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Circular, Equitable, and Renewable: Scrutinizing Mineral Requirements to Build a Just Energy Transition

2026 | Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International
Livia Charles, Allison Fabrizio, Osprey Orielle Lake, and Jillianne Lyon

The scope of this policy brief examines the implications of decarbonization, specifically focusing on mining related to renewable energy development; it also identifies some of the critical…

Traditional Groundwater Governance in Arid Regions: Institutional Evolution, Marginalization, and Social-Ecological Resilience

2026 | University of Victoria, Department of Geography
Abdul Tawab Balakarzai

As climate induced water scarcity intensifies, global environmental policy responses continue to privilege externalized management paradigms such as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) or Nature-based…

War and the Environment in the Middle East: Degradation, Governance, and the Way Forward

2026 | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Regional Competence Center for Energy and Climate Justice MENA
David R. Jalilvand and Tobias Zumbrägel

In the Middle East, armed conflict is increasingly undermining not only human security and infrastructure but also the environmental systems on which livelihoods and long-term…

Water, Conflict, and Peace: A Decade of Developments

2026 | Water International
Ekta Patel, Juliane Schillinger, Tadesse Kabebew, Mara Tignino, Erika Weinthal, and Carl Bruch

This article examines the evolving relationship between water, conflict, and peace over the past decade. It analyses transboundary disputes, ranging from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

From Conflict to Climate Crisis: How Wars Shape the Future Environment

2026 | Journal of Environmental Management
Doorgha Ragoobur

Military activity is a current blind spot in global climate policy. This systematic review synthesises evidence from 263 studies and 36 reports published between 2014…

Protection of the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict under International Humanitarian Law: Implementation Guidance

2026 | International Committee of the Red Cross

The present implementation guidance document sets out measures to assist national entities implementing IHL rules protecting the natural environment, with a focus on certain key…

Ecocide in Ukraine: An Assessment of Geospatial and Environmental Evidence of War-Related Ecosystem Destruction in Ukraine

2026 | Frontiers in Environmental Science
Walter Leal Filho, Mariia Fedoruk, Oleksandra Kunyk, Uliana Semak, Nataliia Yaroshenko, Mariia Ruda, Joao Paulino Pires Eustachio, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, and Johannes M. Luetz

The ongoing war in Ukraine has triggered large-scale and multi-dimensional environmental degradation affecting soils, freshwater systems, forests, agricultural landscapes, atmospheric quality, and biodiversity. Beyond immediate…

UNEP’s Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment as an Instrument for Addressing Wartime Environmental Destruction: Securitisation for Policy-Making?

2026 | Environment & Security
Emma Hakala

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has carried out post-conflict environmental assessments (PCEAs) to evaluate the environmental damage of conflicts since the late 1990s. This…

Two Narratives of Securitization and Norm Development in Transnational Governance of Critical Mineral Resources: Toward Realpolitik or Sustainability?

2026 | Environment & Security
Hyeyoon Park

Amid the rapidly increasing global demand for critical mineral resources driven by the energy transition and the AI revolution, critical mineral governance has become an…

Afghanistan’s Climate Crisis: A Call for Decentralised and Inclusive Finance

2026 | Toda Peace Institute
Assem Mayar

This policy brief, based on new data and analysis published by the author in the Afghanistan Analysts Network, outlines Afghanistan’s escalating economic losses due to…

Conflictual Cooperation in Transboundary Waters: Insights from the Euphrates–Tigris Basin

2026 | Water International
Amir Safaee, Arda Bilgen, and Saeed Morid

Transboundary water systems are often characterized by the coexistence of conflict and cooperation. Drawing on critical hydropolitics, this article promotes the concept of ‘conflictual cooperation’…

Contesting Central Asian Hydro-Hegemonies: State Territorialisation and the Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan

2026 | Water International
Nodir Ataev and Marcus Taylor

Using the case of the Qosh Tepa Canal – a major water infrastructure under construction to divert water from the Amu Darya across northern Afghanistan…

Shared Waters, Shared Stakes: Science Diplomacy and Conflict Prevention in the Bay of Bengal [Audio]

2026 | adelphi
Josephine Collier and Alexandra Steinkraus

The Bay of Bengal is home to a quarter of humanity, and it is under pressure. Geopolitical competition, declining fish stocks, and the intensifying impacts…

The Peacebuilding Promise of Environmental Management: Lessons on Environment, Climate Change, Security and Peacebuilding

2026 | Conciliation Resources

This paper identifies how and when environmental cooperation can support collaboration between conflict parties, and examines how the intentional, inclusive management of natural resources can…

Extraterritoriality, Climate Change, and National Security: In Defense of Extraterritorial Laws

2026 | American Journal of International Law
Danielle Ireland-Piper

Extraterritorial jurisdiction inherently tests the boundary between sovereign governance and international cooperation. It hovers between unilateralism and cosmopolitan conceptions of obligation. Evan Criddle has argued…

Advancing Environmental Peacebuilding: Pathways for Progress

2026 | Springer
Olivier Serrat

This book offers a concise, interdisciplinary introduction to environmental peacebuilding—an emerging field at the nexus of climate change, conflict transformation, and natural resource governance. Tracing…

Climate Impact Profile: Syria

2026 | adelphi
Sam Geldin

Syria is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, a challenge compounded by protracted conflict and fragile governance. This profile provides an overview of…

Climate Change, Resource Conflicts, and Rural Women's Empowerment in Nigeria Amid Democratic Erosion: A Feminist Political Economy Perspective

2026 | Women's Studies International Forum
Seun Bamidele

The crises of climate change, resource conflicts, and the decline of democracy significantly impact the empowerment of rural women in Nigeria's agrarian areas. There is…

Toward Gender-responsive Forest Governance and Climate Actions in Myanmar: Insights from a Systematic Review

2026 | Women's Studies International Forum
Nyein Chan, Khin Nilar Swe, Kyaw Win. Ho Thi Phuong, and Siti Kusujiarti

This study presents the first systematic review of gender dynamics in forest and climate governance in Myanmar, aiming to synthesize existing knowledge, identify research gaps,…

Gender Norms and Protection: Navigating Agency, Risk, and Backlash

2026 | ODI Global
Anki Sjöberg, Ján Michalko, and Gemma Davies

Conflict exacerbates and creates gendered inequalities and risks rooted in gender norms. At the same time, people exercise their agency to strengthen their protection by…

Financing Sustainable Land Management in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: From Financing Gaps to Financing Continuity

2026 | UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Land degradation, drought, declining soil productivity, and growing pressure on food systems are increasingly concentrated in some of the world’s most Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings…