In 2010, the Honduran company Desarrollos Energeticos S.A. (DESA) initiated construction of the Agua Zarca dam on indigenous Lenca territory in western Honduras...
WATCH: For national defence bodies, climate impacts represent "non-traditional security threats", with which they are often not familiar and not adequately...
WATCH: Increasing vulnerability of coastal military bases, an opening polar route in the Arctic, and global instability are main threats bringing climate change...
WATCH: Alice Hill, Former Senior Director for Resilience Policy, US National Security Council, talks about the US defense and national security community’s task...
WATCH: In this interview, Dr. Marcus King elaborates on the relevance of climate change for the U.S. defence community and advocates an active exchange between...
In 2000, privatisation of the drinking water in Cochabamba incurred violent protests and escalated into the so-called Water War of Cochabamba, which killed at...
In 2010, the planning and construction of a new aqueduct sparked protest and political unrest among various stakeholders. However, this unrest was especially...
The ongoing construction of the Santa Rita Dam Project has sparked severe unrest among affected communities, state authorities and corporations involved in the...
The Barro Blanco hydroelectric project has been rejected by the communities of the Ngäbe-Buglé indigenous peoples and by environmental organizations. It is one...
In 1976, a contract was signed to allow the extraction of coal in Colombia’s Atlantic region. For nearly 40 years, conflicts have persisted between the...
The situation of increasing water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change and different water uses, has led to conflicts over water management in the Ica River...
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