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Water: A Rising Tide of Water Wars
Apr 7, 2026
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Cyril Zenda
Africa Defense Forum
In Africa, disputes over scarce resources risk exploding into conflict.
Nigeria: Displaced Communities Cry out over Land Grabbing in Rivers
Apr 6, 2026
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Dennis Naku
Punch Nigeria
Indigenes of 17 Ogoni communities who were displaced in 1994 during the military regime of late Sani Abacha have raised the alarm over a renewed…
Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure – War Crime and Dangerous Escalation
Apr 5, 2026
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William Keenan
The bluntness of the threat is not the issue. The strategic and humanitarian implications are. When a national leader openly signals an intention to strike…
As Wars Rage, a Deeper Crisis Builds beneath Geopolitics: Water Drought
Apr 5, 2026
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A Ravindra
Even as the war between the US, Israel and Iran disrupts the global supply of oil and gas, a far graver danger looms: depleting water…
Iran/Kuwait: Kuwait’s Power, Water Plants Damaged as Iran Keeps Attacking Gulf States
Apr 5, 2026
Al Jazeera
Kuwait says Iranian drone attacks have damaged two power and water desalination plants and sparked fires at two oil facilities but have not caused injuries.
Iraq: Drone Strikes Signal Escalating Threat to Iraqi Oil Sector
Apr 5, 2026
Iraq Oil Report
Armed drones struck five oil sites in southern Iraq on Saturday in an apparent escalation of threats against American companies and the broader oil sector. The…
Niger: How Community Shelters Protect Children and Help Women Restore Degraded Lands in Niger
Apr 4, 2026
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World Bank Group
Global News Network Liberia
Washington, USA, 03 April 2026 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Community-built shelters in Niger are enabling mothers to participate in land restoration work by providing shaded…
DRC: In the DRC, a US Company Secures a 'Huge' Deal by Acquiring Copper and Cobalt Mines
Apr 4, 2026
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Morgane Le Cam
Le Monde
Washington has finally prevailed in a contest with Beijing that lasted more than two years. According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal…
Iran: War, Carbon, and Chokepoints: How the Iran Conflict Is Recasting Climate Politics
Apr 4, 2026
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Fitsum Abayineh
Institute of Foreign Affairs
The Iran war is being read, understandably, as a military crisis, an energy shock, and a diplomatic rupture. It is all three. But it is…
Middle East: L’Eau dans la Ligne de Mire du Conflit
Apr 4, 2026
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Janie Gosselin
La Presse
Depuis le début de la guerre au Moyen-Orient, des experts suivent l’escalade avec une crainte particulière : le ciblage d’usines de dessalement. Les deux camps…
Liberia: New, Community-Led Conservation Delivering Promises
Apr 3, 2026
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Varney Kamara
allAfrica
Years ago, women in Wedjah and Jaedae Districts in Sinoe County processed cassava with their bare hands. Their story has changed for the better. They…
War's Hidden Victim - the Environment
Apr 3, 2026
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Khalid Mahmood Shafi
As fires raged through Iranian oil depots following recent airstrikes, towering columns of black smoke rose above Tehran. Residents reported what they called "black rain",…
ISRS Expert: Border Issue Resolution Reflects the New Political Reality in the Fergana Valley
Apr 3, 2026
Dunyo Information Agency
On March 31st of this year, an international scientific and practical conference entitled “Friendship stele – a symbol of good-neighborliness, trust and strategic partnership between…
Oil Production in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region: Before the War and Now
Apr 2, 2026
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Mahmood Baban
Wednesday's drone strike on the Sarsang oil field in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province - the latest in a series of attacks on energy infrastructure across…
Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War
Apr 2, 2026
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Eleanor Greenbaum and Marcus King
The World Resources Institute ranks Iran as the world’s 14th most water-stressed country, with 26 of its 31 provinces experiencing “extreme water stress.” Water supply…
When War Poisons the Earth
Apr 2, 2026
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Sheree Bega
