International
Germany: Water Scarcity Triggers Fierce Competition — Also in Germany
Aug 27, 2022
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Deutsche Welle, Matthias von Hein
Climate change threatens to dry up the planet and the global water crisis sees the competition for water becoming ever more fierce. Conflicts over the…
Ukraine: Toxins in Soil, Blasted Forests – Ukraine Counts Cost of Putin’s ‘Ecocide’
Aug 27, 2022
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Emma Graham-Harrison, Guardian
The woods outside Chernihiv were quiet in late August when Anatoliy Pavelko scrambled into a 10-metre bomb crater with a trowel and an icebox full…
South Sudan: Beleaguered by Cattle Raids, Feuding Eastern Equatoria Communities Request United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to Broker Peace Dialogues
Aug 27, 2022
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
In South Sudan, the world's newest nation, livestock equals livelihoods. Here, animals are valuable currency. However, being a livestock owner isn’t easy, as the Toposa community of…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Lack Drinking Water Due to Plunging Groundwater Levels
Aug 27, 2022
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Asian News International
Due to plunging groundwater levels, several provinces of Afghanistan have been facing a critical issue of availability of potable water as a lack of drinking…
Israel/Palestine: Israeli Forces Fire at Palestinian Farmers, Shepherds in Gaza
Aug 27, 2022
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New Arab
Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen and shepherds in separate incidents in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday and Saturday. Israeli…
Afghanistan: Alleged Cracks on Kabul Dam Trigger Widespread Concern
Aug 27, 2022
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Arif Ahmadi, Khaama Press
Alleged cracks on Shah-wa-Arus Dam in Shakardara district of Kabul trigged a widespread concern among residents ahead of inauguration ceremony that has been halted since…
Liberia: FDA Impounds Containers of Illegally Harvested Logs
Aug 26, 2022
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Observer
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has launched a vigorous action thereby arresting three trucks carrying four containers containing Ekki logs (Lophira allata) harvested through illegal…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Threatens New Legal Action against Kurdistan Crude Buyers
Aug 25, 2022
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Rowena Edwards, Reuters
Iraq's state-owned oil marketer SOMO has threatened fresh legal action against buyers of crude oil originating from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to a letter…
Afghanistan: Boosting Local Food Production, Generating Income and Reviving Rural Markets
Aug 25, 2022
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
A new $80 million grant from the United States of America is an important step-forward in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of…
Afghanistan: Ministry Puts up 8 Mines for Tender, Says '200' Investors Interested
Aug 25, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that more than 200 domestic and foreign companies have shown an interest in eight mines that have been…
Colombia: A 13-Year Fight against Gold Mining in Colombian Community Marches on
Aug 24, 2022
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Maritza Palma Lozano, Mongabay
In the Embera Karambá worldview, land cannot be sold or be subject to negotiations. Water is seen as a common resource that allows them to…
Ukraine/Russia: War and Water: Russia Is Destroying Ukraine’s Water Supply
Aug 24, 2022
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Oleg Rubel, Village Voice
Today we have a paramount topic. Water and War. Thousands of people in Ukraine are suffering from thirst and lack of safe drinking water. But…
Conflict Minerals: Tungsten Industry Conflict Minerals Council Updates Compliance Framework
Aug 24, 2022
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Powder Metallurgy Review
The Tungsten Industry Conflict Minerals Council (TI-CMC) has released an updated version of its Tungsten Framework document. The council acts as a framework through which…
Iraq: Boiling Heat and No Water: Taps Run Dry in Southern Iraq
Aug 24, 2022
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Hayder Indhar, Barron's
Iraq is known in Arabic as the Land of the Two Rivers, but it has seen water levels on the once mighty Tigris and Euphrates…
Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Copper Mine to Start after Transfer of Antiquities
Aug 24, 2022
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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar, Pajhwok Afghan News
China is trying to start extraction work at the Mes Aynak copper mine in central Logar province soon after the transfer of historic artifacts from…
