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Afghanistan: Efforts Resumed with Environmental Projects Worth $58.7M
Aug 14, 2024
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Nazir Shenwari, TOLOnews
The National Environmental Protection Agency, during its annual report presentation, said that significant progress has been made to resume ten projects in the fields of…
Environmental Violence and Enterprise: The Outsized Role of Business for Environmental Peacebuilding
Aug 13, 2024
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Josh Stowe
Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each year—about 100 times more than war…
Afghanistan’s Lithium: Sovereignty vs. Foreign Exploitation
Aug 12, 2024
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Hamayun Khan
Afghanistan sits atop vast lithium reserves and faces a pivotal decision: leverage this mineral wealth to assert national sovereignty and drive local development or risk…
Colombia: Colombia’s Coca Substitution Program Failing to Help Farmers or Slow Deforestation
Aug 9, 2024
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Aimee Gabay, Mongabay
For Indigenous communities in Colombia’s Amazonian and Andean forests, coca is sacred. Many ancestral traditions, such as healing and shamanic practices, include the use and…
Afghanistan’s Fires: Challenges, Importance of Research, and Solutions
Aug 9, 2024
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Rahim Rasa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Over the past five decades, Afghanistan has faced numerous challenges, including war and insecurity, political and social instability, poverty, and unemployment. Among these, fires have…
South Sudan: As South Sudan’s Oil Revenues Dwindle, Even the Security Forces Haven’t Been Paid in Months
Aug 8, 2024
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Deng Machol, Associated Press
The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven’t been…
Resource Wars: How Climate Change Is Fueling Militarization of the Arctic
Aug 7, 2024
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Joanna Rozpedowski
As the Russo-Ukrainian conflict continues to redefine the international security landscape, more sources of dispute among rivals are emerging. New outbreaks of mass violence in…
Afghanistan: Thirsty Afghanistan Faces Climate Crisis: Rising Water Disputes with Neighbors Deepen Isolation
Aug 7, 2024
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Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Afghanistan is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Over the past three years, the Taliban have not taken even the smallest…
Afghanistan: Hazaras and Kuchis Clash over Pastures in Panjab District of Bamiyan Province
Aug 7, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Sources from Panjab district in Bamiyan province told Afghanistan International that Kuchis (nomads) have attacked the pastures of several villages in the district in recent…
Sweden: Senior Researcher, Climate Change and Risk Programme
Aug 6, 2024
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is seeking an experienced Senior Researcher with a focus on conflict and peacebuilding for its Climate Change and…
Afghanistan: Migrants Deported from Pakistan Ask for Land
Aug 6, 2024
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TOLOnews
Some migrants who were forcibly returned from Pakistan have told TOLOnews that the Islamic Emirate has not yet distributed land to them. These citizens also…
Oral Histories of Environmental Peacebuilding
Aug 6, 2024
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Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx)
In collaboration with the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has launched…
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024: What Were the Key Environmental Takeaways?
Aug 5, 2024
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Viktoria Hubareva
On June 11-12, European and world leaders, international organizations and representatives of civil society converged on Berlin for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, devoted to discussing…
DRC: How Search for Lucrative Minerals Has Left Eastern Congo in Turmoil
Aug 5, 2024
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Evelyne Njeru, Standard
Eastern Congo, which is part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a region rich in natural resources. The area has been marred by…
Colombia: Renewable Energy in Colombia Boosted with a Line of Financing
Aug 5, 2024
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Prensa Latina
Any local government authority in Colombia will be able to access, from today on, a new line of financing for the development of generation projects…
Call for Submissions: Peace News Network
Aug 5, 2024
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Peace News Network
Peace News Network is a leading producer of news about peacebuilding and peacebuilders, having produced hundreds of stories in recent years, and a global community…
Afghanistan: Extraction of 3 Salt Mines Begins in N. Afghanistan
Aug 3, 2024
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Xinhua
The extraction of three salt mines in Qaramqul district, north Afghanistan's Faryab province, formally commenced on Saturday, said Hamayon Afghan, spokesperson for the Ministry of…
Afghanistan: Taliban Wants Cash to Settle Land Dispute; Threaten Eviction of Hazaras, if Unpaid
Aug 3, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Sources from the Hazara community in Uruzgan province reported that under Taliban pressure, they have paid 15 million of the 30 million Afghanis demanded by…
Afghanistan: Taliban Vows CASA-1000 Project Will Resume Soon in Afghanistan
Aug 3, 2024
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Yasin Shayan, Amu TV
The Taliban-run Ministry of Water and Energy announced Saturday that the CASA-1000 project will soon resume in Afghanistan, with high-level discussions ongoing with the World…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Kurram Clashes: How a Pakistani Land Dispute Led to a Deadly Tribal Battle
Aug 2, 2024
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Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera
After weeklong clashes between rival tribes in Pakistan’s district of Kurram, killing at least 46 people and injuring nearly 200, fighting has now halted, following…
The Toll that Wars Take on Women
Jul 31, 2024
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Candice Helfand-Rogers
For women in war-torn regions, suffering, displacement, pain and death are daily prospects, for themselves and their children – whether they’re soldiers or not. And they’re usually…
Going beyond “Conflict-Free”: Transition Minerals Governance in DRC and Rwanda
Jul 31, 2024
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Neeraja Kulkarni
Resource-rich nations such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda—which produce minerals ranging from coltan, cobalt, gold, tungsten, and tantalum, to tin (3TG)—hold…
Water Wars and Climate Change: Addressing Resource Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
Jul 31, 2024
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Centre of Excellence on Emerging Development Perspectives and Vision RI
Climate change and population growth in the Horn of Africa exacerbate water scarcity, intensifying local conflicts. Effective groundwater management demands inclusive stakeholder engagement, integration of…
The Paradox of the DRC’s War: Mining for Climate Solutions Fuels Environmental Destruction
Jul 30, 2024
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Sibahle Zuma
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a crucial player in the global effort to combat climate change. Its rich deposits of cobalt and…
Uganda: Advocacy Group Links Uganda Oil Infrastructure to Human-Elephant Conflict
Jul 30, 2024
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Musinguzi Blanshe, Mongabay
Oil drilling by French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies is disturbing wildlife in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest and most-visited protected area. This is…
Will Critical Minerals Be Another Poisoned Chalice for Africa?
Jul 28, 2024
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James Boafo and Rochelle Spencer
The world's journey to a decarbonised energy future requires a shift towards the development of low-carbon technologies. The development of these low-carbon technologies in the…
Afghanistan: Extortion and Beatings: What Happened during the Pistachio Harvest in Badghis Province?
Jul 28, 2024
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Hasht-e Subh Daily
Several residents of Badghis province report that this year, the Taliban have beaten many people for breaking “Shul Pista,” a local rule against collecting pistachios…
DRC: Development vs Conservation: DRC’s Dilemma over Resources
Jul 28, 2024
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
Nature conservation is a concept that means very little to the vast majority of the Congolese population, yet it is one of the most important…
Landmines, Climate Change and New Environmental Guidance
Jul 27, 2024
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Linsey Cottrell
Wars damage the environment in many ways. Landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) can remain in the ground for decades after conflicts end.…
How Will We Solve the World’s Water Wars? An Ancient Spanish Court Offers One Answer
Jul 26, 2024
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Roman Krznaric
Every Thursday at noon, outside the west door of Valencia’s cathedral, nine black-cloaked figures – one wearing a banded cap and with a ceremonial harpoon…