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The Uncertain Future of Afghanistan’s Nascent Environmental Laws
Sep 2, 2021
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Elizabeth Hessami
Afghanistan is in turmoil. The abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces set in motion by a deal between former President Trump and the Taliban, and executed…
The Council on Strategic Risks Selects Erin Sikorsky as New Director of the Center for Climate and Security, and John Conger as Senior Advisor
Sep 1, 2021
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Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell, Center for Climate and Security
Today the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) announced it has selected Erin Sikorsky as its new Director of the Center for Climate and Security (CCS).…
Integrating Conflict Prevention and Climate Change in US Foreign Policy and Development Assistance
Sep 1, 2021
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Cynthia Brady, Liz Hume, and Nick Zuroski
Climate change is no longer an abstract issue we may face in the future. Devastating forest fires, the hottest June on record in the United…
Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon: Outlining the Problem
Sep 1, 2021
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Katie Jones and María Fernanda Ramírez
Deforestation is the most visible face of environmental crime in Colombia’s Amazon. From around 2016, the region’s forests registered accelerating encroachment and destruction. According to…
It's Time to Let Young People Help Shape Climate Policy
Sep 1, 2021
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Jessica Cooke
The climate crisis is one of the defining injustices of our time, and young people will live with the consequences for the longest. It’s no…
Integrating Conflict Prevention and Climate Change in US Foreign Policy and Development Assistance
Sep 1, 2021
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Cynthia Brady, Liz Hume, and Nick Zuroski
Climate change is no longer an abstract issue we may face in the future. Devastating forest fires, the hottest June on record in the United States, lethal flooding…
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Surveillance
Aug 31, 2021
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All Africa
Response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains extremely inadequate and barriers to reporting such assaults often make it hard for victims to seek…
Israel/Jordan: Drought Diplomacy Boosts Israel-Jordan Ties
Aug 31, 2021
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Al Jazeera
As scientific warnings of dire climate change-induced drought grow, many in Israel and Jordan cast worried eyes at the river running between them and the…
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Surveillance
Aug 31, 2021
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All Africa
Response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains extremely inadequate and barriers to reporting such assaults often make it hard for victims to seek…
Afghanistan: Amid Taliban Takeover, Climate Change Could Drive Conflict
Aug 30, 2021
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Jennifer Collins, Deutsche Welle
The past 30 years have brought flood, drought and hunger to Afghanistan. With the Taliban sweeping to power, many within and outside of the country…
Afghanistan: US Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan
Aug 30, 2021
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Kelsey D. Atherton, Scientific American
As U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban immediately rushed in, and it recently took over the country’s major cities in just a few days.…
Peaceful Minefields: Environmental Protection or Security Risks?
Aug 30, 2021
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Darcie DeAngelo
It’s no surprise that minefields and other military waste can prevent development and economic prosperity, but perhaps counterintuitively, their presence can also provide ecological protections…
DRC: DRC Reviewing $6 Billion Mining Deal with Chinese Investors
Aug 29, 2021
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Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government is reviewing its $6 billion “infrastructure-for-minerals” deal with Chinese investors as part of a broader examination of mining contracts, Finance…
Afghanistan: Drought Threatens the Livelihoods of 7 Million Farmers in Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit…
United Kingdom: Global Conservation and Environmental Specialist
Aug 28, 2021
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The HALO Trust
The world is seeing increased ambitions to limit the impact of climate change, and to improve the mitigation of environmental damage. COP26 will occur this…
United Kingdom: Global Conservation and Environmental Specialist
Aug 28, 2021
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The HALO Trust
The world is seeing increased ambitions to limit the impact of climate change, and to improve the mitigation of environmental damage. COP26 will occur this…
How Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion Mining Wealth Sold the War
Aug 27, 2021
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Frik Els
Search for Afghanistan minerals and you get dozens of articles written in the last few days quoting a magical $1 trillion number including gems like The…
What Does Taliban's Takeover Mean for Environmental Protection in Afghanistan?
Aug 27, 2021
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Austin Bodetti
The Taliban's ascent has significant implications for environmental protection in Afghanistan. The militants cannot afford to ignore the consequences of climate change and need to…
Afghanistan: As the Taliban Seizes Control of Afghanistan, Coal Is a Key Source of Revenue
Aug 26, 2021
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Chloé Farand, Climate Home News
Coal played a significant role in financing the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern, experts told Climate…
“Crimea River”: Russia & Ukraine’s Water Conflict
Aug 26, 2021
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Willis Sparks and Alex Kliment
Russia and Ukraine have been at odds over lots of things in recent years, but the latest spat is over something particularly fluid and intractable:…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Region Faces Challenges to End Flaring
Aug 25, 2021
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Dilan Sirwan, Rudaw
The Kurdistan Region has given oil companies 18 months to stop flaring associated gas, a toxic byproduct of crude oil production that has been burned…
EnPAx Frontier Technology Interest Group Launched (and Seeking Members!)
Aug 25, 2021
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Frontier Technology Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Frontier technologies have become invaluable assets for addressing human security challenges, environmental degradation, and climate change. They also offer great potential for resilience planning, conflict…
Sierra Leone, Madagascar and Kenya: Project Manager, Enabling Local Energy Communities
Aug 25, 2021
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Hudara
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Are Assessments of Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Accurate?
Aug 25, 2021
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TRT World
With increasing global demand for rare earth minerals and lithium driving advanced technology, Afghanistan is at the forefront of economic speculation given its famed mineral…
Afghanistan: Afghan women's hard-won land rights seen at risk under Taliban
Aug 25, 2021
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Rina Chandran
The Taliban's return to power threatens Afghan women's hard-won property rights, with thousands who fled their homes during the militants' takeover at particular risk of…
Liberia: Community Based CSOs Received Training In Gender Inclusion In Forest, Land Matters
Aug 24, 2021
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Global News Network
Community Based Organizations and Women Rights Groups in Bomi County have received training in gender inclusion in forest governance and land matters. The training was…
Solomon Islands: Reconciling Customary Land and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands
Aug 24, 2021
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Solomon Times
Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over…
Sudan: Ethiopian Forces Leave Disputed Abyei Area on Sudan Request
Aug 24, 2021
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Tesfa-Alem Tekle, Nation
The Sudanese government on Tuesday announced that the United Nations (UN) has agreed to withdraw its Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed in Abyei, a disputed area that…
Iraq/Syria: Drought Sparks Fears That Millions in Syria and Iraq Will Go without Water
Aug 24, 2021
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National
Millions of people in Syria and Iraq face going without water, electricity and food amid rising temperatures, a lack of rainfall and drought, international aid…
The Climate Crisis Is Worse for Women. Here’s Why.
Aug 24, 2021
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Lauren Jackson
The world’s leading climate scientists issued a landmark report this month with their clearest clarion call to date: The climate crisis is here, it’s humanity’s fault,…