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المياه والأرض والسلطة: المحــــــركـــات البيئية للــــصراع في أبين، اليمن
تواجه محافظة أبين في جنوب اليمن ضغوطًا بيئية متزايدة أصبحت من المحرّكات الأساسية للصراع المحلي. فندرة المياه وتدهور الأراضي والظواهر المناخية المتطرفة تؤدي إلى تفاقم التوترات الاجتماعية في منطقة متأثرة أصلًا بالحرب وضعف الحوكمة. وتبحث هذه الدراسة في كيفية مساهمة الضغوط البيئية في تأجيج النزاعات وارتباطها بالنزوح وفقدان سبل العيش وتراجع التماسك الاجتماعي. كما تبرز الدراسة أدوار الأعراف القبلية والسلطات الدينية والحكم المحلي والمبادرات المجتمعية في التوسط في النزاعات المرتبطة بالموارد، وتحدّد فرصًا لأصحاب المصلحة المحليين والجهات المانحة الدولية لتعزيز إدارة البيئة ودعم جهود الوساطة في النزاعات في أبين.
- Year 2025
- Author(s) Summer Nasser
Strengthening women insider mediators by navigating context specific gender dynamics
How can women’s roles in mediation be truly meaningful? Read why peace processes must be locally grounded and attentive to gender-specific realities.
- blog post 17 Dec 2025
- Author(s) Carla Schraml
Bridging divides and tackling water scarcityCommunity dialogue as a climate action in Iraq
From dispute to shared responsibility, community dialogues are helping Iraqi villages manage water scarcity and build trust for a more resilient future.
- Impact
Negotiating the political integration of armed groups in an era of new conflict patterns and changing peacemaking practices
This report offers practical guidance for mediators and peace support actors working in today’s complex and evolving conflict environments. Drawing on case-based insights, it examines how peace processes can support the transition of non-state armed groups from armed struggle to peaceful political participation. It situates these efforts within a changing global context marked by conflict fragmentation that challenge established assumptions about peacemaking. The report argues that political inclusion remains essential for sustainable peace if approaches are adapted to context-specific realities. It concludes with concrete recommendations and tools to help practitioners navigate contemporary challenges and support inclusive conflict transformation.
- Year 2025
- Author(s) Véronique Dudouet, Johanna-Maria Hülzer, Gyda Sindre, Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs, Jacqui Cho
What we miss when we label people “vulnerable”Why context and lived experience must guide how we use the term
Vulnerability rarely reflects identity. It reflects context. This blog explores why acknowledging that distinction matters for language, analysis and peace practice.
- blog post 14 Jan 2026
- Author(s) Jana Sleem
Cultural blind spots in conflict resolution in Niger and the SahelRecognising traditional dynamics to better support local mediators
This policy report explores how cultural blind spots and unexamined assumptions shape international approaches to conflict transformation in Niger and the wider Sahel. Drawing on in-depth interviews with customary authorities, women mediators, youth leaders, former rebels, local researchers and civil society actors, it highlights how dominant Western frameworks often misread local peace dynamics and obscure the ways conflict is actually managed and transformed on the ground.
- Year 2026
- Author(s) Antje Herrberg
Les angles morts culturels dans la résolution des conflits au Niger et au SahelReconnaître les dynamiques traditionnelles pour mieux accompagner les médiateurs locaux
Ce rapport analyse la manière dont les angles morts culturels façonnent l’engagement international en matière de transformation des conflits au Niger et dans le Sahel. S’appuyant sur des entretiens approfondis menés avec des autorités coutumières, des médiatrices, des leaders de jeunesse, d’anciens rebelles, des chercheurs locaux et des acteurs de la société civile, il examine les présupposés épistémiques et les cadres occidentaux linéaires qui occultent souvent les logiques locales de la paix.
- Year 2026
- Author(s) Antje Herrberg
What makes transitional justice transformative?Insights from practitioners
Read about lessons learned and recommendations from our practitioners’ conference.
- feature 29 Jan 2026