Conflict Prevention

There are 1274 resources related to Conflict Prevention.

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Renewable Energy as Peace Infrastructure: How Decentralized Power Shapes Peacebuilding in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Africa

2026 | Stanley Center for Peace and Security
Hubert Kinkoh

Across fragile and conflict-affected settings in Africa, renewable energy can do more than deliver electricity. It can also function as peace infrastructure.

A new paper from…

Cooling the Heat: Mediation in a Warming World

2026 | Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Sebastian Kratzer

This paper shows how mediation is helping states and communities manage natural resources more peacefully and explores where and how climate- and environment-related mediation is…

Environmental Peacebuilding in Difficult Contexts: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Conditions for Communal Cooperation in Somalia

2026 | Journal of Peace Research
Osman M. Jama, Tobias Ide, Oliver Fritsch, and Paul Taucher

This article examines the conditions under which local environmental peacebuilding emerges and is sustained in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, with a focus on intercommunal water…

From Vulnerability to Agency: Gendered Dynamics of Food Security, Conflict, and Resilience in Eastern DRC

2026 | World Food Programme
World Food Programme

Eastern DRC continues to face protracted conflict, largescale displacement, and recurrent livelihood disruption, deepening food insecurity across the eastern provinces. According to the October 2025…

Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Restoring Land and Sustaining Peace: The Great Green Wall and the Climate–Peace–Security Nexus in Africa

2026 | Africa Union

Climate change poses an escalating threat to Africa’s development, peace, and security. Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, the continent faces disproportionate loss and damage…

Briefing on Energy, Critical Minerals, and Security

2026 | Security Council Report

This briefing aims to explore the link between energy dominance and competition for natural resources, such as critical minerals, and its implications for the maintenance…

Towards Environmental Peacebuilding in Nepal: Understanding Violence, Addressing Conflicts, and Strengthening Governance

2026 | Centre for Social Change
Pratiksha Giri, Dipin Subedi, Prasansa Thapa, Prakash Bhattarai, and Pawan Roy

This report explores environmental peacebuilding as a strategy for converting shared environmental challenges into avenues for dialogue, cooperation, and trust among conflicting groups in Nepal.…

Agenda for Environmental Peacebuilding in Nepal

2026 | Centre for Social Change

This ‘Agenda for Environmental Peacebuilding in Nepal’ addresses a critical challenge: environmental degradation, resource-based conflicts, and climate change are threatening not only ecosystems but the…

Environmental Entry Points to Mediation

2026 | Center for Security Studies and ETH Zürich
Simon Mason, Sebastian Kratzer, and Edward Jackson

The environmental peacebuilding field often advances the assumption that environmental issues present good entry points for dialogue, mediation, and peace. It is, however, often that…

The Environmental Peacebuilding Summit 2025: Panelists' Insights [Video]

2026 | Centre for Social Change

These panelists share insights from past initiatives and help develop practical strategies to prevent and address environmental violence.

The Effects of Climate Change on Security

2026 | NATO Science and Technology Organization

This report analyses how climate change rapidly transforms NATO’s strategic environment. Four case studies are presented: the northwestern parts of Africa, the Arctic, the east…

From Crisis to Resilience: Climate Solutions for Positive Peacebuilding

2026 | UNDP Climate Promise

This publication brings together practical, country-led experiences that illustrate how climate action can also contribute to peace and stability in fragile and conflict-affected settings. As…

Pathway from Water-Conflict to Water-Peace in the Middle East and North Africa

2026 | Water Practice and Technology
Muhammad Khalifa, Maha Al-Zu'bi, and Youssef Brouziyne

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with its arid and semi-arid climate, faces profound challenges in managing limited water resources. These challenges are…

Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa

2026 | Bristol University Press
Katie McQuaid, Neil J.W. Crawford, Admire Mare, and Susan Nanduddu (eds.)

