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Iraq/Kurdistan: PMF Forces Withdraw from Garmiyan amid Tensions over Control of Strategic Oil Fields

Aug 26, 2024 | Medya News

Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) began withdrawing from the Garmiyan region near Sulaymaniyah after their deployment sparked tensions over control of the strategic Gilabat-Qumre oil field…

Afghanistan: The Silent Tsunami of Climate Change: Floods Ravage Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable

Aug 25, 2024 | Amin Kawa, Hasht-e-Subh Daily

International organizations report that Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Since the start of the current solar year (2023/2024), numerous devastating…

Red Sea: Houthi-Struck Fuel Tanker Threatens to Spill Oil in Red Sea

Aug 25, 2024 | Agence France-Presse

The United States warned Saturday of a potential environmental disaster in the Red Sea after Houthi rebels struck an oil tanker off the Yemeni coast.…

Uganda: Great Lakes Govts Keen to Stop Bloody Minerals

Aug 25, 2024 | Kabona Esiara, Monitor

The recent gold scuffle at Kyengera, which happened two weeks after the US government had flagged Uganda as a transit country and market for smuggled…

Water Conflict: The Need for Water Diplomacy Has Never Been Greater

Aug 23, 2024 | Lennart Silvis

While the prospect of fully blown water wars between countries is unlikely any time soon, thousands of people are dying due to water-triggered conflicts. Yet…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Urges Foreign Organizations to Resume Work on Environmental Projects

Aug 23, 2024 | Khaama Press

The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) of Afghanistan said on Tuesday that it had urged international organizations to resume work on 32 small and large…

Australia/Timor-Leste: Australian Academics Collaborate on Energy Projects in Timor-Leste

Aug 23, 2024 | Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Australia

The Research Institute Strengthening Program element of the partnership supports Australian academics to collaborate with their Timor-Leste counterparts on energy projects.

Bangladesh/India: Unprecedented Floods Fuel Bangladesh-India Tension

Aug 23, 2024 | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Diplomat

Amid a surge in anti-India sentiment, Bangladeshis accuse India of opening the floodgates of a dam without warning, and demand better transboundary river management.

War, Drought Cause Spike in Violent Water Conflicts

Aug 22, 2024 | Brett Walton

Wars against Ukraine and Gaza, and ongoing drought in farming-dependent regions contributed to a surge of violent water conflicts last year. Violent incidents associated with…

Burundi: New Data Story: Challenges of Securing Land Rights in Post-Conflict Burundi

Aug 22, 2024 | Rick de Satgé, Land Portal

In Burundi, a small landlocked country in Africa's Great Lakes region, land is far more than an economic resource – it is the foundation of…

Asia: Peace Forest Initiative Paves the Way for Transboundary Cooperation in Sustainable Resource Management for Central Asia

Aug 22, 2024 | UNDP

The second Peace Forest Initiative (PFI) workshop on transboundary cooperation in Central Asia concluded yesterday in Bishkek, marking a significant step forward in addressing environmental…

Sudan: Floods Hit War-Torn Sudan Spreading Disease and Disrupting Aid

Aug 22, 2024 | New Arab

The UN and Sudanese authorities have reported a surge in cholera cases from the torrential rains and there are fears for the spread of typhoid.

Water Wars: Violence over Water Is on the Rise Globally. A Record Number of Conflicts Erupted in 2023

Aug 22, 2024 | Ian James, Los Angeles Times

These are some of the 347 water-related conflicts that researchers have documented during 2023, a year that saw violence over water increase dramatically worldwide. The…

Signs of Progress on Peace-Positive Climate Adaptation

Aug 20, 2024 | Ann-Sophie Böhle

The consequences of climate change are disproportionately impacting fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCS). Climate shocks can exacerbate security risks in FCS, conflict and instability compromise…

Iraq: BP-Iraq Deal on Kirkuk Fields to Use Profit-Sharing Model

Aug 20, 2024 | Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters

Iraq will share profits with BP, opens new tab from developing its giant Kirkuk oil and gas fields, two officials said on Tuesday, as the…

Liberia: Taking a Historic Step Towards Issuing Customary Titled Deeds

Aug 20, 2024 | UNDP

The Liberia Land Authority (LLA), with support from the joint United Nations Peace Building Support Programme launched the historic land survey in Grand Cape Mount,…

DRC: In the DRC, a Government Commission Is Taking Funds Owed to People Relocated by Mines

Aug 20, 2024 | Didier Makal, Mongabay

After a devastating human toll of 11 dead and several ill due to continued air and river pollution, the village of Kabombwa has definitively disappeared…

Afghanistan: Kabul’s Water Shortage Issue to Be Addressed Permanently

Aug 20, 2024 | Noorullah Zazai, Pajhwok Afghan News

Efforts underway to address the water shortage issue of capital Kabul on permanent bases, a statement said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines Reports Successful Emerald Auction

Aug 20, 2024 | Safina Haider, Business Upturn

The Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that their emerald auction was a great success, raising $37,550 in total from the sale of 2,491…

Meet the ‘Brave Women’ who Cultivate the Riches of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Aug 19, 2024 | Sarah Gillespie

More than 20 years ago, the Sinchi Warmi (‘brave woman’) Indigenous community created a lodge where they could teach visitors about the natural riches of…

NATO Wants to Be a Leader on Climate Security. Here Are the Next Steps to Get There.

Aug 19, 2024 | Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns

At the NATO Summit in Washington summit last month, the United States and its allies reiterated the Alliance’s ambitious commitment: to become “the leading international…

Lifting DRC Mining Sanctions Would Be a Critical National Security Error

Aug 19, 2024 | Virginia Canter

At the beginning of his term, President Joe Biden named fighting corruption as a core U.S. national security interest, and his administration was quick to…

Colombia: Women Ex-Combatants Lead Amazon Environmental Restoration

Aug 19, 2024 | Pinnacle Gazette

Women ex-combatants are redefining peace through environmental conservation efforts rooted deep in the Amazon Rainforest of Colombia. Emerging from years of armed conflict, these women…

Liberia: FDA Seeks Prison Term for Suspected Timber Traffickers

Aug 19, 2024 | James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa

The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is seeking penalties for four suspected timber smugglers who operated at the Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI) in a lawsuit…

Somalia: Programme Specialist (Environmental Peacebuilding)

Aug 19, 2024 | International Organization for Migration

Since the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia, the country has made significant progress towards restoring peace and security. However, significant destabilizing factors remain.…

Remote: Political Affairs Intern: Supporting the Effective Participation and Accurate Documentation of Meetings, as Well as Contributing to Research and Outreach Activities Related to Climate Change, Peace and Security

Aug 19, 2024 | United Nations

The duration of the internship is for six (6) months. The internship is UNPAID and may be either full-time or part-time. It should be noted…