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Iraq: Iraq's Oil Ministry Signs 13 Contracts for Oil Field Development and Exploration
Aug 15, 2024
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Faleh Al-Khayat, S&P Global
Iraq's oil ministry has initialed the 13 contracts for oil fields and exploration blocks that were awarded in the most recent licensing round held May…
Iraq: Iraq Moves to Profit-Sharing Terms in New Oil and Gas Contracts
Aug 15, 2024
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Charles Kennedy, Oilprice.com
OPEC’s second-largest producer, Iraq, seeks to attract more investment in its oil and gas industry by moving to profit-sharing contracts for new bid rounds from…
Afghanistan: Hydroponic Gardening for Women in Kabul, Nurturing Hope Three Years after the Taliban Comeback
Aug 14, 2024
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AsiaNews
"Green rooms" is one of the latest initiatives by the "She works for peace" association, founded by social entrepreneur Selene Biffi. One of the projects…
CEOBS Announces Its Expanded Board of Trustees
Aug 14, 2024
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
CEOBS is delighted to announces our newly expanded Board of Trustees, including four new members appointed in July. The Board now comprises seven members with…
DRC: The High Human Cost of DRC’s War for Riches
Aug 14, 2024
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Chris Steyn, BizNews
In the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fears of a large-scale massacre grow amid rising violence and instability. Nearly a dozen South African soldiers have…
Afghanistan: Efforts Resumed with Environmental Projects Worth $58.7M
Aug 14, 2024
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Nazir Shenwari, TOLOnews
The National Environmental Protection Agency, during its annual report presentation, said that significant progress has been made to resume ten projects in the fields of…
Environmental Violence and Enterprise: The Outsized Role of Business for Environmental Peacebuilding
Aug 13, 2024
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Josh Stowe
Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each year—about 100 times more than war…
Afghanistan’s Lithium: Sovereignty vs. Foreign Exploitation
Aug 12, 2024
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Hamayun Khan
Afghanistan sits atop vast lithium reserves and faces a pivotal decision: leverage this mineral wealth to assert national sovereignty and drive local development or risk…
Colombia: Colombia’s Coca Substitution Program Failing to Help Farmers or Slow Deforestation
Aug 9, 2024
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Aimee Gabay, Mongabay
For Indigenous communities in Colombia’s Amazonian and Andean forests, coca is sacred. Many ancestral traditions, such as healing and shamanic practices, include the use and…
Afghanistan’s Fires: Challenges, Importance of Research, and Solutions
Aug 9, 2024
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Rahim Rasa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Over the past five decades, Afghanistan has faced numerous challenges, including war and insecurity, political and social instability, poverty, and unemployment. Among these, fires have…
South Sudan: As South Sudan’s Oil Revenues Dwindle, Even the Security Forces Haven’t Been Paid in Months
Aug 8, 2024
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Deng Machol, Associated Press
The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven’t been…
Resource Wars: How Climate Change Is Fueling Militarization of the Arctic
Aug 7, 2024
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Joanna Rozpedowski
As the Russo-Ukrainian conflict continues to redefine the international security landscape, more sources of dispute among rivals are emerging. New outbreaks of mass violence in…
Afghanistan: Thirsty Afghanistan Faces Climate Crisis: Rising Water Disputes with Neighbors Deepen Isolation
Aug 7, 2024
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Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Afghanistan is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Over the past three years, the Taliban have not taken even the smallest…
Afghanistan: Hazaras and Kuchis Clash over Pastures in Panjab District of Bamiyan Province
Aug 7, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Sources from Panjab district in Bamiyan province told Afghanistan International that Kuchis (nomads) have attacked the pastures of several villages in the district in recent…
Sweden: Senior Researcher, Climate Change and Risk Programme
Aug 6, 2024
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is seeking an experienced Senior Researcher with a focus on conflict and peacebuilding for its Climate Change and…
Afghanistan: Migrants Deported from Pakistan Ask for Land
Aug 6, 2024
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TOLOnews
Some migrants who were forcibly returned from Pakistan have told TOLOnews that the Islamic Emirate has not yet distributed land to them. These citizens also…
Oral Histories of Environmental Peacebuilding
Aug 6, 2024
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Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx)
In collaboration with the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has launched…
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024: What Were the Key Environmental Takeaways?
Aug 5, 2024
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Viktoria Hubareva
On June 11-12, European and world leaders, international organizations and representatives of civil society converged on Berlin for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, devoted to discussing…
DRC: How Search for Lucrative Minerals Has Left Eastern Congo in Turmoil
Aug 5, 2024
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Evelyne Njeru, Standard
Eastern Congo, which is part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a region rich in natural resources. The area has been marred by…
Colombia: Renewable Energy in Colombia Boosted with a Line of Financing
Aug 5, 2024
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Prensa Latina
Any local government authority in Colombia will be able to access, from today on, a new line of financing for the development of generation projects…
Call for Submissions: Peace News Network
Aug 5, 2024
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Peace News Network
Peace News Network is a leading producer of news about peacebuilding and peacebuilders, having produced hundreds of stories in recent years, and a global community…
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Aug 3, 2024
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Graham Campbell
This should be auto added to SS5 database. That worked.
Now lets try the same but for updating the record.
Afghanistan: Extraction of 3 Salt Mines Begins in N. Afghanistan
Aug 3, 2024
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Xinhua
The extraction of three salt mines in Qaramqul district, north Afghanistan's Faryab province, formally commenced on Saturday, said Hamayon Afghan, spokesperson for the Ministry of…
Afghanistan: Taliban Wants Cash to Settle Land Dispute; Threaten Eviction of Hazaras, if Unpaid
Aug 3, 2024
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Afghanistan International
Sources from the Hazara community in Uruzgan province reported that under Taliban pressure, they have paid 15 million of the 30 million Afghanis demanded by…
Afghanistan: Taliban Vows CASA-1000 Project Will Resume Soon in Afghanistan
Aug 3, 2024
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Yasin Shayan, Amu TV
The Taliban-run Ministry of Water and Energy announced Saturday that the CASA-1000 project will soon resume in Afghanistan, with high-level discussions ongoing with the World…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Kurram Clashes: How a Pakistani Land Dispute Led to a Deadly Tribal Battle
Aug 2, 2024
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Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera
After weeklong clashes between rival tribes in Pakistan’s district of Kurram, killing at least 46 people and injuring nearly 200, fighting has now halted, following…
The Toll that Wars Take on Women
Jul 31, 2024
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Candice Helfand-Rogers
For women in war-torn regions, suffering, displacement, pain and death are daily prospects, for themselves and their children – whether they’re soldiers or not. And they’re usually…
Going beyond “Conflict-Free”: Transition Minerals Governance in DRC and Rwanda
Jul 31, 2024
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Neeraja Kulkarni
Resource-rich nations such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda—which produce minerals ranging from coltan, cobalt, gold, tungsten, and tantalum, to tin (3TG)—hold…
Water Wars and Climate Change: Addressing Resource Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
Jul 31, 2024
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Centre of Excellence on Emerging Development Perspectives and Vision RI
Climate change and population growth in the Horn of Africa exacerbate water scarcity, intensifying local conflicts. Effective groundwater management demands inclusive stakeholder engagement, integration of…
Sahel Region: Addressing Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Vulnerability in the Sahel Region
Jul 30, 2024
ClimateLinks
Our world is facing tremendous and unprecedented environmental challenges, including climate change, biodiversity extinction, food insecurity, and public health crises. In the global south, many…