Conflict Prevention, Mediation, & Recovery
As resources become scarce, including due to climate change, it becomes critical that nations work together to share the resources through mediation and resolution, and to prevent conflicts, especially as these conflicts can be due to multi-jurisdictional resources, such as water bodies crossing multiple borders, or localized resources.
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Climate Change: IGAD Unveils Early Warning Tools to Curb Climate-Linked Conflict in East Africa
International
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has launched a new data-driven early warning system aimed at helping member states predict and prevent violent conflict driven…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: How Science Could Resolve Africa’s Largest Water Dispute
International
A new study proposes a science-based policy for operating the Nile River’s mega-dams during prolonged droughts, aiming to balance Ethiopia’s need for hydropower with Egypt’s…
Conflict Minerals: In Data: Mining Disputes Rising amid Rush for Critical Minerals
International
There is growing opposition to the exploitation of critical minerals like cobalt and lithium, according to research by the Institute of Development Studies, a research…
DRC: The Impact of Conflict Minerals on Technology: A Closer Look at Tantalum from DR Congo
International
Currently, the DRC is experiencing ongoing conflict, with significant implications for tantalum extraction. Recent military actions by the M23 rebel group have drawn international attention,…
War and Climate Change Intensify Global Water-Related Conflicts
Blog
The Pacific Institute recently updated its Water Conflict Chronology—a database of water-conflict events that began to take form in the 1980s. The recent updates include…
Water: The Connection between Water, Data and Peace
International
WaPOR, which stands for Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely-sensed derived data, is a tool created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
DRC: Residents Worry as DRC Rebels Frantically Exploit Coltan Mine
International
Reputed to be the coltan capital of the world, the mining town of Rubaya, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has fallen into the…
Israel/Palestine: Half of Gaza Water Sites Damaged or Destroyed, BBC Satellite Data Reveals
International
Hundreds of Gaza's water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Intel Report: Fergana Valley and Regional Security
International
The last meeting in Fergana between the heads of the security services of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan accentuated the countries’ desire to cooperate in regional…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Energy Trades Could Resolve Longstanding Nile River Disputes
International
In the quest to resolve longstanding disputes over the Nile River’s resources, a novel approach has emerged, emphasizing energy trades as a potential pathway to…
The Gendered Impact of Heatwaves and Water Crisis in India
International
The effects of climate change, specifically heatwaves and water scarcity, exert disproportionate effects on women in India. Currently, water reservoir levels in the country have plummeted to…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Groundbreaking Study Reveals Way to Resolve Nile Water Dispute
International
Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK in collaboration with regional organizations have now shed light on a new, groundbreaking approach that could…
DENR, UN Women Partner for Environmental Protection, Climate Resilience
International
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga on Monday said she and United Nations Women Philippines Country Programme Coordinator Ma.…
Water: Innovations Leading the Way to Water and Peace
International
As an entry point into cooperative dialogues, water can be a platform on which to base peaceful knowledge sharing discussions, capacity building, and long-term climate-resilient…
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority Trains Land Management Committees in Concession Communities
International
The Liberia Land Authority in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme with funding from the Peace Building Fund of the United Nations, has trained…
Israel/Palestine: In Gaza, Satellites Show 157,200 Damaged or Destroyed Buildings
International
Beyond the staggering number of deaths, Israel’s ongoing bombardment in Gaza is also taking a drastic toll on infrastructure. So far in the conflict, an…
Cambodia: After Clash, Cambodian Governor Says Some Disputed Land Will Go to Villagers
International
The governor of a northern Cambodia province has promised to allocate 1,000 hectares of land between 100 families following last week’s violent clash with police…
Israel/Palestine: Three Israeli Groups Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize amid Hamas War
International
An environmental peacebuilding organization founded by an Israeli has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, also known as the…
Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Peace
Library
As the connections between environmental degradation and conflict become increasingly clear, the potential of nature in peacebuilding is more significant than ever. This catalog of Nature-based…
Israel/Morocco: Israeli 'DeserTech' to Be Model for Environmental Cooperation in Mideast
International
Israel and Morocco will sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainability projects at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai later this…
Land Grabbing: The Battle for Resources and Rights
International
Land and its ownership have been at the core of human conflicts for centuries. From territorial disputes between nations to individual property disputes, conflicts arising…
Artificial Intelligence for Climate Security: Possibilities and Challenges
Briefs & Development
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)—largely based on machine learning—offer possibilities for addressing climate-related security risks. AI can, for example, be used for developing disaster…
Artificial Intelligence for Climate Security: Possibilities and Challenges
Briefs & Development
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)—largely based on machine learning—offer possibilities for addressing climate-related security risks. AI can, for example, be used for developing disaster…
Blockchain for Environmental Peacebuilding: Application in Water Management
Briefs & Development
The purpose of this paper is to spur further exploration of blockchain technologies for environmental peacebuilding, specifically through water management. Although the environmental peacebuilding field…
Climate Change and Fragility: Improving Early Warning and Climate-Proofing Development and Conflict Interventions (chapter in "Handbook of Fragile States")
Briefs & Development
Climate change knows no political boundaries, yet political boundaries shape much of the response (or lack of response) to that change. In recent years, rapid…
The Power of Real-World Qualitative Assessments for Addressing Climate Security Risks
Briefs & Development
Qualitative research can uncover hidden drivers and connectors, reveal unintended consequences, and generate contextualised and actionable knowledge by delving into the lived experiences, perceptions, values,…
Liberia: Govt Commits US$ 50,000 for Environmental Knowledge Management System Sustainability
International
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has committed US$ 50,000 for the management and sustainability of the Environmental Knowledge…
Using Game Theory Mathematics to Resolve Human Conflicts
International
Game theory mathematics is used to predict outcomes in conflict situations. Now it is being adapted through big data to resolve highly contentious issues between…
Gambia: ‘Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change Mitigation is Our Priority’
International
Colombia: Use of GIS Tools for Land Expansion in Colombia
International
Local indigenous youngsters have mapped the boundaries and sacred sites of their village, Gunmaku in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, northern Colombia, and the…