International
Afghanistan: Solar Energy Use Suggested to Curb Air Pollution
Nov 21, 2024
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Abdul Rahman Rosta, Pajhwok Afghan News
Some residents and environmental activists in Bamyan have voiced serious concern at growing air pollution in the province. They suggest promoting the use of solar…
Colombia: 1.5 Million Displaced Post Peace Agreement
Nov 21, 2024
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The number of people forced to flee in Colombia has doubled since the historic peace agreement eight years ago between the Colombian government and the…
Climate Change: Understanding Climate Security: A Conversation with Professor Geoff Dabelko
Nov 20, 2024
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Alexandra Hopkins, Ohio University
Climate security considers the link that security has to areas such as the environment, natural resources and climate change. However, to understand climate security, one…
Ukraine/Russia: WGC Report: Russia Funds Ukraine War via Illegal Gold Mining in Africa
Nov 20, 2024
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News.az
The Wagner Group has reportedly generated over $2.5bn through illegal gold mining since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a World Gold Council report, News.az…
Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans
Nov 20, 2024
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Xinhua
Saffron cultivation, a promising alternative to Afghanistan's infamous poppy farming, has been steadily expanding in the war-torn country over the past two decades. More farmers…
Climate Change: NATO Helps to Boost Scientific Cooperation on the Security Implications of Climate Change in the Southern Neighbourhood
Nov 19, 2024
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NATO
Experts on climate change from 16 countries - including NATO members and partners - as well as from NATO, the European Union and the African…
Afghanistan: UN Moves to Unlock Stuck Climate Financing for Afghanistan
Nov 19, 2024
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Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie, Reuters
United Nations agencies are trying to unlock key climate financing for Afghanistan, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change which has not…
Nigeria: Stakeholders Convene to Address Nigeria’s Conflict, Climate Challenges
Nov 19, 2024
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Glory Ohagwu, Voice of Nigeria
International Alert, a non-governmental organisation, convened its inaugural stakeholders meeting in Nigeria on Monday, November 18. The gathering aimed to address the escalating challenges posed…
Syria: Turkish Strikes in Syria Cut Water to One Million People
Nov 18, 2024
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Namak Khoshnaw, Christopher Giles, and Saphora Smith, BBC Eye
Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say…
South Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity to Hit Most People in South Sudan Next Year, Says UN
Nov 18, 2024
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Al Jazeera
Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, warns…
Afghanistan: Struggling against the Tide: Afghanistan’s Battle against Climate Change and Displacement
Nov 18, 2024
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Maisam Shafiey, Norwegian Refugee Council
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, according to the United Nations (UN). The country is facing immense…
Afghanistan: Efforts to Restore Kunar's Forests amid Destruction
Nov 17, 2024
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Sadaqat Ghorzang, TOLOnews
Local officials in Kunar say that because of the past two decades of conflict, Pakistan's missile attacks, and timber smuggling, around 3,000 hectares of forests…
Azerbaijan/Norway: Azerbaijan, Norway Discuss Post-Conflict Challenges, Climate Goals at COP29
Nov 17, 2024
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Khagan Isayev, Caliber.az
On November 16, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Norwegian Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, who is in Baku to participate in…
Climate Change: Children’s Needs Due to Climate Change, Conflict Often Ignored in Negotiations
Nov 17, 2024
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Tanka Dhakal, Inter Press Service
As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the…
Climate Change: International Alert Launches Adaptation Facility to Curb Conflict Arising from Climate Change
Nov 16, 2024
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Adeola Akinbobola, Blueprint
International Alert in collaboration with government institutions and relevant stakeholders have launched the conflict sensitivity and adaptation facility. It also held its Inaugural stakeholders meeting…
Climate Change: COP Truce: A Call for Global Unity to Address Climate and Conflict
Nov 16, 2024
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AZERTAC
On Peace, Relief, and Recovery Day at COP29, the COP29 Presidency announced that a total of 132 countries have joined the COP Truce Appeal, an…
Colombia: Colombian Conflict Survivors Turn Forest Heroes in Search of Climate Change Solutions
Nov 16, 2024
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UN
In coordination with the Colombian government and local communities, the FAO project Vision Amazonia which runs until the end of 2026, protects the Amazon biome through…
Climate Change: Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery: Uniting Efforts at COP29
Nov 15, 2024
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CGIAR
As the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), in Baku approaches the end of its first week…
South Sudan: South Sudan Environment Pollution [Audio]
Nov 15, 2024
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John Tanza, Voice of America
South Sudan’s undersecretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, who is attending the COP 29 meeting in Azerbaijan says his country has commissioned independent…
Climate Change: COP29 Launches Baku Call to Address Climate, Conflict, and Humanitarian Crises
Nov 15, 2024
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ESG News
At COP29 in Baku, the COP29 Presidency launched the Baku Call on Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery (BCCAP), a milestone initiative aimed at…
Iraq: The Changing Landscape of Iraq's Energy Sector: Balancing East and West
Nov 15, 2024
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Shafaq News
Iraq, with the world's fifth-largest oil reserves, is a cornerstone of the global energy market. While its oil sector accounts for over 90% of government…
Forests: Veterans Tend to Washington Forests — and Themselves
Nov 14, 2024
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Riley Yuan, Chinook Observer
Two weeks before Election Day, Rake Force’s Jake Dailey and a small group of colleagues drove two pick-up trucks, a mini-excavator, and a handful of…
South Sudan: Polluted Floodwaters and Oil Spills Endanger South Sudan’s Water Sources
Nov 14, 2024
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EHN
Flooding in South Sudan’s Unity State is pushing toxic runoff from oil facilities into vital water supplies, creating a dire health crisis for communities.
US Air Force Pursues Green Hydrogen Via Geothermal Energy
Nov 14, 2024
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Tina Casey, CleanTechnica
The US Department of Defense is scouting for new clean power resources on its vast and numerous bases. The aim is to cut dependence on…
Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Nawzad Forces Residents to Abandon Homes
Nov 13, 2024
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TOLOnews
Residents in parts of Nawzad District in Helmand have been forced to leave their homes due to lack of access to clean drinking water. They…
Iraq/Kurdistan: ISIS Sabotage Causes Oil Leak into Tigris River, Threatening Water Supply
Nov 13, 2024
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Kurdistan 24
The Kirkuk Environmental Directorate revealed on Wednesday that the Tigris River has been contaminated due to oil leakage from the Ajil and Alas oilfields in…
Colombia: Colombia Makes Slow Progress on Land Rights Since FARC Peace Deal
Nov 12, 2024
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Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters
President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, promised his government would acquire 3 million hectares of land for victims of the country's six-decade conflict, to…
Afghanistan: Special Team Formed to Assess Drought in Afghanistan: OCHA
Nov 12, 2024
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Lailuma Qadiri, TOLOnews
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced the formation of a task force to assess drought conditions in Afghanistan.…
Israel/Lebanon/PalestineWar’s Hidden Casualties: Mideast Conflict Unleashes Severe Environmental Consequences
Nov 12, 2024
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Veronica Neifakh, The Media Line
The current conflict in the Middle East will leave a lasting environmental impact, prompting calls for urgent restoration and cross-border cooperation.
CAR: C.Africa Urges Lifting of Embargo on Diamond Exports
Nov 12, 2024
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Cécile Brajeul, Barron's
The Central African Republic (CAR) sought Tuesday to convince the regulatory body for global diamond trading to lift all restrictions against it, ending an export…