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India: River of Conflict: Why the CWRC's 3,500-Cusec Cauvery Water Order Has Ignited Mass Protests in Karnataka
Jul 29, 2026
Streamline
Thousands of furious farmers have aggressively blockaded major arterial highways across Karnataka's agricultural heartland, setting barricades ablaze and paralyzing transit routes in absolute defiance of…
Afghanistan/Uzbekistan: Implementation of "Friendship Orchards" Project Begins in Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2026
UzDaily
The practical implementation of the "Friendship Orchards" project, aimed at developing agricultural cooperation between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, has commenced in Afghanistan's Faryab Province.
In the War with Iran, Targeting Energy Infrastructure Has Outsized Impact on Civilians
Jul 28, 2026
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Alia Sajjadian and Andrew Leber
Damage to energy infrastructure has been a hallmark of the Iran war, with the latest escalation once again targeting energy supply chains—and even water sources—across…
Iran/Israel/United States: DOE Pursuing Legal Actions on US-Israeli Environmental Damage
Jul 28, 2026
Tehran Times
During the 12-day war, in addition to the destruction of environmental ranger stations, 13 protected areas sustained damage. The third imposed war posed threats to…
World Conservation Day: Restoring Nature to Build Resilience, Cooperation and Lasting Peace
Jul 28, 2026
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Kathryn Goodwin
As climate change intensifies pressures on people and ecosystems, IUCN’s Global EbA Fund projects demonstrate how Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) can advance climate resilience while fostering…
Starvation as a Weapon: The ICJ Myanmar Case Could Redefine Genocide
Jul 28, 2026
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Yuyun Wahyuningrum
As the International Court of Justice deliberates its judgment in the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar after the conclusion of public hearings earlier this…
Conflict Minerals: Accra Hosts High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals, and Conflicts in Africa
Jul 28, 2026
Financial Afrik
A high-level conference on governance, critical minerals, and conflicts in Africa opens this Monday, July 27 in Accra, Ghana. It comes at a time when…
DRC/Rwanda: The War That Was Avoidable: How Rwanda–DRC Cooperation Threatened Old Interests
Jul 27, 2026
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Bojana Coulibaly
Pan African Review
Between February and June 2021, the DRC and Rwanda signed a series of bilateral security and economic agreements that broke with decades of practice. For…
Critical Minerals: Open Society Foundations Convenes African Experts for High-Level Conference on Critical Minerals, Governance and Conflicts
Jul 27, 2026
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Isaac Donkor
Modern Ghana
The conference examines how the governance of critical minerals can advance economic justice, conflict prevention and the protection of communities in resource-rich areas through transparency,…
Critical Minerals: Africa’s Mineral Boom Must Not Become Another Resource Curse – MiDA CEO
Jul 27, 2026
Joy Business
The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has cautioned African leaders and policymakers against allowing the continent’s emerging critical minerals…
Myanmar: Repair Work Underway on Mobye Dam Damaged by Armed Terrorist Attacks
Jul 25, 2026
Eleven
Restoration of the dam, which plays a vital role in flood control, hydropower generation, agriculture and inland water transportation, commenced in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.…
The Green Revolution’s Fragile Core: The DRC’s Security Future
Jul 25, 2026
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Jean-Michel Marie
The latest American sanctions directed at former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila fail to address the core of the country’s fragility, favoring…
Water, Power, and the Red Sea: The Egypt–Ethiopia Conflict Explained
Jul 25, 2026
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Mohamed Osman
The conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia is often described as a dispute over a dam, but it is really a struggle over water security, historical…
DRC: DRC to Enforce 10% Equity Transfer to Nationals in Mining Companies
Jul 25, 2026
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Fidelis Daicy
Mjengo Hub
The Democratic Republic of Congo will implement a law requiring mining companies to transfer 10 percent equity to Congolese nationals. Of this, half (5 percent)…
Critical Minerals: UN Debate Puts Spotlight on Critical Minerals Governance
Jul 25, 2026
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Lesego Lebuso
Channel Africa
Critical minerals must support clean energy, development and peace rather than fuel conflict, corruption and unequal extraction, United Nations Security Council members have warned.
