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Climate change
The long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns that lead to higher sea levels, droughts, and other natural disasters. It is the biggest challenge to humanity yet and impacts existing conflicts or even creates new ones – especially where resources such as water and arable land are becoming scarce. Yet, common concerns about its impact can also offer an entry point for bringing conflict parties to the negotiating table.
Climate Security in Somalia
This project focuses on sensitising vulnerable communities to the adverse impact of climate change on peace and security in Beledweyne District.
- Past Project 2021 - 2022
Video: Climate change, environmental degradation and conflictResponding to environmental breakdown in areas affected by conflict
Watch the video of the event on the overlapping crises of environmental degradation, climate change and violent conflict, and measures to mitigate against them.
- event 2 Dec 2022
COP26, climate change and conflict.
In November, COP26 will convene for the most important summit yet to halt climate breakdown, and to prevent the threats climate change poses for sustainable peace.
- feature 27 Oct 2021
Climate vulnerability demands conflict transformation approachesTowards COP27: Our article series on climate and conflict
At the upcoming COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, adaptation will be at the top of the agenda. To be effective, conflict transformation must be a part of that conversation.
- blog post 20 Oct 2022
- Author(s) Tom Breese, Nike Löble, Arrliya Sugal
Video: Climate and peace in the Middle EastHow can climate action support peacebuilding objectives?
Watch our event recording to learn about the intersection of climate action and peacebuilding in the Middle East.
- event 25 Jun 2024
Toolkit on climate-focused mediation and dialogueInsights from Iraq
This toolkit offers insights, examples and key elements of an approach to addressing climate change related tensions and conflicts at the local level in Iraq through mediation and dialogue. Its aim is to offer both conceptual insights and practical perspectives on the topic extracted from our dialogue and mediation engagement in Iraq and from interviews with Iraqi dialogue facilitators and mediators. This toolkit was created as part of a cooperation project with the purpose of Strengthening Iraqi Capacities to Respond to Climate Risks and their Impact on Existing Conflict Dynamics. This project, implemented by the Berghof Foundation and Peace Paradigms Organisation (PPO) with support from the German Federal Foreign Office, is part of the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar led by adelphi.
- Collection 2 items
How can the harms caused by climate change be addressed?A dialogue between transitional justice and climate justice
During our third dialogue event, we discussed the challenges and opportunities of providing remedies for the loss and damage that climate change is causing.
- feature 28 Mar 2024
We need to talkChanging climate, changing conflicts
The Berghof Foundation and adelphi held a conversation on the importance of shifting the peacebuilding discourse to better acknowledge and address climate change.
- feature 15 Sept 2020
Strengthening enhanced climate and community resilience in Iraq
This project builds climate resilience in Iraq by combining community solutions, sustainable infrastructure, and conflict-sensitive strategies to tackle climate security risks.
- Current Project