DFRLab | A Visit to Environmental Flash Points of the Donbas
A recurring theme in the conversations is that the problem with the environment was that once it would go wrong, it would go wrong in a very destructive way.
Centre For Governance and Peace-building-Yemen | Yemen between the Impact of the Climate Change and the Ongoing Saudi-Yemen War: A Real Tragedy
This paper assesses the impact of climate change and Saudi-Yemen ongoing war on Yemen’s economy, agriculture, households and health and the proposed solutions for adaptation to climate change.
Wild et al | The militarization of cattle raiding in South Sudan: how a traditional practice became a tool for political violence
An analysis of the politicisation of the pastoral practice of cattle raiding in South Sudan, and its enduring consequences on peace and stability.
Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign | Tigris River Pollution in Baghdad: Challenges and Recommendations
This report finds that the water quality of the Tigris River has deteriorated in recent times and pollutants have left an imprint on the population. Wastewater from various sources flows directly into the river: in particular increasing levels of industrial and public service discharges.
Mongabay | In Colombia, a national park’s expansion announced as deforestation progresses
President Santos is expanding national parks but they remain under threat from agriculture.
New Security Beat | Climate Change Will Further Complicate the Politics of U.S. Military Bases
The military has been quicker than some to grasp the problems that climate change might cause, but until recently, this hadn’t looked closer to home, and at their many installations around the world.
VOA | IS Smuggling Wood to Finance Militancy in Afghanistan
Islamic State is chopping down fruit trees and smuggling the timber into Pakistan, claim Afghan officials and local residents of the Deh Bala district of eastern Nangarhar province where the terrorist group operates.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights | Effects of Aerial Spraying on Farmlands in the Gaza Strip
Report on the use of aerial herbicides by the Israeli Defence Forces on agricultural areas along the border of the Gaza Strip and its implications for human health and the environment.