Eastern Africa is one of the most climate vulnerable regions of the world, and this book is the first to highlight the direct action and…

Climate Change and Fulani Herdsmen Violent Conflict in Nigeria: Rethinking the Present Crisis From an Ecofeminism Perspective

2025 | Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Ibikunle Adeakin and Tayo Agboola

Environmental issues particularly climate change, are largely an unexplored area in social research in Nigeria, particularly the link between changes in climatic conditions and some…

Gender Inequality, Climate Change, and Armed Conflict: Exploring the Triple Challenges for Female Farmers in Northwestern Cameroon

2025 | Society & Natural Resources
Lotsmart Fonjong and Mbuli Clodine

Armed conflict amidst climate challenges significantly impacts on men and women in sub-Saharan Africa. In dominantly agrarian communities, climate vulnerability aggravates food insecurity, especially for…

Defueling Conflict: Notes from the Field

2025 | World Bank
Elise Doumergue, Shaadee Ahmadnia, Tracy Hart, Phoebe Spencer, Sally Judson, and Amanda Woomer

"Defueling Conflict: Notes from the Field" explores the operationalization of conflict sensitivity and environmental peacebuilding, synthesizing tools and lessons learned from the World Bank's engagement…

Human Security Under Climate Stress: Environmental Peacebuilding Pathways in Somalia

2025 | Frontiers in Political Science
Mohamed Yusuf Adan

Somalia provides a critical case for examining how climate change undermines human security and peace in fragile states. Climate-related environmental stress continues to intensify resource…

Global Women, Peace and Security Initiative: Phase I Implementation Report - Chad, Mongolia and Ukraine

2025 | UNDP
UNDP

Phase I Implementation Report (2024-2025) Chad, Mongolia and Ukraine

In 2024–2025, in partnership with the Government of France, UNDP established and implemented Phase I of the…

Energy Justice and Gender: Bridging Equity, Access, and Policy for Sustainable Development

2025 | Discover Sustainability
Raghu Raman, Victoria Ustenko, Walter Leal Filho, and Prema Nedungadi

Clean energy transitions are not just about technology. They are also about people, equity, and justice. Women play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable energy…

Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: The Urban Climate-Conflict Nexus amid the Global Housing Crisis

2025 | UN-Habitat

Our world faces a convergence of crises: accelerating climate change, escalating conflicts, and rapid urbanization with extensive housing and basic service inadequacy. 2024 was the…

The Rogun Dam Project: Evolution from Conflict to Cooperation between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

2025 | Frontiers
Kazimierz Salewicz and Mikiyasu Nakayama

The Rogun Dam project, designed to be the world's tallest dam, represents a remarkable case of transboundary water conflict transformation in Central Asia. This study…

Strong Rationale, Weak Evidence: Why Integrating Research on Sustainability and Peacebuilding Is Needed

2025 | One Earth
Halvard Buhaug and Nina von Uexkull

Violent conflict is a major barrier to sustainability. Does this mean that peace operations promote sustainable development? Do sustainability interventions foster peace? Surprisingly, scientific evidence…

Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia: Leveraging Synergies between Environment, Climate, Peace and Security Policies

2025 | adelphi research
Hector Morales Munoz, Nina Schmelzer, Alina Viehoff, Benjamin Pohl, and Juanita Velez

This report analyses the peacebuilding policy approaches of the Santos, Duque, and Petro administrations in Colombia and explores environmental peacebuilding good practices at the local…

The Role of the International Environmental Cooperation in Achieving Sustainable Peacebuilding in International Relations: A Comprehensive and Critical Analysis

2025 | Journal of Posthumanism
Mohamad Albakjaji, Soumaya Alkhammasi, and Yusra Alshanqityi

Despite scientific and technological advancements, the international community faces a dual challenge: maintaining global peace while addressing accelerating environmental degradation. Environmental issues such as climate…

The Renewable Energy Transition and Political Stability in the MENA Region

2025 | Notes internacionals CIDOB
Martijn Vlaskamp

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global oil demand to start a slow decline over the next decade, driven by rising renewable energy use and…