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Afghanistan: $28m Solar Power Plant Being Established in Balkh
May 3, 2025
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Abdul Saboor Sirat
Pajhwok Afghan News
A 40-megawatt solar power generation plant is being established at a cost of 28 million US dollars in Dehdadi district of northern Balkh province, an…
The Trump Presidency and Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific Region
May 2, 2025
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Tobias Ide
In the first hundred days of his second presidency, Donald Trump has caused considerable turmoil. Radical cuts to federal spending, concerning attacks on democratic guardrails,…
Ukraine Minerals Deal: The Idea That Natural Resource Extraction Can Build Peace Has Been around for Decades
May 1, 2025
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Bridget Storrie
Ukraine has finally signed its minerals agreement with the US. The deal states that Washington will eventually receive a share of the profits from the…
What to Know about the Signed US-Ukraine Minerals Deal
May 1, 2025
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Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited deal to establish a joint investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine.…
The Rare-Earth Reckoning: What the US-Ukraine Mineral Deal Means for the World
Apr 30, 2025
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Ella Chepak
The US mineral deal with Ukraine was first mentioned earlier last year by the Ukrainian president Zelensky. The deal was a way for the US…
Water a Dimension of Threat to Wars
Apr 30, 2025
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Patial RC
Water conflicts may soon become the main source of discord between nations replacing the ongoing boundary disputes and discords. Brigadier Pervez Musharraf (former Pak Army Chief and President) while at…
Reflections from Recent Convenings
Apr 30, 2025
Energy Peace Partners
Across EPP’s areas of work, the current moment has been characterized by unprecedented levels of disruption. Geopolitical realignment, shifting international priorities, and shrinking public sector…
The Role of Gold in the Sudanese War
Apr 30, 2025
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Sara de Simone
When the civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, gold soon became pivotal in analyses of the conflict, both as a means of…
DRC: BlackWater to Secure and Tax DR Congo’s Vast Mineral Wealth
Apr 30, 2025
Military Africa
Erik Prince, a prominent supporter of former US President Donald Trump and the founder of the private military company Blackwater, has entered into an agreement…
East Africa: Consultant, Gender, Displacement and Durable Solutions in East Africa and the Great Lakes
Apr 29, 2025
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Danish Refugee Council
ReliefWeb
1. Who is the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat?ReDSS is a secretariat working on behalf of 14 international and national NGOs working on forced displacement in…
2025 Al-Moumin Award for Thought Leadership in Environmental Peacebuilding Awarded to Nada Majdalani, Yana Abu Taleb, Gidon Bromberg, and Tareq Abu Hamed
Apr 29, 2025
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to award the 2025 Al-Moumin Award and Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding to Nada Majdalani, Yana Abu Taleb, Gidon…
Sudan: Private Sector Engagement Manager: Agriculture/Livelihoods (World Bank)
Apr 29, 2025
Catholic Relief Services
CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of…
South Sudan: Conflict Sensitivity and Conservation Training Consultant
Apr 29, 2025
Saferworld
The Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF) supports the aid community in South Sudan, with support from the British, Swiss and Dutch donor missions alongside the…
South Sudan: The Stakes of Stripping Climate from UN Peacekeeping in South Sudan
Apr 28, 2025
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Nazanine Moshiri
International Crisis Group
On 30 April, the UN Security Council is set to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), a peacekeeping operation established…
Afghanistan: Empowering Farming Communities for Sustained Rural Livelihood
Apr 28, 2025
International Committee of the Red Cross
Afghanistan has endured four decades of armed conflict and is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and the negative effects of climate change. This has created…
Afghanistan: Climate Change Threatens Livelihoods in Daikundi
Apr 28, 2025
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Fatima Sarosh
Pajhwok Afghan News
Climate change has inflicted a devastating impact on central Daikundi, a mountainous province in central Afghanistan. Once fertile and productive, its lands are now dry and…
DRC: EU Companies Fueling Minerals Smuggling in DRC
Apr 28, 2025
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Ronald Musoke
Independent
All actors in the supply chain of illicit mineral exports, from operators of the mines to end product users, need to be held accountable for…
From Alexander using Jhelum River in 326 BC to Dams and Flooding in Modern World: How Rivers Have Been Weaponised to Win Wars and Gain Tactical Advantage
Apr 28, 2025
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Anurag
In April 2025, India announced that it would suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. It is a 63-year-old water-sharing pact which, interestingly, survived…
India/Pakistan: India Shuts Salal Dam after Indus Treaty Suspended [Video]
Apr 25, 2025
CNN News18
India has officially suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, marking the most significant diplomatic escalation after the brutal Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the…
EnPAx Launches New Website
Apr 25, 2025
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce a major upgrade of the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform (www.environmentalpeacebuilding.org).
Over the last thirteen years, the Environmental…
India/Pakistan: Pakistan Suspends Trade with India, Says Diverting Indus Water ‘an Act of War’, Closes Air Space
Apr 25, 2025
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Shubhajit Roy
Indian Express
A day after India took several diplomatic measures against Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, Islamabad said Thursday it “shall exercise the right to hold…
Illicit Mineral Supply Chains Fuel the DRC’s M23 Insurgency
Apr 23, 2025
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Clarkson Kamurai, Brad Handler, and Morgan Bazilian
The insurgency by M23 in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the latest example of the damage that can be wrought by…
The Cost of Conflict: Understanding the Health Consequences of War and Displacement
Apr 23, 2025
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Nour Suaaidi Amane
Peace and conflict, two words that are opposite, yet existing in the same world. For some people, life is marked by stability, access to healthcare…
Colombia: New Research Finds Substantial Peat Deposits in Colombia’s Conflicted Amazon
Apr 23, 2025
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Erik Iverson
Mongabay
In the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South America’s oldest rock art. The remote…
A New Political and Funding Reality for Environmental Peacebuilding
Apr 22, 2025
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
The Trump administration’s January 2025 decision to freeze all foreign assistance funding has had massive and reverberating consequences for humanitarian, development and conservation programmes in…
Sierra Leone/Liberia: Conserving Gola Forest: Sierra Leone and Liberia Unite for Peace, Sustainability
Apr 22, 2025
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Seraphine Wakana
United Nations
The governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone, in partnership with the United Nations, have launched the Resilience, Empowerment, Access and Peacebuilding (GOLA-REAP) project, aimed at…
Water: How Conflict-Sensitive Water Management Builds Peace: Lessons from CGIAR’s Training with Egypt’s NWRC
Apr 22, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Climate change is straining water supplies and heightening community tensions. Evidence shows that when water scarcity rises within certain contexts, the risk of conflict increases.…
Sierra Leone: From Blood Diamonds to Critical Minerals: Sierra Leone’s Mining Transformation
Apr 21, 2025
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Jason Mitchell
bne IntelliNews
Once defined by war and blood diamonds, Sierra Leone is now looking to turn its rich but underdeveloped mineral base – iron ore, gold, rutile…
Ethiopia: Supporting Inclusive Customary Institutions for Environmental Peacebuilding in Tigray-Afar Region, Ethiopia
Apr 21, 2025
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Luca Kroese
Tropenbos International
In Ethiopia’s Tigray-Afar border region, pressure on natural resources has grown following years of conflict. With support from PENHA, customary leaders known as Abogerebs (“fathers…
Iraq: Consultant for Conducting Agro-Ecological Practices and Seed Multiplication Systems, in the Governorate of Anbar and Salah al Din Governorates, in Fed
Apr 20, 2025
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, Oxfam…