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Environmental Peacebuilding - The Year in Review and the Year Ahead [Video]
Library
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association hosted its annual year-in-review roundtable on “Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead” on January 24, 2023. This…
“Environment and Security” Now Accepting Journal Submissions!
Announcement
Be a part of the historic launch of the new journal, Environment and Security! Environment and Security will be the leading global outlet for peer-reviewed research…
Ukraine: 21 Federal Agencies Monitoring Ukraine War's Environmental Toll
International
Senior U.S. officials are huddling weekly to assess and share information on the environmental threats Ukraine faces due to Russia's invasion, Axios has learned. The…
Afghanistan: Facing Floods and Landslides, Afghans Turn to Nature for Protection
International
In remote settlements across Afghanistan’s Pamir Mountains, deep in the heart of Central Asia, locals have long struggled with landslides and floods. In recent years,…
Conducting M&E in the COVID-19 Pandemic (M&E Peer Learning Workshop #5)
Event
As part of its ongoing efforts to collect experiences, synthesize, and improve monitoring and evaluation of environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental…
Liberia: Environmental Monitoring to Ensure Compliance with Environmental Laws of Liberia
International
The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has embarked on a month-long nationwide environmental compliance monitoring to ensure that proponents permitted by the Agency are…
Ukraine: Reports Reveal Women Are Stepping Up, Impact on Education
International
The war in Ukraine is having a disproportionate impact on women and minorities, who are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing Announce New Journal "Environment and Security"
Announcement
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE Publishing are partnering to launch a new peer-reviewed journal, Environment and Security – the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated…
Brief Debrief from the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Announcement
From February 1 to 4, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) convened the Second International Conference…
Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Event
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) are delighted to announce that the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will…
Request for Proposals to Host the Third and Fourth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding
Announcement
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) hereby requests proposals to host the next two International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding. The Third…
Braiding Knowledge Systems as Environmental Peacebuildinng: A Four-Dimensional Analysis for Co-Applying Idigenous and Non-Indigenous Worldviews in Great Lakes Water Governance
Briefs & Development
Environmental peacebuilding has evolved since Conca and Dabelko’s seminal work on peacemaking to now include preventative interventions as well as those that occur post-conflict. In…
Climate Change a "Top Tier Threat" in the 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy
Briefs & Development
The Biden Administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), released in October 2022, elevates attention and focus on climate security beyond any prior NSS. The security risks…
La Sensibilité aux Conflits et la Consolidation de la Paix Environnementale: Enseignements Tirés de Conservation International
Briefs & Development
Conservation International (CI) considere que les conflits et la paix ont un lien fondamental avec la reussite de notre mission. Partant d'une decennie d'experience en…
Sensibilidad ante los Conflictos y Consolidación de la Paz Ambiental en la Conservación: Lecciones Aprendidas de Conservation International
Briefs & Development
Conservation International (CI) ve a los conflictos y a la paz como conceptos que están vinculados de manera fundamental al éxito de nuestra misión. Con…
Conflict Sensitivity & Environmental Peacebuilding in Conservation: Lessons Learned from Conservation International
Briefs & Development
First published in English in December 2022, CI’s “Lessons Learned: Conflict Sensitivity & Environmental Peacebuilding in Conservation” report is now available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Conservation International (CI) sees conflict and peace…
Local Indicators for Climate Security Risk Assessment: Learning from Uganda How to Strengthen Climate Action and Peacebuilding
Briefs & Development
In the Kaabong district in the North of Uganda, climate change amplifies conflict drivers that can lead to increased social or violent conflict. Kaabong is a semi-arid…
Understanding the Peace Effects of P-REC Funded Streetlights in Goma, DRC
Briefs & Development
In May – June 2022, Energy Peace Partners (EPP) travelled to Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo to start gathering data on the peace…
Climate-Sensitive Programming in International Security: An Analysis of UN Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions
Briefs & Development
Over the past three decades, United Nations (UN) Peace Operations have become increasingly multidimensional and integrated. Blue helmets, originally deployed to provide security and enforce…
Using Big Data and Geospatial Approaches in Evaluating Environmental Interventions
Library
Remote sensing and geospatial methods are useful, innovative tools for measuring environmental impact. They provide reliable and cost-effective baseline information, help detect changes over time,…
Refugee Camps and Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Library
To date, there have been few quasi-experimental efforts to evaluate the impact of refugee camps on host landscapes. Yet many stakeholders believe refugee camps lead…
Evaluation in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence: Guidance from Global Evaluation Practitioners
Library
This book is perfectly timed as an essential guide to help evaluators become better equipped, and contribute to evaluation practice that demonstrates its relevance and…
A Practical Guide to Measuring Women's and Girl's Empowerment in Impact Evaluations
Toolkits & Guidance
Impact evaluations can produce useful insights on how to design programs and policies that can increase women’s and girls’ empowerment and help us better understand…
Mediating Peace with Climate Change: Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies into Peace Processes
Briefs & Development
This report builds on the recognition that climate change is a risk multiplier and destabilizing force, particularly in the most vulnerable regions of the world.…
Oil and War: An Exchange
Briefs & Development
Hye Ryeon Jang and Benjamin Smith argue in their article “Pax Petrolica? Rethinking the Oil–Interstate War Linkage” that, when reexamined, the historical data are “more supportive of petro-peace…
Measuring Climate Security: Related Security Threats?
Briefs & Development
It is widely recognized that climate change has the potential to affect the social, economic, and political processes that can lead to instability, insecurity, and…
Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict: From Principles to Implementation
Briefs & Development
Conflict-related damage to the environment has become widespread and causes sustained harm to public health, ecosystems, and peacebuilding.
The International Law Commission (ILC) will finalize its…
Opportunities for Danish Stabilisation Policy to Engage with Climate-and Livelihood-Related Conflict
Briefs & Development
This DIIS Working Paper focuses on identifying evolving notions of fragility that could strengthen Danish stabilisation efforts in the Horn and Sahel. It foregrounds notions…
Assessing Impacts of Environmental Peacebuilding In Caquetá, Colombia: a Multistakeholder Perspective
Briefs & Development
A major challenge in the field of environmental peacebuilding is showing the impact of its initiatives. Questions emerge, such as what kind of postwar peacebuilding…
Climate Change Adaptation in Conflict-Affected Countris: A Systematic Assessment of Evidence
Briefs & Development
People affected by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks and climate change, yet little is known about climate change adaptation in fragile contexts. While…