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Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Recaptures Mandalay Gold Mine

Aug 26, 2025
Irrawaddy

The military regime has taken back control of the sprawling Phayaung Taung gold mine on the border of Madaya, Patheingyi, and Pyin Oo Lwin townships…

Israel/Lebanon: 'When Bombs Turn Taps off': Israel Wrecks Lebanon's Water Systems Despite Ceasefire

Aug 26, 2025 | Sarah Khalil
New Arab

Six months after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was meant to halt fighting in Lebanon, violations persist, and hundreds of thousands of civilians remain…

Israel/Syria: Damascus Is Running out of Water. The Culprit? Climate Change, Conflict...and Israeli Land Grabs

Aug 26, 2025 | Youssef Al Ibrahim
New Arab

For the first time in half a century, Damascus and its surrounding countryside are experiencing an unprecedented water shortage that has forced authorities to implement…

How Weather Stations Are Empowering Farmers and Building Peace in Northwest Nigeria

Aug 25, 2025 | UNDP Nigeria

For generations, farmers in Nigeria have relied on traditional agricultural practices, their wisdom passed down through time and rooted in cultural traditional knowledge. These methods…

Afghanistan: Taliban Announce Confiscation of Vast Tracts of Land in Logar

Aug 25, 2025
Afghanistan International

The Taliban say they have confiscated more than 1,400 acres of land in Logar province, classifying it as state property. The Taliban have established the…

Somalia: Seeds of Recovery: Somali-Led Solutions at a Turning Point

Aug 25, 2025 | Claudia McGoldrick
International Organization for Migration

For decades, Somalia has been defined by crisis – conflict, drought, floods, displacement, and insecurity. But today, across this complex, proud, and resilient country, a…

DRC: Congo’s Mineral Curse Fuels US-China Rivalry

Aug 25, 2025
Lowy Institute

The Democratic Republic of Congo is again at the centre of one of the world’s most severe humanitarian and security crises. Despite the public headlines…

Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine War Briefing: Water Crisis in Russian-Held Donetsk as Canal Eludes Capture

Aug 25, 2025 | Warren Murray
Guardian

The illegally appointed head of the partly Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine has said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at…

The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable

Aug 24, 2025 | Katie Surma
Inside Climate News

When Jingjing Zhang saw a string of urgent texts light up her phone, she knew something had gone wrong.

Photo and video messages showed a tidal…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Builds 120 Onion Cold Storage Facilities to Strengthen Food Security in Rural Areas

Aug 24, 2025
Xinhua

A total of 120 onion cold storage facilities are under construction across provinces with the financial support of the World Bank in Afghanistan. According to…

Afghanistan: Farmers in Herat Turn to Drip Irrigation amid Ongoing Drought

Aug 23, 2025
TOLOnews

Over the past year, the drip irrigation system has expanded in several districts of Herat. Drought and water shortages have forced farmers to adopt this…

Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Steps up Pressure on Taliban over Helmand River Water Rights

Aug 23, 2025
Afghanistan International

Iran has accused the Taliban of failing to honour a key water treaty and vowed to intensify pressure on the group to secure its share…

Ukraine/Russia: Parts of Russia Face Gasoline Shortages after Ukraine Struck Refineries

Aug 21, 2025
Reuters

Several regions in Russia and parts of Ukraine it controls are reporting gasoline shortages after Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russian oil refineries this month,…

Tackling Security and Climate Challenges in the Lake Chad Basin Requires Collaboration

Aug 21, 2025 | Aminata Niang

The consequences of climate change in the Lake Chad Basin are not only environmental but also tied to conflict and insecurity. The resource scarcity caused…

The Brahmaputra and the Geopolitics of Water Sharing

Aug 21, 2025 | Himangshu Ranjan Bhuyan

Flowing through some of the most sensitive political geographies of Asia, the Brahmaputra is nor merely a river but a lifeline that sustains millions, a…

Afghanistan: Water Extremes Drive People from Homes in Afghanistan

Aug 21, 2025
Agence France-Presse

Successive wars displaced Afghans over 40 years, but peace has not brought reprieve, as climate change-fuelled shocks drive people from their homes and strain livelihoods.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Water Predicament Goes Regional

Aug 21, 2025
Middle East NorthAfrica Financial Network

After decades of war that left it with little authority over its five major river basins, Afghanistan is now asserting greater control of its water…

Liberia: Journalists Condemn Proposal to Degazette Sapo National Park, Warn of International Fallout

Aug 21, 2025 | Francis G. Boayue
FrontPage Africa

The Journalists for the Protection of Nature (JPN-Liberia) has strongly condemned a proposal by Sinoe County Representative, Romeo Quiah, to degazette the Sapo National Park,…

How Grassroots Women-Led Networks are Strengthening Resilience and Reducing Climate-Conflict Risks: Experience from Latin America and the Caribbean

Aug 21, 2025 | Nohelia Palou Zúniga and Ignacio Madurga-Lopez

Across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), women are uniquely positioned to address the dual crises of climate change and conflict. Their community networks, rooted…

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Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Recaptures Mandalay Gold Mine

Israel/Lebanon: 'When Bombs Turn Taps off': Israel Wrecks Lebanon's Water Systems Despite Ceasefire

Israel/Syria: Damascus Is Running out of Water. The Culprit? Climate Change, Conflict...and Israeli Land Grabs

How Weather Stations Are Empowering Farmers and Building Peace in Northwest Nigeria

Afghanistan: Taliban Announce Confiscation of Vast Tracts of Land in Logar

Somalia: Seeds of Recovery: Somali-Led Solutions at a Turning Point

DRC: Congo’s Mineral Curse Fuels US-China Rivalry

Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine War Briefing: Water Crisis in Russian-Held Donetsk as Canal Eludes Capture

The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Builds 120 Onion Cold Storage Facilities to Strengthen Food Security in Rural Areas

Afghanistan: Farmers in Herat Turn to Drip Irrigation amid Ongoing Drought

Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Steps up Pressure on Taliban over Helmand River Water Rights

Ukraine/Russia: Parts of Russia Face Gasoline Shortages after Ukraine Struck Refineries

Tackling Security and Climate Challenges in the Lake Chad Basin Requires Collaboration

The Brahmaputra and the Geopolitics of Water Sharing

Afghanistan: Water Extremes Drive People from Homes in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Water Predicament Goes Regional

Liberia: Journalists Condemn Proposal to Degazette Sapo National Park, Warn of International Fallout

How Grassroots Women-Led Networks are Strengthening Resilience and Reducing Climate-Conflict Risks: Experience from Latin America and the Caribbean

Kenya to Host New Global Centre to Combat Human-Nature Conflict

When Water becomes War: The Moral Failure of Global Governance in the Middle East

Mali: Grant & Project Manager – Chef·fe de projet (Karité & Énergies Renouvelables)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE: October 6, 2025)

Launch of EnPAx Urban Interest Group

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Holds Two-Day Environmental Conference in Nangarhar

Liberia: Land Authority Charges Towns Nearly US$12K to Resolve Boundary Dispute

Afghanistan: From Drought to Floods, Water Extremes Drive Displacement in Afghanistan

From Scrap Collector to Climate Warrior: How a Vietnamese App Is Empowering Women

DRC: What Stands between the DRC and Lasting Peace? [Video]

Food Security: Starvation Is a War Crime, but Will Justice Ever Be Done?