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Video: Making peace with the climate
Watch a video of our online event featuring an expert discussion on water conflicts and conflict resolution approaches.
- event 22 Mar 2021
Climate Change and Conflict in Hadhramawt and Al Mahra
Based on interviews conducted in two Yemeni governorates hit hard by the effects of climate change, Helen Lackner identifies the key environmental issues facing the populations of Hadhramawt and Al Mahra today. The report shows how they are connected to conflict in the two governorates, and explores what local authorities, communities and international actors are doing and can do in the future to mitigate the impacts of climate change and better manage the conflicts that derive from it.
- Year 2021
- Author(s) Helen Lackner
Climate compass: Navigating mediation challenges in a warming world
The task of integrating climate awareness into peacebuilding processes is not always easy. Read our climate expert Thomas Ritzer's guide to climate-smart mediation.
- blog post 28 May 2024
- Author(s) Thomas Ritzer
Climate adaptation and peace alignment
The project supports regions and countries affected by climate change and conflict in better aligning their peace and climate adaptation policies.
- Current Project
National Dialogues at crossroads: A seriesNational Dialogues x Climate Change
Over the next decades, climate change will profoundly affect the socio-ecological systems that underpin human societies and result in fundamental social change. Besides its potential to stir tensions or exacerbate violent conflicts, in some contexts, it may provide space for political actors to address long-standing tensions around natural resources or to build new alliances in order to address environmental challenges. But when might a National Dialogue be an appropriate tool to address climate change? Read more about the complex relationship between climate change and National Dialogue processes in this paper.
- Year 2023
- Author(s) McKenzie Johnson
Climate, peace and conflictMapping linkages and a path forward
Despite the increasingly evident intersection of climate and conflict risks, the two communities continue to operate in separate spheres, each relying on distinct approaches and taxonomies that have evolved over decades. However, recent efforts promote better alignment of climate action and peacebuilding strategies to maximize their impact and advance shared ambitions of creating resilient, inclusive, and prosperous societies. This paper seeks to provide an overview of the evolving climate, peace and conflict field, exploring key principles essential for peacebuilding and mediation support actors and highlighting successful initiatives that exemplify these principles in action.
- Year 2024
- Author(s) Tom Breese, Thomas Ritzer, Andrew Gilmour
Video: Climate change impacts on conflict
Watch a video of our online event featuring an expert discussion on how to move to action on climate change and conflict dynamics.
- event 25 Feb 2021
Ways to mitigate the impact of climate change on conflictSpeech by Andrew Gilmour at the Human Rights and Science Symposium
At the 9th Human Rights and Science Symposium, our Executive Director Andrew Gilmour spoke on minimising the risk of climate change on conflict and human rights.
- feature 1 Nov 2021
تغير المناخ والصراع في حضرموت والمهرة
بناءً على المقابلات التي أجريت في محافظتين يمنيتين تضررتا بشدة من آثار تغير المناخ ، تحدد هيلين لاكنر القضايا البيئية الرئيسية التي تواجه سكان حضرموت والمهرة اليوم. يوضح التقرير كيفية ارتباطها بالنزاع في المحافظتين ، ويستكشف ما تفعله السلطات المحلية والمجتمعات والجهات الفاعلة الدولية وما يمكن أن تفعله في المستقبل للتخفيف من آثار تغير المناخ وإدارة النزاعات التي تنجم عنه بشكل أفضل.
- Year 2021
- Author(s) Helen Lackner
Time for climate-sensitive conflict transformationComplex crises need complex responses
When climate change is labelled a ‘conflict driver’, socioeconomic and political circumstances are easily overlooked.
- blog post 16 Mar 2021
- Author(s) Nora Rathje