Egypt/Sudan: Falling Nile River Levels Spark Growing Fears among Sudanese Farmers amid Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Concerns
Jul 24, 2026
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Ahmad Elassasy
Sada Elbalad English
Declining water levels along the Nile River during July have sparked widespread concern among Sudanese farmers, raising renewed questions across Sudan and neighboring Egypt regarding…
Afghanistan: Relentless Climate Change Brings Afghan Farmers to Their Knees
Jul 23, 2026
Xinhua
Across the parched farmlands of northern Afghanistan, a merciless climate crisis is unfolding. Soaring temperatures, erratic rains, violent hailstorms, and extreme weather swings are devastating…
Myanmar: German Court Turns a Blind Eye to Illegal Myanmar Timber
Jul 23, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency
Last week, a German court dismissed a legal challenge concerning Myanmar teak used in the refurbishment of the German naval training vessel Gorch Fock in…
Myanmar: How War in Myanmar Is Driving a Deadly Rare Earth Mining Boom
Jul 23, 2026
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Emily Fishbein and Jauman Naw
Grist
Decades of conflict have left Myanmar vulnerable to a secretive industry that is polluting communities and endangering workers.
US: Director, Peace Program
Jul 22, 2026
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MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
About the Foundation:
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the nation's largest independent foundations. The Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions,…
DRC: Critical Minerals Must Be Treated as a Peace, Security Issue
Jul 22, 2026
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Lesego Lebuso
Channel Africa
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has debated whether rising demand for critical minerals will support development or deepen conflict, corruption and inequality.
DRC: Congo’s Local Ownership Rule for Miners: 2026 Enforcement Explained
Jul 22, 2026
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
Across the African continent, a structural shift has been building for decades. Resource-rich nations that once surrendered favourable terms to attract foreign capital are now…
Colombia: Papaya Helps Rebuild Livelihoods and Trust in Rural Colombia
Jul 22, 2026
Fruit Today
In Los Montes de María, a region deeply affected by armed conflict, the ASOAGROPAT association has turned papaya growing into a source of income, community…
Climate Security: Entering a New Era?
Jul 21, 2026
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Kaysie Brown and Travis Brubaker
Twenty years after the UK first brought climate to the UN Security Council, the topic is re-emerging as a strategic priority. During London Climate Action…
DRC: Ebola Curbs Strain US-Congo Minerals Pact
Jul 21, 2026
Miningmx
US travel restrictions imposed over Congo’s Ebola outbreak are complicating a fledgling economic partnership between the two nations.
Afghanistan: Parched Lands: Climate Change Is Destroying Afghanistan’s Agriculture
Jul 21, 2026
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Fakhruddin Qarizada
The Killid Group
Declining rainfall, recurring droughts, and increasingly extreme climate conditions have pushed Afghanistan’s agricultural sector into a deepening crisis. Farmers across the country say shrinking harvests…
Afghanistan: Badakhshan Mine Workers Protest Taliban Ban on Mining
Jul 21, 2026
Afghanistan International
A number of mine workers in Badakhshan protested on Tuesday over the Taliban’s continued closure of mining sites, saying Taliban forces threatened and beat some…
Palestine: In Gaza, a Mother's Hunt for Water Lays Bare a Worsening Health Crisis
Jul 21, 2026
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas
Reuters
Aid agencies, UN officials and Palestinian health authorities warn that Gaza is facing an unprecedented collapse of its water and sanitation systems, leaving much of…
Request for Expressions of Interest: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to Inform the Potential Designation of Wonegizi and Wologizi as Protected or Conserved Areas (PCAs)
Jul 21, 2026
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Gret
Gret has received a financing from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the following…
Palestine: Humanitarian Mine Action Technical Advisor
Jul 21, 2026
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Leading protection agency pursuing our mandate to protect and promote durable solutions to displacement-affected populations based on humanitarian…