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Positioning Humanitarians at the Intersection of Environment, Climate, Conflict and Peace

Jul 31, 2026 | Juliane Schillinger

What role can humanitarian organizations play at the intersection of conflict, climate change and environmental degradation? As these challenges increasingly converge in some of the…

Water: Water Cooperation Can Greatly Defuse Conflicts

Jul 31, 2026 | Friederike Bauer
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Susanne Schmeier is Professor of Water Cooperation, Law and Diplomacy in the Netherlands. Her research shows that conflicts over water can be managed proactively –…

South Sudan: Request for Proposals (RFP): Implement the Climate Empower Project Addressing Gendered Impact of Climate Change in South Sudan

Jul 30, 2026 | United Nations Population Fund

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man, and child to enjoy a life…

Climate Risk Is Forcing Multilateralism to Evolve

Jul 30, 2026 | Janani Vivekananda

A new trend is emerging in climate diplomacy: some of the most consequential conversations are happening in new, multi actor dialogues that sit alongside the…

40 Environmental Human Rights Defenders Graduate in Swat to Promote Peacebuilding and Climate Action

Jul 30, 2026
Green Post

A total of 40 Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Insider Mediators have successfully completed a specialized training programme in Swat aimed at strengthening community leadership…

The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Growing Threat to Regional Security

Jul 30, 2026 | Mohammad Ishaq Rahman

The recent suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India following the Pahagram incident in April 2025 marks a dangerous turning point in South Asian…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Discuss Oil Transit and Regional Stability in Khartoum

Jul 30, 2026
Sudan Tribune

Sovereign Council head and Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks on Wednesday with Tut Gatluak, security advisor to the president of South Sudan,…

The Environmental Peacebuilding Agenda: What’s Essential and Where Do We Go Next?

Jul 30, 2026 | Mara Pusic and Karishma Goswami

Environmental peacebuilding is at a pivotal moment. Rising geopolitical tensions, accelerating climate impacts, shifting political priorities in the Global North, and reduced capacity bilateral and…

Afghanistan: Excessive Groundwater Extraction Threatens Herat's Water Resources

Jul 30, 2026 | Nasir Ahmad Salehi
TOLOnews

The drilling of deep wells and the extraction of groundwater using solar-powered pumps have placed groundwater resources in Herat Province under serious threat. Local officials…

Beyond M23: Addressing the Underlying Drivers of the DRC Conflict

Jul 29, 2026 | Paul Nantulya

Stabilizing eastern DRC will not ultimately be achieved on the battlefield, but by rebuilding intra-Congolese and African processes to address issues of citizenship, security sector…

Why the Kimberley Process Still Matters: Protecting the Integrity of the Global Diamond Trade

Jul 29, 2026 | Kundai Kwenda

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) continues to play a pivotal role in protecting the integrity of the global diamond trade by promoting transparency, ethical…

India: River of Conflict: Why the CWRC's 3,500-Cusec Cauvery Water Order Has Ignited Mass Protests in Karnataka

Jul 29, 2026
Streamline

Thousands of furious farmers have aggressively blockaded major arterial highways across Karnataka's agricultural heartland, setting barricades ablaze and paralyzing transit routes in absolute defiance of…

Afghanistan/Uzbekistan: Implementation of "Friendship Orchards" Project Begins in Afghanistan

Jul 29, 2026
UzDaily

The practical implementation of the "Friendship Orchards" project, aimed at developing agricultural cooperation between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, has commenced in Afghanistan's Faryab Province.

In the War with Iran, Targeting Energy Infrastructure Has Outsized Impact on Civilians

Jul 28, 2026 | Alia Sajjadian and Andrew Leber

Damage to energy infrastructure has been a hallmark of the Iran war, with the latest escalation once again targeting energy supply chains—and even water sources—across…

Iran/Israel/United States: DOE Pursuing Legal Actions on US-Israeli Environmental Damage

Jul 28, 2026
Tehran Times

During the 12-day war, in addition to the destruction of environmental ranger stations, 13 protected areas sustained damage. The third imposed war posed threats to…

World Conservation Day: Restoring Nature to Build Resilience, Cooperation and Lasting Peace

Jul 28, 2026 | Kathryn Goodwin

As climate change intensifies pressures on people and ecosystems, IUCN’s Global EbA Fund projects demonstrate how Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) can advance climate resilience while fostering…

Starvation as a Weapon: The ICJ Myanmar Case Could Redefine Genocide

Jul 28, 2026 | Yuyun Wahyuningrum

As the International Court of Justice deliberates its judgment in the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar after the conclusion of public hearings earlier this…

Conflict Minerals: Accra Hosts High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals, and Conflicts in Africa

Jul 28, 2026
Financial Afrik

A high-level conference on governance, critical minerals, and conflicts in Africa opens this Monday, July 27 in Accra, Ghana. It comes at a time when…

DRC/Rwanda: The War That Was Avoidable: How Rwanda–DRC Cooperation Threatened Old Interests

Jul 27, 2026 | Bojana Coulibaly
Pan African Review

Between February and June 2021, the DRC and Rwanda signed a series of bilateral security and economic agreements that broke with decades of practice. For…

Critical Minerals: Open Society Foundations Convenes African Experts for High-Level Conference on Critical Minerals, Governance and Conflicts

Jul 27, 2026 | Isaac Donkor
Modern Ghana

The conference examines how the governance of critical minerals can advance economic justice, conflict prevention and the protection of communities in resource-rich areas through transparency,…

Critical Minerals: Africa’s Mineral Boom Must Not Become Another Resource Curse – MiDA CEO

Jul 27, 2026
Joy Business

The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has cautioned African leaders and policymakers against allowing the continent’s emerging critical minerals…

Myanmar: Repair Work Underway on Mobye Dam Damaged by Armed Terrorist Attacks

Jul 25, 2026
Eleven

Restoration of the dam, which plays a vital role in flood control, hydropower generation, agriculture and inland water transportation, commenced in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.…

The Green Revolution’s Fragile Core: The DRC’s Security Future

Jul 25, 2026 | Jean-Michel Marie

The latest American sanctions directed at former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila fail to address the core of the country’s fragility, favoring…

Water, Power, and the Red Sea: The Egypt–Ethiopia Conflict Explained

Jul 25, 2026 | Mohamed Osman

The conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia is often described as a dispute over a dam, but it is really a struggle over water security, historical…

DRC: DRC to Enforce 10% Equity Transfer to Nationals in Mining Companies

Jul 25, 2026 | Fidelis Daicy
Mjengo Hub

The Democratic Republic of Congo will implement a law requiring mining companies to transfer 10 percent equity to Congolese nationals. Of this, half (5 percent)…

Critical Minerals: UN Debate Puts Spotlight on Critical Minerals Governance

Jul 25, 2026 | Lesego Lebuso
Channel Africa

Critical minerals must support clean energy, development and peace rather than fuel conflict, corruption and unequal extraction, United Nations Security Council members have warned.

Egypt/Sudan: Falling Nile River Levels Spark Growing Fears among Sudanese Farmers amid Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Concerns

Jul 24, 2026 | Ahmad Elassasy
Sada Elbalad English

Declining water levels along the Nile River during July have sparked widespread concern among Sudanese farmers, raising renewed questions across Sudan and neighboring Egypt regarding…