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South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Block Resumes Production after Seven Years

Jun 22, 2021 | Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency

South Sudan has officially resumed production of crude oil after a 7-year hiatus, the country's oil minister said Monday. The production has begun in Block…

Applications to Host a Road to Geneva Event Close on June 30, 2021

Jun 22, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Applications to host a Road to Geneva event will close at 11:59 EDT on June 30, 2021. If you would like to apply before then, please…

Climate Change: NATO Agrees to Study How Climate Change Impacts Global Security Threats

Jun 21, 2021 | Anna Kusmer, The World

At the NATO leaders summit in Brussels last week, the defense alliance said it would begin formally studying how climate change impacts security threats, calling climate…

Opinion: Perilous Future for Myanmar’s Pristine Forests after Coup

Jun 21, 2021 | Faith Doherty

On 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s armed forces launched a coup d’état. The country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested, along with senior members…

Climate Change: World Climate and Security Report Reveals Strain on Military and Security Services

Jun 21, 2021 | Lindsey Wilkinson, Homeland Security Today

A new report from the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) reveals that the increasing pace and intensity of climate hazards will strain…

Climate Change: Security and Climate Risks in the Arctic as Temperatures and Tensions Rise

Jun 21, 2021 | Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today

The Council on Strategic Risks’ Converging Risks Lab and the Woodwell Climate Research Center released a new report on June 21. Temperatures and Tensions Rise:…

Liberia: MAP Liberia Land Platform Holds Dialogue on Implementation of Land Rights Law

Jun 21, 2021 | Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPage Africa

The Multi-Action Platform on land governance and responsible agriculture investment, an advocacy group championing land rights in Liberia, has emphasized the need for the implementation…

DRC: Congo Ends Oil Production-Sharing Agreements with Israeli Investor Gertler

Jun 20, 2021 | Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo has ended production-sharing agreements for two oil concessions with companies controlled by Israeli investor Dan Gertler, the hydrocarbons ministry said in…

Sierra Leone: Massive Illegal Chinese Goldmining Uncovered in Eastern Sierra Leone

Jun 20, 2021 | James Fallah-Williams, Sierra Leone Telegraph

Hot on the heels of the corrupt $55m Chinese fishmeal factory deal at Black Johnson in Freetown, Western Sierra Leone, as well as the attempted…

Climate Change: NATO Cracks Down on ‘Threat Multiplier’ Climate Change

Jun 19, 2021 | Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said its members have pledged to “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from military activities” adding that “the security…

Climate Change: Newly Formed Australian Security Leaders Group Calls for Climate Security Risk Assessment

Jun 18, 2021 | Homeland Security Today

The recently established Australian Security Leaders Climate Group (ASLCG) says a whole-of-nation and security risk assessment is required. A security risk assessment would, the group…

Climate Security and the US-Russia Summit

Jun 18, 2021 | Steve Brock and Roger Ullman

When Presidents Biden and Putin meet today on the shores of Lake Geneva they won’t be short of contentious topics to discuss. With the bilateral…

Peace Agreements with a Gender Perspective Are Still an Exception, Not the Rule

Jun 18, 2021 | Laura Wise

At the Political Settlements Research Programme, we track the frequency and detail of how peace agreements include references to women, girls and gender, and our…

Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators

Jun 17, 2021 | UN News

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…

Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators

Jun 17, 2021 | UN News

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…

Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District

Jun 17, 2021 | Xinhua

The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…

Myanmar: Myanmar's Renewed War Scatters Tens of Thousands to Forests

Jun 17, 2021 | Reuters

The United Nations estimates nearly 110,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar's Kayah State by the recent violence. With new fighting in northern and western…

Afghanistan: Plant-Based Meth from Afghanistan Is Turning up All over the World

Jun 16, 2021 | Niko Vorobyov, Vice

Better-known for its vast poppy fields supplying up to 90 percent of the world’s heroin, Afghanistan’s new plant-based meth – which is cheaper and easier…

Conflict Minerals: US Plays Catch-up with EU on Conflict Minerals to Turn Page on Trump Era

Jun 16, 2021 | Africa Intelligence

Joe Biden and his advisors are busy making up for lost time after Donald Trump's lack of action relegated Washington to following Brussels' initiatives on mining…

Iraq: Rise in Iraqi Cancer Cases May Be Linked to Wars, Environment

Jun 16, 2021 | Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor

Director of the Environmental Department in southern Iraq Walid Hamid said May 21 that “Ministry of Health statistics indicate that 2,000 cases of cancer are…

NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?

Jun 15, 2021

The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…

Colombia: Colombia’s Increasing Wildfires Caused by Institutional Cattle Ranching and Land-Grabbing

Jun 15, 2021 | Mirage

Oxford and international research partners reveal institutionalised cattle ranching and land-grabbing are the key drivers of Colombia’s increasing wildfires, according to local stakeholders. The findings…

Afghanistan: Millions at Risk of Displacement as Afghanistan Faces Extreme Drought, Warns IRC

Jun 15, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five provinces in the West, South…

Yemen: New UN Aid Chief Rethinks Stranded Yemen Tanker Mission

Jun 15, 2021 | James Reinl, National

The UN’s incoming aid chief, Martin Griffiths, on Tuesday said he was considering new ideas for a long-delayed mission to repair an oil tanker stranded…

UK: Research Associate, Environmental Footprint of the US Military

Jun 15, 2021 | Lancaster University

Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

The University is accepting applications for a Research Associate to join this new initiative…

Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’

Jun 15, 2021 | Lin Htet Myat

The Myanmar military (also known as the Tatmadaw), since staging a coup on Feb. 1 against the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, has…

Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 15, 2021 | ELI, UNEP, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, the Environmental Law Institute, and the United Nations Environment Programme are collaborating on a project with the United States Institute…

From Rhetoric to Response: Addressing Climate Security with International Development

Jun 14, 2021 | Daniel Abrahams

Over the past decade, our understanding of how climate change affects conflict and security has advanced considerably. Yet, how to best address the overlapping challenges of climate…

How Does War Contribute to Climate Change?

Jun 14, 2021 | Eoghan Darbyshire and Doug Weir

Armed conflicts often halt or reverse economic development. Because of this, it is generally assumed that they lead to reductions in the emissions that contribute…

Lauren Risi

Project Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Stimson Center
United States
Jun 14, 2021

Lauren Herzer Risi directs the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program(ECSP), which fosters a community of researchers and practitioners pursuing the connections between the…