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The Challenge of Securing Access to Minerals for the Green Transition

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 09:01 PM PST

COP26 came to a close in Glasgow this weekend, with activists and developing country governments disappointed in the global ambition as laid out in the final agreement text. On the one hand, the final document reflects commitments to cut on methane, doubling of monetary compensation for adaptation measures, and the need for cooperation between the […] Related posts: Cobalt is Critical to the Renewable Energy Transition. How Can We Minimize its Social And Environmental Cost? "Green" China...

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Climate Change and Farmers-Herders Conflict in Nigeria

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 06:15 AM PST

International attention often focuses on ethnic conflict in the Niger Delta and religious conflict in Northern Nigeria, leaving farmer-herdsmen overlooked. In Nigeria, the conflict between farmers and herders has posed severe security challenges and has claimed far more lives than the Boko Haram insurgency. The conflict has threatened the country's security, undermined national stability and […] Related posts: A Conflict Prevention Agenda Should Inform Climate Change Actions in Africa...

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