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Afghanistan: UNICEF: Prolonged Drought Depriving Families and Children of Safe Drinking Water
Nov 23, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that Afghanistan’s prolonged drought could deprive countless families and children of access to safe drinking water.
Climate Change: Translating Climate, Peace, Security and Displacement Research into Policy and Action
Nov 21, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Three years ago, the CGIAR Climate Security team of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT established the Southern Africa Regional Hub, based in Pretoria,…
Echoes in the Current: Water, Conflict, and the Elusive Hope for Environmental Peacebuilding in a Warming World
Nov 20, 2025
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Florian Krampe
A warming climate disrupts the global water cycle with an intensity that alters the very predictability of life. Climate change makes the availability of freshwater…
COP30 and the Climate-Security Paradox: Strategic Competition, Fragile States, and the Erosion of Collective Security
Nov 20, 2025
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The Soufan Center
The 30th United Nations climate conference (COP30) concludes tomorrow in Belém, Brazil, against a backdrop of increased global competition surrounding critical minerals, mounting climate-linked instability,…
Sudan: Contested Corridors: The Illicit Transnational Supply Chains Sustaining Sudan’s Conflict
Nov 20, 2025
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Ruben De Koning
Global Initiative
In late October 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary organization fighting for control of Sudan, captured the city of El Fasher, in Darfur,…
Sudan: Sudan Has Vast Oil, Gold and Agricultural Resources. Who Controls Them?
Nov 20, 2025
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Mohamed A. Hussein and Marium Ali
Al Jazeera
Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has pitted the army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a devastating struggle for power.
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Prepares First Environmental War Damage Claim in History against Russia for 237 Million Tons of CO2 Emissions
Nov 20, 2025
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Olena Mukhina
Euromaidan Press
The Ukrainian government plans to demand nearly $44 billion in compensation from Moscow for environmental damage caused by CO2 emissions and the destruction of nature, Reuters…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Relentless Drought: Farmers on the Brink of Bankruptcy and an Unprecedented Livelihood Crisis
Nov 20, 2025
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Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Farmers in Afghanistan are complaining about declining water levels and a worsening drought. They stress that water scarcity has caused an unprecedented drop in yields,…
How Water Scarcity Is Forging a New Era of Conflict
Nov 19, 2025
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Rao Farman Ali
The water crisis in Tehran, compelling Iranian authorities to warn about water rationing and evacuation of the country’s capital, may sound dystopian.
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Oil Exports after Drone Attack in Neighboring Sudan
Nov 19, 2025
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Deng Machol
Associated Press
South Sudan has resumed transporting and exporting crude oil after drone attacks on two key oil installations in neighboring Sudan forced an emergency shutdown of…
Seeking Experts
Nov 19, 2025
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Dorsch Impact
Dorsch Impact is a German consulting company in the field of development cooperation. Dorsch Impact works in the areas of climate action, water resource management, sustainable…
Colombia: Community-Led Responses to Environmental Crime in Colombia
Nov 17, 2025
Global Initiative
In Colombia, and particularly in the Amazonian departments of Meta and Caquetá, campesino and rural communities are actively defending their forests.
Conflict Minerals: Diamond Industry Pushes to Rewrite the Rules on ‘Conflict Stones’
Nov 17, 2025
Sri Lanka Guardian
The diamond industry is calling for urgent reform of the Kimberley Process, the international pact created to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, amid growing criticism…
DRC: In the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mining Revenue Is Helping to Fund Rebel Groups
Nov 16, 2025
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Simplice Bambe, Jean Sovon, and Jean-Christophe Brunet
GlobalVoices
The ongoing security crisis in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deepened, with two rebel groups, the Congo River…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Diamonds Regime a ‘Victim of Its Success’
Nov 16, 2025
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Tom Saunders
The Times
A regime designed to eliminate the trade in “conflict diamonds” has become a “victim of its own success”, the president of the World Diamond Council…
Sudan/South Sudan: Regional Oil Corridor Faces Major Disruption after Deadly Drone Strike in Sudan
Nov 16, 2025
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Brian Kiprono
Dawan Africa
Oil flows between Sudan and South Sudan have ground to a halt after a deadly drone strike on the Heglig Oil Field triggered cascading shutdowns…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Agricultural Crisis: Nutrient Depletion Threatens Future Food Security and Global Supply Chains
Nov 16, 2025
SSBCrack News
For decades, Ukraine held the title of the world’s breadbasket, renowned for its substantial output of sunflower oil, maize, and wheat—products that sustained over 400…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Production Halted after Drone Attack on Key Facility
Nov 15, 2025
Radio Tamazuj
Oil production and exports have been suspended in parts of Sudan and South Sudan following a drone strike on a critical oil field in Sudan,…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region
Nov 15, 2025
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha News
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future…
Climate Change: Undeterred by Lack of Funding, Fragile Communities Find Ways to Adapt to the Climate Crisis
Nov 14, 2025
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Some of the most vulnerable communities in Afghanistan have been undeterred by the lack of funding and are trying to find their own solutions.
Liberia: Cacao Rush Fuels Conflict and Deforestation in Southeastern Liberia
Nov 13, 2025
Mongabay
Soaring cacao prices over the last three years are fueling deforestation and conflict in Grand Gedeh county of Liberia, in West Africa.
South Sudan: South Sudan Confirms It Has Sought $2.5 Billion in Oil-backed Loans
Nov 13, 2025
Reuters
South Sudan's petroleum ministry confirmed on Thursday that it had asked for a total of $2.5 billion in oil-backed loans from two international firms operating…
Afghanistan: Missing Cold Storages: The Lost Link Crippling Afghanistan’s Agricultural Economy
Nov 13, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The continued closure of border crossings with Pakistan has created serious challenges for traders in Afghanistan. Several traders in Kabul say that the absence of…
South Sudan: Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN
Nov 13, 2025
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Dickens H Okello
ChimpReports
South Sudan’s powerful Vice President, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, has been dismissed from all his government, military, and party positions following damning United Nations findings…
DRC: Congo Produces First 1,000t of Traceable Artisanal Cobalt
Nov 13, 2025
Reuters
The state cobalt agency in Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt, a key step in formalizing…
DRC: M23, Minerals, and Geopolitics in Eastern DRC
Nov 12, 2025
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Vedant Shinde
Geopolitical Monitor
The Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing one of the most severe security and humanitarian crises of the 21st century. The renewal…
From Readiness to Resilience: Strengthening Institutions for Climate Action
Nov 12, 2025
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Stephanie Speck
In many fragile contexts, ministries of environment or climate change may have limited resources, yet they are often deeply embedded in national coordination efforts. They…
Innovative Approaches to Climate, Peace and Security: Opportunities for India–Germany–Australia Collaboration
Nov 12, 2025
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Ambika Vishwanath and Treesa Shaju
Emerging research on the nexus between climate, peace and security (CPS) supports the integration of climate adaptation and mitigation methods to advance sustainable peace. While…
Afghanistan: Eight in Ten Afghans Drink Contaminated Water amid Worsening Climate Crisis, UNICEF Says
Nov 12, 2025
KabulNow
Afghanistan is among the countries most exposed to the impacts of climate change despite contributing almost nothing to global emissions, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Liberia: Liberia Launches €5 Million Soil Restoration and Climate-Smart Farming Project
Nov 12, 2025
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Gibson Gee
Liberian Investigator
Liberia has launched a new €5 million agricultural initiative aimed at restoring degraded soils, boosting climate resilience, and enhancing the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder…