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Feminist Courage for Environmental Peace
Mar 30, 2022
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Ilse Wermink, Christina Vetter, and Brittany Roser
Women, girls, and gender minorities are uniquely and disproportionately affected by the damaging environmental impacts of conflict, while lacking and demanding access to shape the…
Colombia: Colombia Cocoa’s Peaceful Transition to Global Prominence
Mar 30, 2022
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Anthony Myers, ConfectionaryNews
ConfectioneryNews talked to Jose Puyana, ProColombia's Regional Director for Europe, ahead of a Trade Mission to the UK (31 March to 3 April) to attend…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Tells Kurdistan to Move Oil Assets to New Company
Mar 30, 2022
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq’s government has told Kurdistan to transfer its oil and gas activities to a new company ahead of Baghdad’s takeover of the region’s operations, according…
Ethiopia/Sudan: New Consultations over Nile Dam Inspire Optimism in Sudan
Mar 30, 2022
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Mohamed Saied
Sudan has recently expressed optimism about resolving the dispute over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as Ethiopia prepares for the third filling of…
What Do We Know about Climate Change, Peace and Conflict?
Mar 29, 2022
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Tobias Ide
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world-leading body assessing scientific evidence on climate change. Researchers criticised the previous 2007 and 2014 versions of the…
How Water Crisis Impacts the Ukraine Conflict
Mar 29, 2022
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Ashok Swain
Though the water war catchphrase is often used in public discourse to hype up the issue of water scarcity, the correlation between water and war…
Gaza’s Forthcoming Crisis Might Be Worse Than Anything We Have Ever Seen
Mar 29, 2022
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Ramzy Baroud
According to Amnesty International, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank consume, on average, 73 liters of water a day, per person. Compare this to an…
Iraq’s Climate Change Response: The Private Sector and Civil Society
Mar 29, 2022
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Maha Yassin
In recent years, Iraq has been severely affected by climate change, with heat waves of above 50˚ C increasing in regularity. Climate change has had…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: China Expands Its Influence in Horn of Africa, Overlooks Dispute over Nile Dam
Mar 29, 2022
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
As China presents itself as a supporter of stability in the Horn of Africa, the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and…
Afghanistan: Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
Mar 29, 2022
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Christina Goldbaum and Yaqoob Akbary, New York Times
For more than six months, Afghanistan has been gripped by a devastating economic crisis that has wiped out incomes, sent food prices soaring and left…
Ukraine: Wie der Krieg der Umwelt Schadet
Mar 29, 2022
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Joshua Beer
Neben dem menschlichen Leid in der Ukraine wirken Umweltfolgen nachrangig. Doch brennende Chemiefabriken und geflutete Bergwerke verseuchen Böden und Flüsse und bedrohen so die Gesundheit…
Ukraine: Ukrainian NGOs Raise Alarm over Shocking Environmental Crimes Caused by Russian Aggression
Mar 29, 2022
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Ecoaction
Marking thirty-four days since the beginning of the Russian invasion, experts and activists provided the first analysis of the war crimes against the environment on…
Responses to Putin’s War Risk Impeding International Cooperation on Climate
Mar 28, 2022
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Andrew Newton
Less than a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict which has so far caused thousands of military and civilian deaths and forced…
Cold War Redux: How a Dam On The Nile Has Become an International Issue
Mar 28, 2022
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Richard Seifmanand and Claude Forthomme
The Nile has long been a point of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan, with a history of past and present superpowers shifting allegiances at…
Putin’s Environmental Crimes
Mar 28, 2022
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Natalia Boiarchuk and Kathleen Rogers
In the wake of thousands of deaths of civilians, including children, Russia’s ongoing environmental crimes in Ukraine may be viewed of minor importance given the enormity of…
Climate Change: The Latest IPCC Report Has Implications for the Climate-Security Nexus
Mar 28, 2022
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Brigitte Hugh and Sofie Bliemel, Homeland Security Today
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), was published on February 28, 2022. The newest publication focuses on climate change impacts, adaptation,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Has Energy Capacity to Help Europe, Says Iraqi Kurdish PM
Mar 28, 2022
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Maha El Dahan and Riham Alkousaa, Reuters
The Kurdish region of northern Iraq has the capacity to make up for at least some of the energy shortfall in Europe, Kurdish Prime Minister…
Afghanistan: Afghan Opium Fields Bloom as Economy Wilts [Video]
Mar 28, 2022
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Al Jazeera
Afghanistan is the world's top opium producer. Up until recently, Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers said they would punish farmers, to curb production.
Liberia: Actors Want Women’s Rights Mainstreamed in Agriculture, Land Sectors
Mar 26, 2022
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Varney Karmara
Stakeholders have agreed to mainstream gender equity and inclusion across the agriculture, land, and forestry sectors in Liberia.
The enforcement of gender policies across these sectors…
Climate Change/Ukraine/Russia: Russia’s War on Ukraine Upends Arctic Climate-Change Research
Mar 26, 2022
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Nidhi Subbaraman, Wall Street Journal
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has delayed or derailed international collaborations studying climate change in the Arctic, with many Western scientists and scientific organizations cutting ties…
Afghanistan: Kabul River Water: Dialogue Calls for Following International Law
Mar 26, 2022
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The News
Speakers at a dialogue here on Friday called Pakistan and Afghanistan to follow the international laws on utilising the water of Kabul River. The Centre…
Myanmar: EU’s Mega-Rich Fuelling Illegal ‘Blood Timber’ Trade
Mar 25, 2022
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Sarah Tekath, Oxpeckers
Teak is one of the most highly prized hardwoods in the world due to its finish and durability, and is becoming increasingly popular among the…
We’re in a Fossil Fuel War. Biden Should Say So.
Mar 24, 2022
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Farhad Manjoo
On one hand, it would seem uncontroversial to point out that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a war enabled and exacerbated by the world’s insatiable…
Libya: How Prolonged Conflicts Left Libya Vulnerable to Climate Change
Mar 24, 2022
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Madhumita Paul, DownToEarth
The impact of years of conflict has left Libya extremely vulnerable to climate variability and strain agricultural production, according to International Committee of the Red…
Nigeria: Food Security: UNDP Empowers 400 Conflict Affected Farmers with Farm Inputs in Nasarawa
Mar 24, 2022
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David Odama, Vanguard
The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP in partnership with the Nasarawa state government have distributed 550 bag of fertilizer, 250 litres of assorted chemicals, 150…
Ukraine/Russia: Could Russia Be Prosecuted for Environmental Harm in Ukraine?
Mar 24, 2022
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Isabella Kaminski, Open Democracy
Earlier this week, fires broke out in the forest surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Satellite imagery taken by the European Space Agency showed…
Guns, Butter and Gold
Mar 23, 2022
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Rick Mills
Gold is among the safest of havens in times of war, or any other type of geopolitical instability. After the US and the UK announced…
Informal Spouses and Other “Invisible" Women: The Dark Underbelly of Land Rights Formalization
Mar 23, 2022
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Dr. Anne Hennings
As every year, the month of March has been packed with content and events around the globe related to women's land rights. The Land Portal…
Is the World Making Enough Progress on Addressing Gender Equality Within Climate Action?
Mar 23, 2022
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Verania Chao
We can only transition to zero-carbon and climate resilient development to the extent that we transform our societies. One of the areas in which this…
Gaza: Most of Gaza’s Water Polluted on World Water Day
Mar 22, 2022
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Ashraf Shannon, PRESS TV
On World Water Day, water pollution has reached an alarming level in the besieged Gaza Strip. The enclave's coastal aquifer is almost completely polluted with…