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Water: Major Incidents of Water-Related Violence Since 2000s [Infographic]
Jul 1, 2023
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Cécile Marin, Le Monde diplomatique
The map shows only violent (resulting in deaths or injuries) or potentially violent incidents (verbal threats, military manoeuvres and demonstrations of force). Not shown are…
Water: How Can We Avoid Water Wars?
Jul 1, 2023
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Akram Belkaïd, Le Monde diplomatique
Climate change could well lead to armed conflict over water resources among other things. As long ago as 1972, environmental activists interrupted the first Earth…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Experiencing Most Devastating Impacts of Climate Change: Afghan Envoy in Geneva
Jun 30, 2023
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Asian News International
Afghanistan's envoy at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting has said the country is experiencing the most devastating impacts of climate change, TOLO News reported.
Climate Security Is National Security
Jun 30, 2023
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Andrew Hoehn and Thom Shanker
The military does not have the luxury of debating climate change, a reality now adding a powerful, destabilizing force to fragile, unstable areas of the…
Understanding Climate-Related Risks for Early Warning, Prevention and Peacebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Jun 30, 2023
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Ginevra Cucinotta and Maylina St-Louis
Climate change is recognized as one of the greatest risks to global peace and security. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the…
Colombia: Turning over a New Leaf, Colombian Ranchers Plant Trees
Jun 29, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant…
Iraq: Iraq Plants Mangrove Forest to Fight Climate Disaster
Jun 29, 2023
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Essam Al-Sudani, Reuters
Southern Iraq was once known for rich marshes that were drained decades ago in an environmental catastrophe that wrecked a complex eco-system and pushed many…
Ukraine: En Ukraine, La Guerre Décime aussi l’Environnement (In Ukraine, War Is also Decimating the Environment)
Jun 28, 2023
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Eva Moysan, Alternatives Economiques
L’explosion récente du barrage de Kakhovka et ses dégâts environnementaux colossaux s’ajoutent à la très longue liste des pollutions occasionnées par la guerre russe en…
Climate Change: EU Proposes Comprehensive New Outlook on Threats of Climate Change and Environmental Degradation on Peace, Security and Defence
Jun 28, 2023
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European Commission
The European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication laying out how the EU will address the growing impact of climate change and…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Taliban Border Dispute Exacerbated by Climate Change
Jun 28, 2023
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Ali Noureddine, Fanack
Iran-Taliban Border Dispute is a microcosm of the escalating conflicts stemming from drought, declining river levels, and shared water resources.
Sudan: Graphic Journalism: Failing Rains in Darfur Foster Conflict and Displacement
Jun 28, 2023
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Zara Gounden, Circle of Blue
Two decades after the onset of the war n Darfur, an enduring water crisis continues to inflict tension between crop farmers and herders in the…
Liberia: SDI Launches JET Project
Jun 28, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Rights & Corporate Governance Program (CRCGP) Wednesday June 21, 2023, launched the Just Energy Transition (JET) project.…
Liberia: FDA Deputy Dodged Police Illegal Logging Probe
Jun 28, 2023
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Daily Observer
The Deputy Managing Director for Administration and Finance Benjamin Tennessee Plewon III Forestry Development Authority refused to cooperate with a police investigation into an illegal logging operation,…
Liberia: Early Signs Logging Contract Is Failing
Jun 28, 2023
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Gabriel M. Dixon, The Daylight
Cracks have started to emerge in this new logging agreement in southcentral Liberia. Central Morweh Community Forest signed a contract with the Kisvan Timber Corporation In March…
Water – A Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace?
Jun 28, 2023
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Maria Sköld and Martina Klimes, Stockholm International Water Institute
The Kakhovka dam disaster in Ukraine on 6 June is a painful reminder of how collapsing water infrastructure can cause enormous suffering in times of…
From Hydro-Terrorism to Ecocide: Weaponising Water in War
Jun 28, 2023
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Ibrahim Al-Marashi
The destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam highlights the increasing role of ecocide in war, with the weaponisation of water and targeting of natural resources tactics…
The Regulation of Crimes against Water in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence
Jun 28, 2023
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Mara Tignino
Water is the lifeblood of human beings and society, but threats to water, such as the pollution of rivers, cybercrimes, and attacks against water infrastructure,…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Proposes Formation of Joint Team with Afghanistan to Address Water Rights Issues
Jun 27, 2023
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The Iranian interior minister has suggested creating a joint commission between Iran and Afghanistan to resolve the dispute over water rights between the two countries…
Colombia/Peru: Peru's Coca Leaf Farming Expands along Border, Reaches Record Area
Jun 27, 2023
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Reuters
There was worrying expansion along the borders with Colombia and Brazil, where international drug traffickers operate, he said. Peru and Colombia are the world's largest…
Syria: WASH Working Group Coordinator (h/f) - Syria/Amuda
Jun 27, 2023
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) has been working in Syria since 2012. Today, SI and its partners are responding to both emergency and longer-term needs in north-western (NWS) and…
USA: Systems Analysis of Climate Impacts, Crisis, and Fragility
Jun 27, 2023
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC works to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future…
Senegal: Climate, Migration, Peace and Security Policy Scientist
Jun 27, 2023
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Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems…
Ukraine: WASH PM (m/f) - Ukraine/Kharkiv
Jun 27, 2023
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural…
Ukraine: MEAL Manager (m/f) - Ukraine/Dnipro
Jun 27, 2023
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Solidarités International
The conflict in Ukraine has seen a dramatic and rapid escalation since 24th February 2022 with massive multidimensional attacks from Russian troops throughout Ukraine, from…
Jordan: Local Recruitment: Head of Coordination Office
Jun 27, 2023
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Blue Peace Middle East
Blue Peace Middle East is looking for a new head of its Coordination Office in Amman, Jordan. Blue Peace Middle East seeks applicants who are…
DRC: Church Helps End Exploitation of Miners in War Zone
Jun 26, 2023
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Amy Balog, Independent Catholic News
Christian leaders supporting initiatives assisting miners dying of hunger in areas rich in natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Catholic charity Aid…
Scoping Funding Opportunities for Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 26, 2023
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Future Earth and Belmont Forum
The Belmont Forum is scoping a potential funding call on environmental peacebuilding. Those who are interested in learning more and in engaging are encouraged to…
920 Million People Could Face Conflict over the World’s Rivers by 2050: What Our Study Found in Africa
Jun 25, 2023
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Sophie de Bruin
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. The three…
Is the “Taboo” of Using Water as a Weapon Broken?
Jun 24, 2023
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Kartike Garg
In the annals of human history, water has often been deployed as a potent weapon during the times of conflict. From poisoning of water sources…
RFP: Testing the Theory: How and Why Data Sharing Leads to Trust-building in Water Cooperation and Diplomacy [Deadline: July 14, 2023]
Jun 24, 2023
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United States Institute for Peace
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without…