As missiles, drones and military convoys dominate coverage of the unfolding US-Israel war with Iran, another, slower form of destruction is taking shape — one…
Uganda: GPF Uganda Advances a Scalable Model for Environmental Peacebuilding and National Transformation
Apr 2, 2026
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Wairimu Mwangi
Global Peace Foundation
Across East Africa, high-level alliances are propelling a decisive environmental peacebuilding agenda. In Uganda, the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is forging dynamic cooperation with public…
Iraq/Syria: Iraq Revives Syria Land Route to Export Oil to Europe
Apr 2, 2026
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Elis Gjevori
Middle East Eye
Iraq has restarted overland oil exports through Syria, marking a significant shift in regional energy logistics as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to wreak…
Sudan: Sweden Prosecutes Oil Company Executives for War Crimes in Sudan in ‘Trial of the Century’
Apr 2, 2026
GlobalPost
Almost three decades ago, as a civil war raged in Sudan, authorities signed a contract with Sweden’s Lundin Oil for oil exploitation in an area…
South Sudan: Dispute at South Sudan Gold Mine Leads to Killing of 70 People
Apr 2, 2026
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Mohan Sinha
Irish Sun
A gold mining row on the outskirts of the capital over the weekend led to gunmen massacring more than 70 people in South Sudan, police…
Welcome to Our Silo, Environmental Peacebuilders!
Apr 1, 2026
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Alexander Belyakov
The debate is over. The environment is a peace issue. For too long, we have treated war, climate change, and planetary destabilization as separate crises.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Drone Attack Targets Oil Field in Kurdistan’s Duhok
Apr 1, 2026
Shafaq News
An unidentified drone struck an oil field in the Chamanke subdistrict, north of Duhok province, a security source told Shafaq News on Thursday. Thick plumes…
Security Beyond Defence: Why Vanuatu Should Have a National Climate Security Plan
Mar 31, 2026
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Mike Sam Waiwai
In Vanuatu, security can no longer be defined solely through traditional notions of defence and law enforcement. The country’s long-term stability increasingly depends on its…
Two Sides of the Same Crisis: Climate, Security, and the Need for Co-Planning
Mar 31, 2026
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Johann Erik Kukk and Johanna Maarja Tiik
With security concerns once again at the centre of European political debates, global economic pressures rising, and the post-World War II world order more fragmented than ever, climate policy seems to have taken a backseat.This is, of…
Iran/United States: Trump’s Threat against Iran Desalination Plants Would Be a War Crime, Legal Experts Say
Mar 31, 2026
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George Headley
Small Wars Journal
On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to destroy all desalination plants in Iran. Strikes on water infrastructure relied on by civilians would violate international law,…
DRC: From Coltan to Coal: Natural Resources and Cycles of Violence in Eastern DRC
Mar 31, 2026
Centre for Information Resilience
Eastern DRC’s abundant natural resources and the habitats that host them are just one of the many victims of the ongoing conflict. Armed groups turn…
Water: Weaponisation of Thirst: Gulf Discovers Water Supply Is a Strategic Liability as US Eyes It to Pay for War
Mar 31, 2026
Firstpost
After oil and gas facilities, another equally important lifeline of the Gulf region has come under attack: desalination plants and water supply infrastructure. As both…
Afghanistan: Rising Fuel Prices Squeeze Farmers in Western Afghanistan
Mar 31, 2026
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
Farmers in western Afghanistan say a sharp rise in fuel prices is driving up agricultural costs and cutting into already limited earnings, adding pressure to…
Renewable Energy: Evaluation Finds FMO’s Renewable Energy Investments in Fragile States Largely Successful
Mar 31, 2026
FMO
An independent evaluation has found that FMO’s Renewable Energy investments in Fragile and Conflict‑affected States have generally delivered positive results, despite the elevated risks associated…
South Sudan: UNMISS Strengthens Capacity of Women-Led Organizations to Combat Climate Shocks
Mar 30, 2026
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UNMISS - United Nations Mission in South Sudan
United Nations
Every year, communities across South Sudan are devastated by severe flooding, due to climate change and inadequate infrastructure to cope with the impact. Those most…