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Afghanistan: From Drought to Greenery: Some Nimroz Farmers Turn to Drip Irrigation
Jun 28, 2025
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Shaima Sediqi
Pajhwok Afghan News
While consecutive droughts in Nimroz province have severely impacted agriculture, recently some farmers have revived their cracked and dried lands by adopting the modern method…
India/Pakistan: The Hague Court Delivers Major Blow to India’s IWT Suspension
Jun 28, 2025
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Nasir Iqbal
Dawn
In a major boon for Pakistan in its dispute over the ‘one-sided’ suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the Permanent Court of Arbitration in…
Red Lines of the Indus
Jun 27, 2025
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Alexander Limansky
India’s decision to impose a water blockade on Pakistan threatens to destabilise the region once again. What are the reasons behind this latest hostile move…
Could Trump's Congo-Rwanda Mineral Deals Actually Save Lives?
Jun 27, 2025
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Dan M. Ford and Kenya Sanchez
There may be a light at the end of the tunnel as representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are hoping to end…
Critical Minerals, Fragile Peace: The DRC-Rwanda Deal and the Cost of Ignoring Root Causes
Jun 27, 2025
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Mvemba Phezo Dizolele
On Friday, June 27, in Washington, DC, the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are set to sign the…
Experts React: The DRC and Rwanda Agreed to a US-backed Peace Deal. Can Critical Minerals Help End This Conflict?
Jun 27, 2025
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Atlantic Council
On Friday, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a US-brokered peace deal aimed at ending a brutal…
Chocolate Hope: A Mission to Develop Sustainable Agriculture in Colombia
Jun 27, 2025
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Diana Drake
Olivia Ospina-Lerner is working with farmers to improve cacao production in La Argentina, a small, isolated community, and to provide infrastructure, fertilizer, and education. She…
DRC/Rwanda: Trump Eyes Mineral Wealth as Rwanda and DRC Sign Controversial Peace Deal in US
Jun 27, 2025
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Carlos Mureithi
Guardian
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington to end fighting in eastern DRC, although questions remain over…
DRC’s Peace Deal with Rwanda Risks Swapping War for Resource Exploitation
Jun 26, 2025
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Lindani Zungu
The United States-mediated peace agreement to be signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on June 27 – a development ostensibly…
Colombia: Indigenous Guards: The Shield of Colombia’s Amazon
Jun 26, 2025
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Daniela Quintero Díaz
Mongabay
Luis Alfredo Acosta, the national coordinator of the Indigenous guard within the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), is from the department of Cauca and…
Global: Dismantling Barriers to Women's Leadership in Building Peace
Jun 25, 2025
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UN OHCHR
UN OHCHR
“Peace needs to be inclusive and requires the participation of every citizen of society, not only half of it. Neglecting women from peacebuilding efforts misses…
Invisible Damage: From Stratosphere to Marine Life, Impact of Ongoing Wars Pervasive & Long-Term
Jun 25, 2025
DownToEarth
Amid the ongoing humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, and Israel, a quieter but equally serious issue is emerging alongside the conflict: The environmental cost…
Register for a Practitioner Training Course on Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 25, 2025
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KURVE Wustrow
Building peace can only be truly successful if also the environment is protected. In violent conflicts, ecosystems are often suffering, if not destroyed. The exploitation…
Call for Proposals in Bangladesh
Jun 25, 2025
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UN Women
The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals to support local, grassroots, women, and young women’s civil society…
Call for Abstracts: Symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus
Jun 24, 2025
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for presentations to be delivered at a one-day…
Stavros Pantazopoulos
Jun 23, 2025
Stavros Pantazopoulos is a legal scholar and practitioner at the forefront of Protection of the Environment in relation to Armed Conflict (PERAC), currently serving as…
India/Pakistan: India Says It Will ‘Never’ Restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan
Jun 22, 2025
Al Jazeera
India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with neighbouring Pakistan, and the water flowing there will be diverted for internal use, says federal Home…
Brazil: The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want
Jun 21, 2025
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Katie Surma
Inside Climate News
It was an audacious moment. During a recent government hearing, allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro berated Brazil’s environment and climate minister, telling Marina Silva she…
Building a Climate-Resilient Viet Nam: Strengthening Women’s Role in Agriculture and Leadership
Jun 20, 2025
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Caroline Nyamayemombe and ITO Naoki
UN Women
As one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, Viet Nam is facing an escalating climate crisis. Rising sea levels and increasingly severe disasters…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Battles Guerillas for Control of Jade Hub
Jun 20, 2025
Agence France-Presse
Myanmar’s junta and anti-coup guerillas battled over the country’s jade mining hub Friday, a combatant and a local said, displacing desperate civilians as they vied…
DRC: Rebel-Held Coltan Mine Collapses in DR Congo Killing 16
Jun 20, 2025
Agence France-Presse
A pit collapse has killed at least 16 people at the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest coltan mine, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, local…
Ethiopia: TOR: End Term Evaluation of the Sustainable Chain of Ethiopian Coffee Project
Jun 20, 2025
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Fairtrade Africa
Established in 2005, Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is a member of Fairtrade International and the umbrella network organization representing Fairtrade-certified Producer Organizations in Africa and the…
Powering the Future: Striking Deals to Secure Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Jun 19, 2025
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Joseph Boudreau
Despite an administration change at the beginning of the year, key US defense priorities have remained the same. Among these priorities is the revitalization of…
Finland/Russia: Finland’s Lawmakers Vote to Leave Land Mine Treaty; Boosts Defenses against Russia
Jun 19, 2025
Associated Press
Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its…
Kenya: Enhancing Renewable Energy Technologies Adoption in Isiolo, Samburr, & Marsabit Counties Targeting Agricultural & Livestock Value Chains
Jun 19, 2025
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a global non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization operating in transitional contexts that have undergone, or have been undergoing, various forms of economic, environmental,…
Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty: What It Means and Why It Matters
Jun 18, 2025
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Jiedine I.A. Phanbuh
On April 23, 2025, India announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following an attack that killed more than 20 tourists in Indian-administered…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Daily Battle for Water: A Capital Gasping with Thirst
Jun 18, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents of various areas in Kabul say they are facing significant difficulties in securing water due to the escalating water shortage. They note that they…
Food Security: ICRC Special Appeal: Moving from Relief to Resilience, Strengthening Food Security in Conflict
Jun 18, 2025
Climate Centre
The ICRC earlier this month published its special appeal 2025 for strengthened food security, saying that “[m]illions of people all over the world face the…
Tejiendo Autogobierno y Armonía con la Madre Tierra: Propuesta de las mujeres indígenas Iku de Colombia para la Construcción de la Paz Ambiental
Jun 18, 2025
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Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar y Natalia Jiménez Galindo
Voces de las mujeres indígenas Iku de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Las mujeres indígenas colombianas pueden ser parte del progreso global que promueve…
Weaving Self-Governance and Harmony with Mother Earth: Proposal of Iku Indigenous Women of Colombia for Building Environmental Peace
Jun 18, 2025
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Yeimy Alejandra Izquierdo Cujar and Natalia Jiménez Galindo
Voices from the Iku Indigenous women of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
Colombian Indigenous women can be part of the global progress advancing…