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Colombia: Colombia Brings 12 Mexican Mennonites to Trial over Deforestation
Feb 24, 2026
MercoPress
Colombia’s prosecutor’s office is taking 12 Mexican Mennonites to trial over alleged deforestation of more than 100 hectares in rural Puerto Gaitán, Meta province, tied…
Syria’s Environmental Woes Fueled Its Long Conflict. Left Unaddressed, They Will Do So Again
Feb 23, 2026
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Peter Schwartzstein
Peter Schwartzstein recently returned to Syria for his first peacetime visit. Unsurprisingly, the country is an awful mess. The destruction is somehow slightly more conspicuous…
The Converging Threats of Climate Change and War in Sudan
Feb 23, 2026
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Haley Schuler-McCoin and Mahitab Mahgoub
Environmental disasters affected hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan in 2025, and will only worsen in the coming years, with parts of the country…
Water as a Weapon: The New Frontier of an Old Conflict
Feb 22, 2026
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Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal
Parallel to the theatre of arms has been the subtler but no less consequential arena of water. The Indus basin is the lifeblood of Pakistan’s…
Women From Rural, Forest, and Waterside Communities Fighting for Comprehensive and Popular Agrarian Reform
Feb 21, 2026
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La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina
Grassroots feminist women know that there can be no food sovereignty without women’s autonomy, just as there can be no social justice without land redistribution…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 175 Tons of Illegal Timber, Arrests 19 Offenders
Feb 21, 2026
Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have seized over 175 tons of illegal timber across the country during a week-long operation, the state-owned The Mirror daily reported on Friday…
Kordofan and Blue Nile’s Quiet Battles: The Geopolitics of Resources behind Sudan’s Civil War
Feb 20, 2026
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Fernando Carvajal
Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and millions displaced, but this is only part of the story. Every morning, there is fear of…
The Indus Waters Treaty at Crossroads: Implications for Regional Peace & the Path Forward
Feb 20, 2026
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Mohammad Ishaq Rahman
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 stands as one of the most significant achievements in transboundary water cooperation globally. Brokered by the World Bank…
Pax Sinica vs Pax Silica: How China-US Mineral War Is Taking Shape
Feb 20, 2026
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Chenjie Song
If 2026 were a chess match, critical minerals would be the opening gambit, and both China and the United States are going all out. On…
Being There Is Not Enough: The Paradox of Land Restitution in Colombia
Feb 20, 2026
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Sandra Brunnegger
Under the current government’s ‘Total Peace’ agenda, this territorial emphasis is invoked across state institutions through dialogue and negotiations with armed groups and criminal organisations,…
Somalia: WFP Warns of Catastrophic Shortfalls in Somalia with Millions at Risk of Deepening Hunger Crisis
Feb 20, 2026
World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm that its life‑saving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at imminent risk…
Iraq: How Oil-Dependent Iraq Can No Longer Pay the Bills
Feb 20, 2026
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Sinan Mahmoud
National
Between falling oil prices, bloated public spending and desperate government measures seeking to remedy the situation, Iraq’s officials and citizens fear the nation is heading…
Colombia: From Conflict Zones to Green Exports: Colombia’s Cocoa Sector Embraces Sustainable Trade
Feb 20, 2026
CoE-EDP, VisionRI
Colombia’s cocoa sector is using agroforestry, traceability and certification to align peacebuilding and rural development with rising global sustainability demands, especially from export markets. While…
Liberia: LAA Boss Gets Double Invitations from House amid ‘Escalating Land Conflicts’
Feb 19, 2026
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Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
Amid the proliferation of land conflicts across the country, the House of Representatives has extended two different invitations to the Chairman of the Liberia Land…
Sudan: Civil War-Torn Sudan Sits On Unexplored Mineral Riches Worth Billions
Feb 19, 2026
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Alex Kimani
OilPrice.com
Long dominated by its agricultural and oil sectors, Sudan is now keen to unlock its vast mineral wealth as Africa's third-largest, and the world's thirteenth-largest,…
Climate Security: New Report Suggests Climate Adaptation Is a Security Imperative for Africa
Feb 19, 2026
Pan African Visions
More frequent droughts, floods, and prolonged water stress are intensifying patterns of instability and conflict across the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, underscoring serious…
Afghanistan: Taliban to Deploy 1,000-Strong Force to Secure Badakhshan Mines
Feb 19, 2026
Afghanistan International
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has approved the deployment of 1,000 fighters to protect gold mining operations in Badakhshan province, according to the Taliban-appointed…
Minorities in Peace and Security Mentoring Programme
Feb 19, 2026
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Minorities in Peace and Security
Minorities in Peace and Security UK
The MPS Mentorship Programme is a six-month transformative journey designed to support and empower emerging leaders from under-represented and marginalised communities who are committed to…
When Climate Extremes Don’t Lead to Conflict: Evidence from the Pacific Islands
Feb 18, 2026
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Tobias Ide
Pacific Island countries sit at the frontline of climate change. Many consist of small, low-lying islands, with long coastlines and vast ocean spaces between them.…
Water Nationalism, Climate Anxiety, and the Myth of the Coming Water Wars
Feb 18, 2026
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Jeremy Allouche
Will future wars be fought over water? Global policymakers, politicians and the media promote a sense of catastrophism about the impact of climate change on…
Yemen: FAO Warns of Escalating Climate Crisis Threatening Food Security in Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago
Feb 18, 2026
Yemen Online
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Tuesday that a “mounting climate crisis” is threatening food security and livelihoods in the…
DRC: Congo Offers Tantalum Deposit under M23 Control to US in Minerals Pact, Document Shows
Feb 18, 2026
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Ange Adihe Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila
Reuters
The Democratic Republic of Congo added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine, one of the world's richest tantalum deposits, to a shortlist of strategic assets it…
Clionadh Raleigh on the Race for Africa’s Minerals
Feb 17, 2026
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Clionadh Raleigh
As the United States, China and the European Union intensify efforts to secure minerals such as cobalt, lithium and coltan, all central to defence, technology…
Iran’s Water Crisis: A National Security Imperative – Analysis
Feb 17, 2026
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Scott N. Romaniuk, Erzsébet N. Rózsa, and László Csicsmann
Iran is confronting an unprecedented water crisis. Rivers that have sustained settlements and agriculture for centuries are drying, while groundwater reserves are being extracted far…
Afghanistan: Extensive Gold Mining Alters Course of Panj River, Raising Environmental Concerns in Afghanistan
Feb 17, 2026
Atlas Press
Najibullah Sadid, a water resources researcher, has announced that extensive gold mining from the bed of the Panj River has caused the river’s course to…
Ethiopia: “We Can Finally Stop Worrying about Our Next Meal” – Conflict-Affected Farmers in North Wollo, Amhara
Feb 17, 2026
International Committee of the Red Cross
In 2025, thousands of households suffered from the devastating effects of conflict combined with growing impacts of climate change, in rural areas of Lasta and…
Liberia: Digital Mapping Key to Urbanization
Feb 17, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
Geospatial experts in Liberia are urging the government to prioritize digital mapping as a key tool for urban development, saying the technology could transform city…
Afghanistan: Deputy Country Director for Programs
Feb 17, 2026
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method…
South Sudan: Country Programme Evaluation 2026
Feb 17, 2026
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Finn Church Aid
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is the largest Finnish development cooperation organisation and an important provider of humanitarian assistance. FCA is a rights-based and faith-based organisation…
Sudan: Emergency Activity Manager
Feb 17, 2026
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…