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Climate Change: A Growing Threat to Australia's National Security

Nov 6, 2024 | Tobias Ide

Climate change poses a significant threat to Australia’s national security. Major concerns include damage to critical infrastructure, reduced capacities of the armed forces, regional political…

Climate Change and Water Conflicts – the Global River Hotspots

Nov 6, 2024 | Angelique Minas, Institute for Economics and Peace

Emerging as a pressing ecological challenge, water risk and scarcity are exacerbated by climate change, culminating in increased tensions and the potential for violent conflict.

Myanmar: China-Aided Solar Wells Bring Water Access to Villagers in Central Myanmar

Nov 6, 2024 | The Star

Solar-powered wells built with China's assistance in central Myanmar's Naypyidaw Council Area are benefiting local villagers, according to a statement from the Chinese Embassy in…

Afghanistan: Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan Rises by 19% Despite Taliban Ban, UNODC Report Reveals

Nov 6, 2024 | Afghanistan International

Despite the Taliban’s official ban on poppy cultivation, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported a 19% increase in Afghanistan’s poppy…

Don’t Ignore the Security Risks of Climate Change Because of “Uncertainty”

Nov 5, 2024 | Tom Ellison

The security threat of climate change has never been more stark, as highlighted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastating communities, killing hundreds, drawing vast civilian…

Finding a Place for “The Planetary?”

Nov 5, 2024 | Simon Dalby

One of academia’s latest buzz phrases is “the planetary.” While it may seem on the surface to lack a clear connection with climate security, a…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Government Approves Compensation Plans for Oil Produced in Kurdistan Region

Nov 5, 2024 | Sinan Mahmoud, National

The Iraqi Cabinet on Tuesday approved plans that will allow the Kurds to receive compensation for the costs of producing and transporting oil, in a…

Pakistan: Ayaz Expresses Concern over Impact of Armed Conflicts on Environment

Nov 5, 2024 | Associated Press of Pakistan

Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Tuesday emphasized the need to address the environmental consequences of armed conflicts. He expressed these views in his message…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signed Mining Deals Worth $1.2 Billion This Solar Year

Nov 5, 2024 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

The Chamber of Industries and Mines said that investing in mines is crucial for the country's economic growth and development. The spokesperson for the Ministry…

Somalia: Climate Change, Conflicts and Rising Cost Fuels Humanitarian Crisis

Nov 4, 2024 | CARE International

Millions of Somalis are on the brink of starvation as hunger across Somalia intensifies. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report warns that…

Uganda: New Project Launched to Combat Hunger in Karamoja Region

Nov 3, 2024 | The Independent

Karamoja, a region in Uganda long plagued by hunger and food insecurity, is the focus of a newly launched project by the European Union, the…

Climate Change: Conference on Climate Change-Induced Conflicts Holds in Kaduna Monday

Nov 3, 2024 | Segun Ojo, The Star

The Kaduna State Bureau of Interfaith, in collaboration with International Alert, will host a three-day regional conference to address climate change-induced conflicts in the northern…

DRC: The DRC Wants UN Peacekeepers Gone, but Endless War around Minerals Is Complicating That [Video]

Nov 2, 2024 | Associated Press

United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were meant to leave the country in December, but soaring violence in the east by Rwanda-backed rebels has meant for…

An All-Male Pacific Peace Mission to New Caledonia Excludes Women's Voices in the Crisis

Nov 1, 2024 | Nicole George

Since early August, the Pacific Islands Forum has sought permission to send a leader’s delegation to New Caledonia to “address the ongoing tensions” that have…

Remote: Consultant to Develop Beijing +30 Gender Snapshot for Europe and Central Asia Region

Nov 1, 2024 | UN Women

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…

The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise Again of the Middle East’s Most Ambitious Environment Scheme

Nov 1, 2024 | Peter Schwartzstein

For an initiative that has the potential to rework the Middle East, Project Prosperity would leave a remarkably small imprint on the ground. In its…

Liberia: FDA and the Abandoned Logs Lies

Nov 1, 2024 | Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight

In the rainy season of 2020, the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) investigated the scale of abandoned logs in Grand Bassa, River Cess, and Nimba Counties.…

Ukraine: Ukraine Prepares for COP29: What Ideas It Will Convey and What It Will Negotiate with Allies

Nov 1, 2024 | Odessa Journal

Participation in UN climate conferences is an important tool for garnering international support for Ukraine's recovery and transition to a green economy. This was stated…

India/Pakistan: ‘Climate Diplomacy’: Can Smog Bring India and Pakistan Together?

Nov 1, 2024 | Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera

Relations between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India have largely remained tense and stagnant for years. Now, an unlikely catalyst is promising to facilitate dialogue between…

Afghanistan: Water Supply Network Inaugurated in East Afghanistan

Nov 1, 2024 | Xinhua

The construction of a water supply project has been completed and put into operation in the Kharwar district of eastern Afghanistan's Logar province, a statement…

Advancing an Internet Research Agenda for CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security

Oct 31, 2024 | Ibukun Taiwo

As digital platforms increasingly influence social interactions, social scientists have had to evolve their methodologies to capture this transformation. At CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, the…

Afghanistan/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan: An Ecological Disaster in the Past and One in the Making [Audio]

Oct 31, 2024 | Valerie Kipnis and Greg Dixon, NPR State of the World

We go to the borders between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan to see the dried up shores of what was once one of the largest lakes…

Colombia: In Colombia, Guerrilla Groups Decide the Fate of the Amazon

Oct 31, 2024 | Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay

Colombia President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022 with ambitious plans to combat climate change and lead a clean energy transition — a major challenge…

Ukraine/Russia: Finland Finances Environmental Security in Ukraine from Development Cooperation Appropriations

Oct 31, 2024 | Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The destruction caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has further increased the importance of environmental security. Environmental cooperation is one of the priorities…

Climate Change: New UN Report Warns of Conflict-Induced Famine and Catastrophic Hunger in 5 Major Hotspots alongside the Looming La Niña Climate Threat in Others

Oct 31, 2024 | World Food Programme

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report. The report…