In rural northwest Iraq, employment opportunities outside of farming are rare. Without sufficient water supply to maintain these livelihoods, the so-called...
Climate change severely impacts water supply, food security, migration, and natural resource management in the Levant. The Cascades workshop held in Istanbul...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been under construction since 2011 and has had serious political implications for Ethiopia’s relations with Sudan and...
Amid worries of the Qosh Tepa canal causing large-scale damage to farmland in the region, experts say crisis can be avoided by including Afghanistan in...
As climate change is felt across Latin America in extreme weather events, forced displacement and declining agriculture, key figures say region must play an...
Analysts say agribusiness links are likely to continue to advance, but diplomacy may follow different paths depending on the winner of October’s presidential...
One man’s mission to remove trash from the polluted river in Baghdad has inspired a nationwide movement that shows how environmental efforts inspire peace.
As their own government fails to safeguard their rights, indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon are looking abroad for help. How can the international...
How can we build trust and work towards peace in the Middle East? The recent escalation in violence in the region has once again reinvigorated the question...
United States President Joe Biden gathered world leaders on 22 April 2021 to raise climate ambition ahead of COP26 climate summit in the UK. For Latin America...
Water insecurity in Jordan is on the rise as the country's limited natural water availability is further stressed by intensifying water use, climate change...
After Hurricanes Eta and Iota swept through Nicaragua in November 2020, approximately half a million were left without access to clean water, hygiene, and...
As resource pressures and climatic events wreak havoc in the Brazilian Amazon, traditional populations are being forced to move away from the places that define...
75 years ago, the UN was born. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN looks back at several important achievements, but much work on persisting challenges...
If ratified, the Mercosur-EU trade deal may reinforce the parties’ commitment to climate action. Yet, its potential relevance is weakened by a language that...
Iraq is on the verge of an environmental breakdown, and climate change is not helping. The country's fragile environment and the increasing scarcity of natural...
Costs, emissions and safety are at stake as Argentina and China look set to seal a nuclear power deal. In the midst of economic and political uncertainty...
In some areas of the world, including Central America, rising sea levels and declining agricultural productivity due to climate change are expected to trigger...