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South Sudan: Consultancy, USAID / BHA Funded Conflict and Climatic Emergency Livestock Response Program in Greater Upper Nile states
May 30, 2022
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Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany
VSF Germany is an International Non Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of…
Afghanistan: Green Energy Complicates the Taliban’s New Battle against Opium
May 29, 2022
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Bryan Denton, David Zucchino, and Yaqoob Akbary, New York Times
Now, with the Taliban back in power, the insurgents turned politicians are again struggling to eradicate opium cultivation and the rampant addiction problem that has…
DRC: What Coltan Mining in the DRC Costs People and the Environment
May 29, 2022
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Oluwole Ojewale, Conversation
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources – its untapped deposits of minerals are estimated to be worth US$24 trillion. Gold,…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan, Ethiopia Blame Each Other for Border Violations amid Nile Dam Dispute
May 28, 2022
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
The decades-old border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia was recently renewed after the two countries exchanged accusations of violating the other's territorial sovereignty, amid fears that…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Dispute over Iraqi Kurdistan's Energy Resources Ramps up
May 27, 2022
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Haider Ibrahim, Al-Monitor
Amid the tense relations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the implementation of the Federal Supreme Court’s ruling that deemed…
Iraq: Iraq Targets 12 GW of Renewables by 2030
May 26, 2022
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Anna Ivanova, Renewables Now
Iraq, a major oil producer, aims to have 12 GW of renewables generation capacity by the end of the decade, oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Taliban Step up Coal Exports to Boost Local Budget
May 26, 2022
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Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters
The Afghan Taliban are stepping up coal exports to Pakistan and have raised duties on sales, officials said, as the group aims to generate more…
Niger/Sahel: Building Peace in the Sahel with ‘the Great Green Wall’
May 26, 2022
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UNDP
When it started in 2007, the Great Green Wall (GGW) was envisioned as a tree-planting initiative to restore Africa’s degraded landscapes and transform millions of…
Afghanistan: Badghis Farmers Want Water Shortage Issue Addressed
May 25, 2022
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Farmers in northwestern Badghis province have expressed satisfaction with recent rains after a dry spring.
Ukraine: The European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom Establish the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) for Ukraine
May 25, 2022
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European External Action Service
Today, the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom announced the creation of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA), a mechanism aimed at…
Liberia: 'Passage of Revenue Sharing Bill Will Accelerate Liberia’s Development'
May 25, 2022
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Alvin Worzi, Observer
The Executive Director of Integrity Watch (IW), Harold Aidoo, said the passage of the Revenue Sharing Bill into law will assist in accelerating Liberia’s development…
Applying War Theory to the Hyperthreat of Climate and Environmental Change
May 25, 2022
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Elizabeth Boulton
Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz is famous for teaching the fundamentals of war. He emphasises that war is a political act, it serves politics, ideally…
Ukraine: Russia's War Takes an Environmental Toll on Ukraine
May 24, 2022
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WBUR
In Ukraine, we're seeing not only the devastating human toll of the Russian invasion — but also the environmental toll. An area called the Black…
Liberia: Police Arrest 12 Suspects in Nimbaians’ Clash with Burkinabes over Land
May 24, 2022
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Observer
Liberia National Police has disclosed the arrest of twelve people who they claimed are responsible for recent clashes between Burkinabes and some citizens of Nimba…
Ukraine: The Ukraine War’s Collateral Damage
May 24, 2022
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Michael Klare, TomDispatch
The war in Ukraine has already caused massive death and destruction, with more undoubtedly to come as the fighting intensifies in the country’s east and…
Gender Equality for Resilience and Peacebuilding
May 24, 2022
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Vongai Murugani
In the past 50 years, gender equality and women’s empowerment have come a long way in many parts of the world, benefiting each area’s economic development and strengthening…
Australia: Australian Women Document Climate Crisis in Visual Petition – In Pictures
May 23, 2022
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Tracey Nearmy, The Guardian
The #everydayclimatecrisis visual petition is a collection of more than 1,000 photographs taken by women and non-binary people across Australia showing the impact of the…
Myanmar: Losing the Freedom to Protect: The Shattered Dreams of Environment Defenders
May 23, 2022
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Esther Wah, Frontier Myanmar
The environmental activists who campaigned to defend the nation’s forests are now hiding in them to save their lives and fearful of the destruction that…
Afghanistan: Asafoetid Seen as Substitute to Poppy Crop in Badghis
May 23, 2022
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Farmers in northwestern Badghis province have started growing Asafoetid --- a locally known natural herbal bush --- but they urge government support.
Colombia/Ukraine: Colombia to Train Ukrainian Military on Landmine Removal
May 23, 2022
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Reuters
A team of Colombian soldiers will travel to Europe to train their Ukrainian counterparts on de-mining techniques, the South American country’s defense minister said on…
Can Law Prevent the Green Recourse Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa?
May 23, 2022
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Tracy Stein, Carl Bruch, and Jordan Dieni
Over the past thirty years, the history of environmental law in Africa often reveals a lag between the adoption of the laws and their implementation…
Sudan/South Sudan: Khartoum and Juba Hold Talks On Cooperation in Petroleum Field
May 22, 2022
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Sudan News Agency
Joint talks between Khartoum and Juba began today in Khartoum to develop joint cooperation in the field of petroleum, discuss technical and financial arrangements, increase…
Ukraine: Ukraine's Natural Environment Is Another Casualty of War. The Damage Could Be Felt for Decades
May 22, 2022
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN
While the world's eyes are focused on the human suffering brought about by Russia's invasion, environmental experts in Ukraine are keeping a close record of…
Grave Concern for Environmental and Climate Damage Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
May 22, 2022
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Kazuo Matsushita
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is truly a humanitarian crisis. Mariupol, in particular, is home to two large steel mills and more than 50 industrial parks. The…
Ukraine: Senior Project Officer Environmental and Civilian Harm Assessment
May 22, 2022
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PAX
PAX is the largest peace organization in the Netherlands. We work to protect civilians against acts of war, to end armed violence and to build…
Women Stand More Risk to Effects of Deforestation, Land Degradation, Drought, New UNCCD Study Reveals
May 21, 2022
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Front Page Africa
A new study titled “Differentiated Impacts of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought on Women and Men” released this week at COP15 by the United Nations Convention to Combat Deforestation…
Ukraine/Russia: The Russian Army Has Burned Forests and Poisoned Water Supplies, Flouting International Law. As the UN Draws up New Guidelines, Is It Possible to Wage an “Eco” War?
May 21, 2022
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Philippa Nuttall, New Statesman
The purple shoots of spring meadow saffron are usually a welcome sign of spring in Ukraine. This year the rare flowers lie crushed, destroyed by…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Aims to Establish New Oil Company in Kurdistan Region
May 21, 2022
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Rowena Edwards, Reuters
Iraq’s federal government aims to establish a new oil company in the Kurdistan region, the oil ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The aim…
Afghanistan: Afghan Government Bans Export of Wheat
May 20, 2022
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Tamim Shaheer, TOLOnews
On the verge of the wheat harvest within the country, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) ordered customs to prevent the export of wheat to meet…
Colombia: Drivers of Colombia’s Peacetime Deforestation Weave a Complex Web
May 20, 2022
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Gianluca Cerullo, Mongabay
When the Colombian government struck its historic peace accord with the paramilitary group FARC in 2016, heralding an end to one of the world’s longest-running…