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Category Archives: Afghanistan

Feb162022

NUPI | Climate, peace and security fact sheet, Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsFebruary 16, 2022

Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change: rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and increasingly frequent extreme weather events.

Oct302019

Climate Security Expert Network | Climate-fragility risk brief: Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsOctober 30, 2019

Afghanistan and its people are highly vulnerable to Climate Change, this briefing examines these risks and proposes measures to address them.

May222019

FAO | Afghanistan Emergency Livelihoods Response Plan 2019

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsMay 22, 2019

Four decades of conflict and recurrent natural disasters have debilitated Afghanistan’s institutions and weakened the resilience of its people. In a country where more than 70 percent of the population is associated with crop production and livestock, the food security situation is expected to deteriorate further.

Nov12018

FAO | 15 Years in Afghanistan – A special report 2003-2018

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsNovember 1, 2018

Afghanistan’s economy and people are heavily reliant on agriculture, a sector that has been under huge pressure due to conflict and insecurity and increasingly to climate change. This report from the UN FAO provides insights into the linkages between these factors and the efforts to address them.

Aug302018

Afghan Analysts Network | Blue Gold: The quest for household water in Kabul city

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsAugust 30, 2018

Water security is a growing problem in Afghanistan, and one that looks likely to worsen with the impact of climate change. Access to clean water is already limited and aquifers and rivers badly affected by pollution.

May152018

AREU | Still water runs deep: Illicit poppy and the transformation of the deserts of southwest Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsMay 15, 2018

A call to rethink how agricultural areas converted from desert to poppy production in Afghanistan are viewed.

Mar202018

Heinrich Böll Foundation | Afghanistan: Environment and Resource Policy

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsMarch 20, 2018

Lasting development of Afghanistan’s mining sector can only be possible if local and foreign actors achieve a certain level of stability and can establish inclusive governance structures in some parts of Afghanistan.

Feb182018

VOA | IS Smuggling Wood to Finance Militancy in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsFebruary 18, 2018

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.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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Enlightening interview with the State Scientific Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety #ZaporizhzhiaNPP
Describes the risks to reactors & engine room, staff instructions, & how a cold shutdown would work (as is advocated by the state regulator)

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Чи стане Запорізька АЕС новим Чорнобилем?

Ситуація навколо Запорізької АЕС, яка перебуває під контролем армії РФ, ...

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Richard Pearshouse @RPearshouse ·
11 Aug 1557843387256037376

With renewed concerns of fighting around #Ukraine's #Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant, here's a brief🧵on what the laws of war say [1/5] https://twitter.com/rafaelmgrossi/status/1557833473934737408

Rafael MarianoGrossi @rafaelmgrossi

I’ve told #UNSC today that the situation at #Zaporizhzya NPP was alarming. Military actions jeopardizing nuclear safety and security must stop immediately. An @iaeaorg mission would allow us to carry out needed technical activities and provide a stabilizing influence.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
11 Aug 1557786814680793088

See also this interview with Kali Rubaii of Purdue University, who also shared some similar insights recently on NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/08/09/1116455579/iraqis-have-been-exposed-to-the-effects-of-burn-pits-for-more-than-10-years?t=1660160092819

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
11 Aug 1557786812269076481

Great news for the US Veterans exposed to toxic burn pit emissions.

Thanks to @johnismay for letting us highlight that local civilians were also exposed to burn pit smoke, and likely for a longer duration - helping them seek justice should be next #Iraq #Afghanistan #Syria

The New York Times @nytimes

President Biden signed a bill on Wednesday expanding medical benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. What are they, and how did they harm U.S. troops? Here's what to know. https://nyti.ms/3vUbdrS

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
11 Aug 1557756898652340226

Energoatom also reporting that the 'domestic sewage pumping station' was damaged, plus more radiation sensors

Even if this ended with a click, the site is going to require significant environmental remediation in addition to the big safety inspection

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Енергоатом 🇺🇦

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
11 Aug 1557743339398516736

Energoatom have posted photographs of the damaged fire station https://t.me/energoatom_ua/8847

n.b. this is not the main fire station within the NPP which is here - https://www.google.com/maps/@47.5040702,34.6074215,3a,75y,105.38h,83.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5W0W1E42dRQ5Ps1QMMd12w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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