International
Students Study Conflict and Collaboration at Bears Ears
Aug 12, 2020
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Emma Venarde, Columbia University
This summer Josh Fisher, the director of Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity, has been teaching a summer course at the Columbia…
Nigeria: Nigeria Developing Plan to Address Effects of Climate Change - Minister
Aug 12, 2020
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Alfred Olufemi, Premium Times
The Nigerian government is developing a gender-based plan that aims to address the vulnerability of Nigerian women to climate change, the Minister of Environment, Mohammad Mahmood,…
Kenya: Kenya Is Trying to End Child Marriage. But Climate Change Is Putting More Young Girls at Risk
Aug 12, 2020
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Neha Wadekar, Time
In a small hut in the village of Bubisa, a young bride named Tunne sits alone on a makeshift pallet bed. Smoke from a smoldering…
Iraq: Addressing Iraq's Fragility Crucial to Recovery from COVID
Aug 11, 2020
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Iraq Business News
Failure to address Iraq's multi-faceted fragility could lead to an increase in extreme poverty across the country, according to a new report released today by…
Republic of Korea and UNFPA Partner to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Sudan’s Conflict Zones
Aug 11, 2020
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UNFPA
The Republic of Korea and the United Nations Population Fund launched a new partnership in July to tackle gender-based violence in West Darfur, a region…
Myanmar: Ministry to Probe Suspected Illegal Mining in Mon Forest
Aug 11, 2020
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Yee Ywal Myint, Myanmar Times
Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Ministry will investigate reports of illegal gold mining in a forest near Watwun mountain in Kyaikto township, Mon State, a…
Scientists, Policy Experts Assess Environment's Impact on Stability, Defense Strategy
Aug 10, 2020
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Environmental factors affecting war and security have long been known, but a new Defense Department group seeks to increase awareness of these factors in making policy…
Scientists, Policy Experts Assess Environment's Impact on Stability, Defense Strategy
Aug 10, 2020
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Environmental factors affecting war and security have long been known, but a new Defense Department group seeks to increase awareness of these factors in making policy…
Kenya: KWS Pays out Ksh 98.5M to Victims of Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Aug 10, 2020
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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
County Commissioner Maalim Mohammed said the compensation was paid out to 45 families for wildlife attacks reported between 2014 and 2016. Maalim said of the…
Sierra Leone: Gender Lens Is Needed to Fully Understand Climate Crisis, Experts Say
Aug 7, 2020
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Cami Mondeaux, The Washington Diplomat
Although the effects of climate change are a threat to everyone, many experts say the ramifications will not be felt equally, with a warming planet…
Colombia: In Colombia, ‘Climate-Smart’ Villages Show How the Future of Farming Could Look
Aug 7, 2020
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Anmar Frangoul, CNBC
A country of vivid beauty, Colombia is home to vast swathes of fertile land producing everything from coffee and sugarcane to bananas, cocoa and rice. …
Colombia: In Colombia, a Protected Park Is Buffeted by Social, Environmental Conflicts
Aug 7, 2020
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
Las Quinchas is an Important Area for Bird Conservation (AICA), a significant carbon sink and a biodiversity hotspot. Despite its diversity, this protected area continues…
Liberia: Prominent Liberian Women Say ‘Discrepancy’ in the Law Contributes to Women’s Property Rights Violation
Aug 7, 2020
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J. H. Webster Clayeh, FrontPage Africa
Participants at the policy dialogue on women’s property rights and the implications of Sexual Gender-Based Violence say discrepancy in the service provisions and the laws…
Sexual Violence Rampant and Expanding in Armed Conflicts, UN
Aug 6, 2020
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Aasim Saleem, InfoMigrants
Despite a decade of efforts and various resolutions, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and to spread terror remains rampant in…
Myanmar: After a Century of Logging, Myanmar Struggles to Preserve Its Teak Groves
Aug 6, 2020
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National Geographic
Demand in China, India, and Europe drives illegal logging of this valuable, versatile hardwood.
Liberia: Lack of Awareness on Land Rights Law: A Recipe for Future Conflict
Aug 6, 2020
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Abednego Davis, Observer
In September 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights bill into law. Its passage by then was highly embraced by community members, civil society activists, and…
Liberia: Land Authority Grants 6 Communities Full Ownership of Ancestral Land in Lofa
Aug 4, 2020
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FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority has officially certified six communities in Foya, Lofa County as land-owning communities, a major milestone in the implementation of a ground-breaking…
Iraq: In Heat-Struck Iraq, Power Shortages Prompt Protests
Aug 4, 2020
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Samya Kullab and Nabil Al-Jurani, Associated Press
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat…
Afghanistan/Iran: Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz Set to Plug Flow of Free Water into Iran
Aug 3, 2020
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Salaam Times
The days of Iran siphoning off free water from Afghanistan are numbered, according to President Ashraf Ghani. Excess water will no longer freely flow to…
South Sudan: Interview: Coronavirus Adds to South Sudan's Oil Industry's Woes
Aug 3, 2020
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Eklavya Gupte, S&P Global Platts
Logistical and technical issues continue to hinder South Sudan's oil sector, which has already been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the country's senior oil…
Syria/Turkey: Turkey Joins Syria in Slamming Oil Agreement between US Firm, Syrian Kurds
Aug 3, 2020
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Joe Snell, Al-Monitor
Turkey condemned a new oil agreement between an American-based company and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, according to a release Monday by the country’s…
Syria: Syria Says US Oil Firm Signed Deal with Kurdish-Led Rebels
Aug 2, 2020
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Reuters
Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it…
Colombia: Double Blow to Colombian Amazon and Indigenous Groups from Armed Militants, COVID-19
Jul 31, 2020
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Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay
Colombia’s environment minister, Ricardo Lozano, says 70% of deforestation in the country stems from illegal activities, for which he blames former FARC rebels and other…
Syria/Yemen: Years of Fighting in Middle East Has Devastated Food Security, Says UN
Jul 31, 2020
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Gerald Butt, Church Times
More than 22 million people in Yemen and Syria are “in crisis or worse” in terms of food security, according to the UN World Food…
Mali: The Wells Bringing Hope in the Desert
Jul 30, 2020
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Soumaila Diarra, BBC
Water has long been at the centre of conflict in the northern regions of Mali, in West Africa. This vast water-scarce area spans 827,000 square…
Sudan: Sudan Exports Two Tonnes of Gold to Improve Economy
Jul 29, 2020
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Xinhua
Sudan on Monday exported two tonnes of gold in a bid to provide foreign currencies for the Central Bank of Sudan and improve the status…
Liberia: River Gee Citizens Reject Internal Affairs Ministry-Guided Land Dispute Resolution
Jul 29, 2020
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
A group of citizens hailing from River Gee County have rejected the latest decision reached by Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleaf in a bid to…
DRC: Workers at Copper Cobalt Mining Companies in DRC at COVID19 Risk
Jul 29, 2020
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Steelguru
Workers in the industrial copper-cobalt mines of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces, many owned and operated by multinationals, have been forced to choose between being confined…
Sudan: 'We Had to Eat Our Seeds for Planting': 10 Million in Sudan Facing Food Shortages
Jul 28, 2020
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Zeinab Mohammed Salih, Guardian
Almost a quarter of the population of Sudan are going hungry as conflict, rising food prices and the coronavirus take their toll. About 9.6 million…
Climate Change: Pacific Expert Urges UN Security Council to Help Stop Climate Change
Jul 28, 2020
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Radio New Zealand
A Pacific climate change expert has told the UN Security Council that stopping climate change and reversing its effects is still the most important measure…