Afghanistan: Back-to-back Natural Disasters Ravage Afghanistan [Video]
Aug 23, 2022
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WION
Afghanistan has been reeling under back to back natural disasters. After the heatwave, drought and massive earthquake, the country has now been hit by deadly…
Colombia: Colombia Suspends Forced Eradication of Coca
Aug 23, 2022
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s police suspended forcibly eradicating coca, the base ingredient of cocaine. The historic decision was announced by the director of the National Police, director General…
Myanmar: Local Price Hikes Force Jade and Rare Earth Mining Businesses in Kachin State to Illegally Import Chinese Fuel
Aug 23, 2022
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Eleven
As local fuel oil prices soar in Myanmar, fuels are being illegally imported from China for mining jade and rare earth minerals in Kachin State,…
Myanmar: Local Price Hikes Force Jade and Rare Earth Mining Businesses in Kachin State to Illegally Import Chinese Fuel
Aug 23, 2022
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Eleven
As local fuel oil prices soar in Myanmar, fuels are being illegally imported from China for mining jade and rare earth minerals in Kachin State,…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Creates Water Shortages for Palestinians
Aug 23, 2022
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Catholic News Service
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are facing a severe water shortage during the heat of the summer months because Israel will not develop the water…
Sudan: Sudan Offers More Oil Blocks to Russian Company
Aug 21, 2022
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Dabanga
Sudan has offered more oil blocks to Russia’s Zarubezhneft oil company at the end of a three-day visit of a high-level Sudanese government delegation to Moscow.…
Afghanistan: Recent Flooding Caused 165 Deaths, Destroyed Thousands of Acres of Crops
Aug 21, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The floods occurring across Afghanistan over the last month have inflicted heavy financial losses on the citizens, according to the State Ministry for Disaster Management.…
Afghanistan: Family Conflict over Land in Southeastern Afghanistan Results in 1 Fatality and 10 Injuries
Aug 20, 2022
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Saqalain Eqbal, Khaama Press
A conflict between two families over land, in the province of Khost in southeast Afghanistan, led to one fatality and ten injuries, according to local Taliban officials.…
Yemen: It Takes a Village to Save Livelihoods and Fight Hunger
Aug 19, 2022
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Hussein Gadain, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The conflict in Yemen has a debilitating effect on food and nutrition security in the country. Transportation of key agricultural inputs and produce has been…
Food Security: World Bank: Conflict, Major Driver of Food Insecurity in Nigeria, Others
Aug 19, 2022
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Ndubuisi Francis, This Day
The World Bank has identified conflict as one of the critical drivers of food insecurity in West Africa, especially in the north-western part of Nigeria…
DRC: Seven Dead, 14 Injured in Clashes in Gold-Mining Area
Aug 19, 2022
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New Arab
At least seven people were killed this week in clashes between rival armed groups in an area in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo rich in…
Liberia: Villagers Managing Forest but Sector Woes Haunt Them
Aug 19, 2022
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Emmanuel Sherman, FrontPage Africa
Throughout the two bordering clans of Jo River and Nyorwein far away in the Central River Cess District, villagers expect their logging agreement with Magna…
Israel/Lebanon: Time to Resolve the Lebanon-Israel Maritime Border Dispute
Aug 18, 2022
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International Crisis Group
Domestic politics in Israel and Lebanon could scuttle talks about their claims in the Mediterranean – and to the gas riches underneath. With the U.S.…
Colombia: In Colombia, UN Women Executive Director Galvanizes Action for Women’s Leadership and Gender Equality
Aug 12, 2022
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UN Women
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous conducted a three-day mission in Colombia, where she met with government officials, civil society groups, and partners. The purpose…
Ukraine: NGO Helps Women Fleeing Ukraine War, Political Repression
Aug 11, 2022
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Leyla Latypova
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February plunged many liberal-minded Russians into a state of shock and apathy. But for Anna Rivina, the country’s leading expert…