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Assessing Local Aspects of Climate Security and Environmental Peace
Mar 25, 2024
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Tobias Ide, Anselm Vogler, Jan Sändig, and Natalia Dalmer
Climate change’s potential to aggravate insecurity, particularly through violent conflict, has created a fear that is both widespread and justified. Civil and defense ministries around…
DRC: Peace Dividend Allows Villagers to Grow Their Own Food
Mar 24, 2024
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UNICEF
Capitalizing on the return to agricultural activities, UNICEF and partners launched the Community Food Resilience Project as one of multiple nexus interventions to re-ignite economic…
Yemen: From Conflict to Cooperation: Yemeni Communities Find Common Ground over Water
Mar 24, 2024
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UNDP
Water, the elixir of life, can also be a flashpoint for tension. In Yemen, where water scarcity is a harsh reality, communities have experienced disputes…
Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda Affiliates Gain from Taliban's Mining in Afghanistan, Reports Foreign Policy
Mar 23, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Referring to a confidential document, Foreign Policy detailed how the Taliban provides Al-Qaeda commanders and operatives with a range of support, with weaponry and shelter…
Afghanistan: Al Qaeda Is back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan
Mar 22, 2024
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Lynne O’Donnell, Foreign Policy
Al Qaeda is back to its old tricks in Afghanistan. Much as it did before masterminding the 9/11 attacks, the terrorist group is running militant…
Guyana/Venezuela: Venezuela Escalates Border Dispute, Forms State on Guyanese Land
Mar 22, 2024
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Latin American Post
Amidst geopolitical complexities, Venezuela’s legislative body, aligned with President Nicolas Maduro, ratified the formation of a new state within the contested Esequibo region, escalating a…
Water Weaponization in Russia and Ukraine: A Conversation with Marcus King
Mar 22, 2024
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Wilson Center
Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago upset the larger foreign policy conversations surrounding global stability—and Russia’s role in it. Yet the…
Mujeres, Guardianas del Agua y del Acuerdo de Escazú en la Amazonía. Women, Guardians of Water and the Escazú Agreement in the Amazon.
Mar 21, 2024
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Alianza tejedoras de vida
In the department of Putumayo, a group of brave women have become the Guardians of Water and protectors of the Escazú Agreement, one of the…
Afghanistan: The Revitalization of Northern Afghanistan through the Qosh Tepa Canal Project
Mar 21, 2024
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Noman Hossain, Khaama Press
For years, northern Afghanistan has faced recurrent droughts, diminishing water resources, and economic difficulties due to decreased agricultural productivity. However, the initiation of the Qosh…
Colombia: Unergy Introduces Agrovoltaic Projects in Colombia
Mar 21, 2024
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Greentech Lead
Amidst controversies surrounding the installation of photovoltaic projects on farmlands in Europe, Unergy’s mini-farms in Latin America offer tangible solutions to agricultural issues stemming from…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Loses 34% of Its Forests in the Last 15 Years
Mar 21, 2024
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Ariana News
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations says that the wars and crises of the past 40 years have had a very…
Evaluating Projects and Programs in Fragile, Conflict-Affected, and Violent Contexts
Mar 21, 2024
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Ella Stack, Amanda Woomer, Carl Bruch, and Shaadee Ahmadnia
Worsening climate change and natural resource degradation exacerbate existing insecurities as competition for natural resources increases, institutional fragility is amplified, and economic, social, and political…
Water for Peace: Sustainable Water Management Can Play a Pivotal Role in Building and Maintaining Peace
Mar 21, 2024
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Vikrom Mathur
The growing demand for water resources induced by population growth, industrial development and climate change is increasing the vulnerability of communities across the world. Water…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan Declares Force Majeure after Oil Pipe in War Zone Ruptured
Mar 20, 2024
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Simon Marks and Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Sudan declared a force majeure on oil exports, saying it’s no longer receiving supplies from neighboring South Sudan following a “major rupture” in a pipeline…
Colombia/Ecuador: Afro-Descendant, Indigenous Communities on Colombia-Ecuador Border Join Forces to Adapt to Climate Change
Mar 20, 2024
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World Food Programme
In the Colombia-Ecuador border area, mangroves – forests that appear to float on water – are threatened by pollution, the climate emergency and violence related…
Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Agree to Install Transboundary Water Meters
Mar 20, 2024
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Catherine Putz, Diplomat
While water is often characterized as a potential spark for conflict in Central Asia, it is at the same time an opportunity for cooperation. Kazakhstan…
Water: Did Agasthya Muni Have a Solution for the World’s Water Conflicts?
Mar 19, 2024
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Sagar Dhara, Countercurrents
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, the Cauvery River water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu exploded into street riots in Bengaluru during…
Water: Innovations Leading the Way to Water and Peace
Mar 19, 2024
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Ellen Boyer Pokorny and Kerry Schneider, Stockholm International Water Institute
As an entry point into cooperative dialogues, water can be a platform on which to base peaceful knowledge sharing discussions, capacity building, and long-term climate-resilient…
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority Trains Land Management Committees in Concession Communities
Mar 19, 2024
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UNDP
The Liberia Land Authority in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme with funding from the Peace Building Fund of the United Nations, has trained…
DRC Bleeds Conflict Minerals for Green Growth
Mar 19, 2024
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Alexandria Shaner
As violent militias rampage across the country, activists in the DRC are urgently calling for a green transition that puts justice first, not new revenue…
Libya: Women Peace Security and Humanitarian Action Programme Officer-for internationals only
Mar 19, 2024
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United Nations Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Niger: Policy Specialist Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian action (WPS/HA)
Mar 19, 2024
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United Nations Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Papua New Guinea: Governance, Peace and Security Technical Specialist
Mar 19, 2024
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United Nations Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Climate Watch: CSO Urges Rivers to Implement Action Plan on Gender, Climate Change
Mar 18, 2024
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Deborah Bodunde, The Cable
Despite directly impacting our communities, health, and livelihoods, climate-related reports usually take a back seat to dominant news beats like politics and business.
Liberia: Friends of the Earth Advocate Environmental Justice for Women
Mar 18, 2024
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Front Page Africa
Friends of the Earth (FoE) a non-governmental advocacy group and partners have ramped up efforts to push for environmental justice and gender equality to enhance…
Liberia: Kpokolo: Illegal Logging Returns Despite ‘Ban’
Mar 18, 2024
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Esau J. Farr and Philip W. Quwebin, The DayLight
People in Gbarpolu are secretly harvesting Kpokolo, a boxlike timber the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) said it banned last year.
Afghanistan: Redefining Farming in Afghanistan: Climate Change and the Quest for Sustainable Agriculture [Video]
Mar 18, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
With the pressing issue of climate change and its impact on Afghan farmers, who are striving for change in their agricultural practices, Afghanistan's agricultural sector…
“Peace by Piece”: Student Peace Conference Co-Chairs Share Insights into Crafting a Dynamic Event Experience
Mar 18, 2024
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Lisa Gallagher, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
The 2024 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, themed “Peace by Piece: Disrupting Dualities in Peacebuilding,” is set to take place on April 12-13, 2024, at…
Nigeria: 4 Officers among 16 Nigerian Soldiers Killed Trying to Resolve Land Dispute
Mar 17, 2024
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Ramananda Sengupta, StratNews Global
Tragedy struck in Nigeria's Delta state as at least 16 soldiers, including senior officers, were brutally killed while responding to a violent communal clash over…
South Sudan: South Sudan Closes Schools Due to Extreme Heatwave
Mar 17, 2024
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Xinhua
South Sudan announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during…