Environmental Peacebuilding Publications
Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
May 14, 2013Amid the growing number of reports warning that climate change threatens security, one potentially dangerous – but counterintuitive – dimension has been largely ignored. Could efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and lower our vulnerability to climate change inadvertently exacerbate existing conflicts? more
Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding in Africa: An Adaptation Partnership Workshop Report
Apr 04, 2013A workshop report focused on three areas of intersection that have dominated discussions of climate and security links in developing country contexts. more
Securing Development and Peace in the Niger Delta: A Social and Conflict Analysis for Change
Jan 26, 2012Few regions in the world have been as unfortunate as Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta. The delta’s abundant natural wealth stands in stark contrast to its palpable underdevelopment. The oil sector accounts for approximately 95 percent of Nigeria’s export earnings and over 80 percent of federal government revenue, but for nearly two decades the delta has been mired in conflict and violence that threatens human security and the national economy. more
PECS News Issue 9 (Spring 2004)
Jul 07, 2011Includes articles on the Okavango River Basin and reproductive health in the Amazon rainforest, as well as summaries from events on population and security, and a review of Breaking the Conflict Trap. more
Sustained Development, Democracy, and Peace in Africa
Jul 07, 2011When we manage resources sustainably and practice good governance, we promote cultures of peace, says Wangari Maathai. more
A Southern African Perspective on Transboundary Water Resource Management
Jul 07, 2011Southern Africa’s transboundary rivers and their associated ecosystems could become either drivers of peace and economic integration or sources of endemic conflict, writes Anthony Turton. more
PECS News Issue 6 (Spring 2002)
Jul 07, 2011PECS News Issue 6 features a field report from the Philippines and a summary of the conference, The Road to Johannesburg. more
Conflict and Cooperation: Making the Case for Environmental Pathways to Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes Region
Jul 07, 2011The Great Lakes Region could be a potential model for a future worldwide initiative in environmental peacemaking, according to Patricia Kameri-Mbote. more
Event Summary: Navigating Peace
Jul 07, 2011Event summary for Navigating Peace: Generating New Thinking about Water. more
Hong Kong Conference Report: Section 7 (English)
Jul 07, 2011Section 7 reflects on the prospect for environmental cooperation and peacemaking in this and other regions of conflict. more
