International
Afghanistan: 500,000 Saplings Being Planted in Helmand Capital
Jan 11, 2022
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Rizwanullah Bilal, Pajhwok Afghan News
The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department has started planting 500,000 saplings in the Bolan area of Lashkargah, capital of southern Helmand province...
Nigeria: Niger Delta Women Seek America, Britain’s Intervention to Avoid Conflict in Region
Jan 10, 2022
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Obinna Nwaoku
Woman advocating for the development of Niger Delta, under the aegis of Wailing Women of the Niger Delta (WWND), has written to the American and…
Climate Change: National Defense Authorization Act Cements DOD’s Climate Resilience Role
Jan 10, 2022
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
On December 27, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally…
Colombia: Colombia’s New Anti-Deforestation Law Provokes Concern for Small-Scale Farmers
Jan 10, 2022
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Christina Noriega, Mongabay
Last year, when Colombia’s parliament approved a reform of the nation’s environmental crime laws, the legislation received stark opposition from a surprising assortment of environmentalists,…
Liberia: Armed Men Attack GMCS Mining Site in Rivercess County
Jan 6, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
Cogent information reaching this paper revealed that several gunmen allegedly headed by Mr. Moses Mayer, Traditional Council Inspector of Rivercess County at about 1:00am on…
Norway to Prioritise Women, Peace, Security at Security Council Meet
Jan 5, 2022
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Tribune India
A “signature event” on addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes to be held.
Afghanistan: Taliban Halts Iron Ore Extraction amid Talks with Russians on Gas Refineries
Jan 5, 2022
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WION
The Taliban government has reportedly declared a ban on the extraction of iron ore in the country. The development comes after videos on social media…
Iraq: Drone Attack on Iraq Base Foiled, 2nd One in 24 Hours: Coalition
Jan 4, 2022
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Al Jazeera
For the second time in 24 hours, a United States-led coalition fighting ISIL (ISIS) in Iraq says it has foiled a drone attack on a…
Wildlife: Understanding Human-Elephant Conflict and Vulnerability in the Face of Climate Change
Jan 4, 2022
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Yves Ducrot, Ritz Herald
Human-wildlife conflict is a central issue in the conservation sciences. Whether it is reintroducing wolves into key ecosystems of the southwestern U.S.—which is having an…
Netherlands: Record Numbers of Women to Be in New Government in Holland
Jan 3, 2022
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Maya Oppenheim
Women to fill 14 of 29 ministers and secretaries of state roles.
Azerbaijan: Combatting Stereotypes to Prevent Violence Against Women in Azerbaijan
Jan 1, 2022
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UN News
Azerbaijani activist Maryam Majidova is fighting to improve gender equality in her country, and address the daily challenges faced by women and girls.
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Water Wars
Dec 29, 2021
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Politics.co.uk
Anatoli Malyuk and his team of fifteen fitters are responsible for the maintenance of 300 kilometres of water pipeline. It supplies three million people downstream…
Iraq: After the Wars in Iraq, ‘Everything Living Is Dying’
Dec 29, 2021
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Lynzy Billing, Inside Climate News
As far back as 2005, the United Nations had estimated that Iraq was already littered with several thousand contaminated sites. Five years later, an investigation…
Chile: Chile Writes a New Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head on
Dec 28, 2021
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Somini Sengupta, New York Times
Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does…
Colombia: Why Are So Many Environmental Activists Being Killed in Colombia?
Dec 28, 2021
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Victoria Seabrook, Sky News
Since 2018 the number of massacres in Colombia has grown constantly, with 2020 recording the highest number since 2014, according to the United Nations. And…
Afghanistan: Roundup: Afghan Authorities Dig Deep to Create Mining Jobs in Baghlan
Dec 28, 2021
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Xinhua
Since the U.S. military withdrawal, Afghanistan has suffered crisis upon crisis as the economy withers away. The country now faces a life-or-death battle against poverty…
Afghanistan: High Taxes on Mining in Afghanistan Deter Investors
Dec 27, 2021
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The high rate of taxes on mine extraction has affected the mining process in Afghanistan, the investors said on Sunday, adding that they are not…
Liberia: Women Struggle to Participate in Forest Governance 15 Years after Law
Dec 24, 2021
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Observer
Before the Liberian Civil War in 2003, communities—including women—did not participate in forestry though are the custodians of the forest. But the National Forestry Reform…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves Dozens Feared Dead
Dec 23, 2021
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Reuters
At least one person was killed and scores were missing after a landslide of dirt and rubble ripped down the waste heap of a Myanmar…
Afghanistan: Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty
Dec 23, 2021
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Associated Press
Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan's jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the…
Environment of Peace Presented at Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop
Dec 22, 2021
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Margot Wallström, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduced SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative during her keynote address to the ‘Workshop on Climate, Peace and…
Burkina Faso: How Children Were Used in a 48-Hour Deadly Rampage for Gold
Dec 22, 2021
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Saskya Vandoorne, Adama Koné, Nick Paton Walsh, Dalal Mawad, and Jo Shelley, CNN
The massacre in Solhan, northern Burkina Faso, took place over two nights of extraordinary brutality in June 2021. The killings soon faded from international headlines,…
Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal
Dec 21, 2021
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Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle
Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…
Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal
Dec 21, 2021
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Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights
Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins
Dec 21, 2021
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Satenaw
Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders
Dec 21, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…
India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality
Dec 20, 2021
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Cision PR Newswire
Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…
Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry
Dec 20, 2021
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Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian
The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…
India: Explained: Why Did India Reject UNSC Draft on Climate?
Dec 19, 2021
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Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu
On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the…
South Sudan: In Pictures: South Sudan's Worst Flooding in Decades [Photos]
Dec 17, 2021
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Sebastian Rich, CNN
South Sudan is experiencing its worst floods in 60 years. The deluge began as early as June, swallowing up homes, farms and markets across swaths…