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From Gaza to Sudan, Conflict Is Driving a Rise in Hunger Worldwide

Feb 1, 2024 | Dylan Scott

In 2015, the UN set the ambitious goal of eliminating world hunger by 2030. Over the last decade, though, all that progress has started to…

Water: A Platform for Peace in the Tides of War

Feb 1, 2024 | Ellen Pokorny, Cécile Pillon Hue, and Katie Goldie-Ryder

Sabotaging civilians' access to water during an armed conflict is a war crime that violates international humanitarian law. Yet, many belligerent forces resort to using…

NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence to Open in Montréal: What Does It Mean for Canadian Security?

Feb 1, 2024 | Ryan Atkinson

This year Montréal is set to become the home for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s new Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE). The…

Liberia: Landesa, Partners Rally Support for Inclusive Climate Action and Land Rights

Jan 31, 2024 | 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 | 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…

International Banking Projects and Restoring the Lower Dnipro’s Ecosystems

Jan 31, 2024 | Oleksiy Vasyliuk and Eugene Simonov

International development banks are extremely important participants in Ukraine’s recovery. It is important for civil society to engage in dialogue with them, and banks must…

Call for Papers/Contributions: WUN Workshop

Jan 31, 2024 | Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre

Peasants, indigenous people and rural communities across the Global South have been at the forefront of mobilising against the fossil fuel industry, large-scale land acquisitions,…

Israel/Palestine: How War Destroyed Gaza’s Neighbourhoods – Visual Investigation

Jan 30, 2024 | 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 | 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 | 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.

Six Questions to Level Up Your Climate + Gender Strategies

Jan 30, 2024 | Natalie Shriber

A growing number of climate investors are recognizing that applying a gender lens can deepen their climate impact – and accelerate a just economic and climate…

Burkina Faso: Research Reveals Influence of Gender, Livelihood on Water Insecurity Stress in West Africa

Jan 29, 2024 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.…

Lessons to Advance Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Through Climate Action

Jan 29, 2024 | International Development Research Centre

Climate change remains one of the major challenges of our time, with countries in the Global South being the most affected. Emerging research shows that…

Afghanistan: First Snow This Winter Soothes Pollution Pain in Kabul

Jan 28, 2024 | 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 | 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 | 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…

A Feminist Agenda to Tackle the World’s Water Crisis

Jan 26, 2024 | Marisa O. Ensor

“The empowerment of women as custodians and protectors of water is achieved through the recognition and fulfilment of their rights.” So proclaims a recent UN…

DRC: New Project Supports Democratic Republic of Congo’s Artisanal Mining Communities to Safeguard Ecosystems and Adapt to Climate Change

Jan 25, 2024 | IMPACT

Democratic Republic of Congo is pivotal in the global fight against climate change as it contributes to meeting demand for critical minerals needed for green…