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Afghanistan: Drought and Pasture Usurpation: A Serious Challenge for Balkh Livestock Farmers
May 16, 2025
Afghan Voice Agency
A number of livestock farmers in Balkh Province have expressed concern over the severe drought and lack of natural pastures (pastures), saying that the usurpation…
India/Pakistan: Water Conflict: Indus Waters Treaty Suspension Escalates Tensions
May 16, 2025
Devdiscourse
India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan after blaming Islamabad for attacks in Kashmir. The tension risks water flow into Pakistan, impacting its agriculture.…
World's Biggest Polluters Are Least Affected by Environmental Damage and Conflict, Study Finds
May 16, 2025
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Josh Stowe
University of Notre Dame
The world's largest polluters are also the safest from the environmental damage they help create—while the countries least to blame face the greatest threats, including…
ECSA Launches New Working Group on Citizen Science in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict
May 14, 2025
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Anna Berti Suman and Doug Weir
Participatory community environmental research in areas affected by conflict could help empower people, groundtruth remote analysis, and contribute towards accountability processes and environmental peacebuilding.
Climate Change: IGAD Unveils Early Warning Tools to Curb Climate-Linked Conflict in East Africa
May 14, 2025
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Paul Adude
Monitor
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has launched a new data-driven early warning system aimed at helping member states predict and prevent violent conflict driven…
Pakistan: Military Clashes Spark Food Shortage Concerns amid Water Crisis in Pakistan
May 14, 2025
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Saurabh Katkurwar
Khaama Press
Ongoing military tensions between Pakistan and India have heightened concerns over food security in Pakistan, particularly as the country grapples with an ongoing water crisis…
Myanmar: Green Extractivism: How Clean Energy Fuels Conflict in Myanmar’s Kachin State
May 14, 2025
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Antoinette de Crombrugghe
Weave News
The water in Myanmar’s Kachin State tastes like battery acid. But speaking out about it could burn even worse, some locals say in a recent…
Climate Change: Including Military in Climate Action Incentivises Cooperation over Conflict, Says Water Expert [Interview]
May 14, 2025
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Simrin Sirur
Mongabay
Ashok Swain, Professor and Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research and UNESCO Chair on International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University, Sweden, draws…
Sudan: Drone Strikes Hit Omdurman Power Plants, Trigger Khartoum Blackouts
May 14, 2025
Sudan Tribune
Drone strikes hit three power stations in Sudan’s city of Omdurman on Wednesday night, causing widespread electricity outages in large parts of the capital Khartoum,…
The Importance of Tackling the Climate Impacts of UN Peacekeeping
May 13, 2025
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Ellie Kinney
To mark this week’s UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, Ellie Kinney explains its potential role in improving transparency over the reporting of military GHG emissions…
Yemen: Senior Program Associate Agronomist
May 13, 2025
CTG (Committed To Good)
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.
CTG…
Ukraine: WASH/Shelter/NFI Coordinator (Ukrainian Nationals Only)
May 13, 2025
Polish Humanitarian Action - Polska Akcja Humanitarna
Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is currently looking for WASH/Shelter/NFI Coordinator to support implementation of the projects.
General information:
Organization: Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), Warsaw-based international non-governmental organization…
Technical Assessment on Energy Resources, Technological Needs and Capacity Requirements for Agriculture-Pastoralism and Fishing Subsectors in Somalia
May 13, 2025
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
The Advancing Circular Technologies for Infrastructure and Value-chain Enhancement (ACTIVE) Project is a European Union funded initiative implemented by ADRA, Windle, and READO to strengthen…
CAR: Stagiaire en Communication - WWF RCA/Communication Intern WWF CAR/Ouvert Uniquement aux Ressortissant(e)s Centrafricaines
May 13, 2025
World Wide Fund For Nature
Vous êtes passionné(e) par l’environnement, la communication et l’impact dans votre communauté ? Le bureau WWF RCA recherche un(e) stagiaire en communication pour renforcer sa…
Kenya: Terms of Reference Gender-Responsive Alternatives to Climate Change (GRACC) Project Evaluation
May 13, 2025
ActionAid
For over 50 years, ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK) has had operations in Kenya as a non-religious, non-partisan development organization to end poverty and injustices. AAIK…
Colombia: Chief of Party - USDA Food for Progress
May 13, 2025
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
South Sudan: Assistant Conservation Manager
May 13, 2025
African Parks
African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on responsibility for the long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities.…
Vorukh Exclave in the Fergana Valley: How to Overcome the Conflict Created by Stalin
May 12, 2025
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Alexander Shpunt
Judging by the extremely cautious reports in analytical publications of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are at the final stage of the process of delimitation…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Establishes New Ministry for Land Recovery
May 11, 2025
TOLOnews
The Ministry of Justice announced the formation of a new government body titled the Ministry of Land and Recovery of Usurped Property. According to officials, until…
Hydrodiplomacy over Hostility: Rethinking Water Sharing amid India-Pakistan Tensions
May 10, 2025
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Hazim El-Naser
In recent weeks, military skirmishes have erupted along the India-Pakistan border, particularly in the disputed region of Kashmir. The escalation followed a militant attack that…
India/Pakistan: Water Wars: As India Weaponises Rivers, Pakistan Thirsts for Security
May 10, 2025
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Tom Hussain
South China Morning Post
Wars aren’t always fought with missiles and guns. Sometimes, the weapon is water. India demonstrated just how potent that weapon can be this month when it…
India-Pakistan Conflict over Water Reflects a Region Increasingly Vulnerable to Climate Change
May 9, 2025
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Mehebub Sahana
In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations…
If Illegal Logging Starts Again, Liberia Could Lose More Than Its Beloved Pygmy Hippos
May 9, 2025
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberia has more than half of west Africa’s remaining forests, which cover almost half of the country, approximately 6.6m hectares (16m acres) based on the…
India/Pakistan: India Cutting Pakistan's Water Would Be 'Act of War', Islamabad's UN Envoy Warns
May 9, 2025
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Adla Massoud
National
Pakistan’s envoy to the UN has accused India of using water supplies as a weapon, warning that any move to cut off vital river flows…
Food Security: Conflict, Extreme Weather Worsening Hunger in West and Central Africa, WFP Warns
May 9, 2025
Reuters
Some 52 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to meet their basic food and nutrition needs in the upcoming lean season, driven…
India/Pakistan: Climate Change Is Straining Pakistan’s Water. Tensions with India Could Make It Worse
May 9, 2025
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Simmone Shah
Time
As military tensions continue to flare up between India and Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed earlier this week to stop water from crossing…
DRC: Inside the Mines Fuelling Congo’s Brutal War — and the World’s Tech
May 9, 2025
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Catherine Philp
The Times
This is the Rubaya mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an area ravaged by conflict stemming back to the 1994 Rwandan genocide and…
DRC: Congo's Fragile Truce? Foreign Interference and Conflict Minerals in the DRC
May 9, 2025
RUSI
Despite vast mineral riches, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains impoverished and plagued by conflicts, including the M23 rebellion – which has just announced…
Kenya: Consultant, Terms of Reference Gender-Responsive Alternatives to Climate Change Project Evaluation
May 8, 2025
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ActionAid
ReliefWeb
About ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK)
For over 50 years, ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK) has had operations in Kenya as a non-religious, non-partisan development organization to end…
The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Wake-up Call for Asia–Pacific Unity?
May 8, 2025
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Sinéad Barry and Emma Whitaker
On April 23, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a 65-year-old agreement that had been a rare symbol of cooperation between India and Pakistan…