hijratullah Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News
To replenish the water table in central capital Kabul, more than 1,200 water absorption-wells have been dug up during the past one year, the Ministry…
Sudan: South Kordofan Mining Practices Prompt Environmental Outcry
Feb 12, 2024
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Radio Dabanga
Locals in Talodi, South Kordofan, have observed a surge in mining activities as companies escalate gold extraction using toxic chemicals harmful to both human health…
The Complicated Relationship Between Climate, Conflict, and Gender in Mozambique
Feb 12, 2024
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Gracsious Maviza, Mandlenkosi Maphosa, Giulia Caroli, Thea Synnestvedt, and Joram Tarusarira
Individuals face immense challenges in displacement contexts, particularly where climate, conflict, and displacement intersect. In Mozambique, climate impacts have combined with conflict to displace nearly a…
What is the Eco-Gender Gap?
Feb 12, 2024
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Scarlett Stokes
The responsibility for saving the world from the ravages of climate change should not be a gendered issue. However, multiple studies have found that women,…
Afghanistan: Nangarhar Hosting International Conference on Climate Change
Feb 11, 2024
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TOLOnews
Top ranked officials of the Islamic Emirate at the inauguration of the conference said the international forces used various types of weapons during the two-decade…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan War Escalates Ethnic Clashes in Disputed Abyei Region
Feb 9, 2024
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East African
The war in Sudan has spilled over to the restive border region of Abyei, potentially scuttling recent efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict between Ngok…
Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau
Feb 9, 2024
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Onoja Audu, Independent
Yitkyim Leah Datong has engaged about one hundred young women across communities of Plateau State towards contributing to sustainable peace in the State.
US Military’s Clean Energy Initiatives
Feb 9, 2024
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Simran Rathore
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has been fast-tracking clean energy advancements to bolster military safety, ensure energy security and cut cost. The US military’s efforts…
DRC: Congo Firm to Buy Cobalt from Artisanal Miners within Three Months
Feb 8, 2024
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William Clowes and Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), a company established to buy up metal from the country’s artisanal miners, could start operating…
EIB Group establishes Women Climate Leaders Network to accelerate climate action
Feb 8, 2024
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EIB
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), made up of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has launched the Women…
Why Gaza’s Dire Water Crisis Has Been Decades in the Making
Feb 8, 2024
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Yasmine Hafez and Marianne Dhenin
As early as 2017, Unicef estimated that 96 per cent of the water from Gaza’s sole aquifer was unfit for human consumption. Before Israel launched its Gaza…
Syria/Turkey: Oil Slicks Blamed on Turkish Strikes Blight Northeast Syria River
Feb 7, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
Oil pollution has been a growing concern in Syria since the 2011 onset of civil war, which has taken a toll on infrastructure and seen…
Colombia: New Agrarian Courts in Colombia Raise Hopes for End to Land Conflicts
Feb 7, 2024
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Aimee Gabay, Mongabay
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s recent announcement of a new court system to resolve land ownership conflicts in rural areas of the country has drawn a…
Somaliland: Bizarre Worm Lizard Not Seen for 90 Years Found by Landmine Removers
Feb 7, 2024
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New Scientist, Chen Ly
A rare worm lizard has been rediscovered by scientists after a landmine clearance team spotted the elusive animal in Somaliland.
Does Reporting Military Emissions Data Really Threaten National Security?
Feb 7, 2024
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Linsey Cottrell
Attention on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues continues to increase. In turn it is helping organisations understand and reduce their adverse impacts on ESG…
Latin America: SIPRI Launches Videos and Report on Climate Justice and Violence in Latin America [Video]
Feb 6, 2024
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Latin America is a region of unparalleled ecological diversity, making it particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. Of particular concern is…
Somalia: Strengthening Climate Resilience through Collaborative Partnerships: A Blueprint for Somalia's Future
Feb 6, 2024
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UNDP
From 2021 to 2023, Somalia faced an unprecedented drought and floods, marked by five consecutive failed rainy seasons, impacting 7.8 million people—nearly half of the…
Peace Is Necessary to Give the Climate a Chance
Feb 6, 2024
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Sabine von Mering
Climate action and peace go together. We have known for some time that climate change is a threat multiplier and that there is a climate…
Weakened Infrastructure and Climate Change: The Threat to Water Security in Nineveh
Feb 6, 2024
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Nabaz Mohammed and Dylan O’Driscoll
The Iraqi agriculture sector employs roughly 20 percent of the country’s workforce. It is the second largest contributor to the gross domestic product after the oil…
Deconstructing Indian Discourses and Practices on Climate Change and Security
Feb 6, 2024
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Dhanasree Jayaram
India’s perspectives on climate security are usually characterized by its positions on the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). While India has so…
Do We Have the Data to Realise Gender-Inclusive Climate Action
Feb 6, 2024
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Open Data Watch
The problem: Addressing climate change without inclusive data risks leaving behind the world’s most vulnerable, including women and girls. A closer look at gender-related data through…