Blogs & Opinions
PERAC: A Voice for Environment and Indigenous Peoples in Conflict’s Grip
Jun 28, 2022
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Elizabeth B. Hessami
The harm that comes to the environment during armed conflict is often permanent, yet the lack of advocates to fight for its protection as they…
Will a Nile Canal Project Dry up Africa’s Largest Wetland?
Jun 28, 2022
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Fred Pearce
South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics…
Climate Change, Migration and the Risk of Conflict in Growing Urban Centers
Jun 27, 2022
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Tegan Blaine, Ph.D.; Julia Canney; Chris Collins; Jessica Kline; Rachel Locke
From 2015 to 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to nearly double, in part because migrants from rural areas devastated by climate change are…
Preventing a “Green Resource Curse”: Opportunities and Risks of Mining in the Global Energy Transition
Jun 27, 2022
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Yiran Ning
Is a “green resource curse” on its way? Kimberly Thompson, a Senior Advisor for Natural Resources and Conflict and the Industry Lead for Mining at…
Tracking Military Greenhouse Gas Emissions in War and Peace
Jun 22, 2022
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
At COP26, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “there is no way to reach net zero without also including emissions from the military”. Yet, there…
The Armed Lifeboat: The Dangers of Militarising Climate Adaptation
Jun 21, 2022
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Nick Buxton
On 7 February 2022, Arizona’s attorney general, Mark Brnovich, released a legal opinion that declared that the refugees trying to cross the heavily fortified US–Mexico…
Public Participation: A Counter to Climate Policy Backdraft?
Jun 21, 2022
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Kidan Araya
In an increasingly unpredictable world of pandemics, conflict, and disasters, climate change is often at the center of conversations about the instability of global affairs.…
Liberia: Government Agent Connives with Illegal Miners in River Cess
Jun 17, 2022
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Varney Kamara
Illicit miners are threatening the existence of a famous town in River Cess County with the help of an official of the Ministry of Mines,…
Procédure Inédite contre un Suisse Accusé de Pillage de Bois Précieux au Sénégal (Unprecedented Procedure against a Swiss Accused of Looting Precious Woods in Senegal)
Jun 17, 2022
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Radio Télévision Suisse
Une demande d'entraide judiciaire a été adressée par la Suisse au ministère gambien de la Justice concernant un Suisse accusé de pillage de bois précieux…
Addressing Nuclear Weapons Contamination: New Principles for Environmental Remediation
Jun 16, 2022
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Bonnie Docherty
When the First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convenes in Vienna from June 21-23, much of the discussion…
To Really Lead on Global Gender Equality, the United States Needs Dedicated, Sustained Leadership
Jun 16, 2022
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Megan O'Donnell
It’s been 512 days since President Biden took office, and 216 days since he announced the nomination of Geeta Rao Gupta to be the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s…
From Where I Stand: “We Need Women’s Voices for a Sustainable Marine Life and Fisheries Sector.”
Jun 16, 2022
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Huriye Göncüoğlu Bodur
“I grew up in a house with a sea view. As a child, I loved watching and being in the sea. I always wanted to…
Taking Climate Security Forward in the OSCE
Jun 15, 2022
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Anniek Barnhoorn
There is growing international recognition that climate change impacts and security challenges—along with their solutions—are increasingly linked. In a new, complex of era of risk,…
If Women Don’t Lead, We’ll Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis
Jun 8, 2022
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Sally Abi Khalil
We are in the midst of so many crises across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: the most unequal, water scarce, least democratic…
Why the UN Security Council Can’t Keep Ignoring Climate-Driven Conflict
Jun 8, 2022
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Jamal Benomar
The UN Security Council’s raison d’être is to maintain international peace and security. The war in Ukraine has exposed its inability to fulfil that core…
Navy’s Climate Strategy Aims to Build Resilience against Readiness Challenges
Jun 4, 2022
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Kylie Bielby
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have released their climate strategy, Climate Action 2030, setting the Department of the Navy on a path to achieve…
In a Time of Competing Crises, Environmental Action Matters More than Ever
Jun 3, 2022
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Richard Black, Cedric de Coning, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Hafsa Maalim, Melvis Ndiloseh, Dan Smith, Caspar Trimmer
Last week saw the launch of SIPRI’s major policy report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk, looking at how to manage the…
In a Time of Competing Crises, Environmental Action Matters More Than Ever
Jun 3, 2022
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Richard Black, Cedric de Coning, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Hafsa Maalim, Melvis Ndiloseh, Dan Smith, and Caspar Trimmer
Last week saw the launch of SIPRI’s major policy report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk, looking at how to manage the…
Here's How Environmental Democracy Can Help Peace in Latin America
Jun 3, 2022
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Antonia Urrejola
In the last few decades, Latin America and the Caribbean has faced significant challenges in its development, associated with the sustainable use of its natural…
Sustaining Shared Waters: An African Case Study
Jun 3, 2022
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Sarah Davidson
Transboundary governance of shared water resources is essential to meeting the world’s most pressing challenges. One globally significant transboundary region is the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation…
Central African Republic Wants to Tokenize Mineral Resources
Jun 3, 2022
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Ledger Insights
After the Central African Republic (CAR) adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in April, yesterday, its President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced on Twitter that the country plans to use…
A Look at Violence and Conflict over Indigenous Lands in Nine Latin American Countries
May 31, 2022
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Astrid Arellano and Yvette Sierra Praeli
Indigenous people make up a third of the total number of environmental defenders killed across the globe, despite being a total of 4% of the…
War and the Environment: Ukraine in 2022
May 30, 2022
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Dan Farber
A more severe wildlife threat is connected with the Russian incursion into southern Ukraine. The Black Sea reserve is not unique. Over a third over Ukraine’s…
Applying War Theory to the Hyperthreat of Climate and Environmental Change
May 25, 2022
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Elizabeth Boulton
Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz is famous for teaching the fundamentals of war. He emphasises that war is a political act, it serves politics, ideally…
Gender Equality for Resilience and Peacebuilding
May 24, 2022
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Vongai Murugani
In the past 50 years, gender equality and women’s empowerment have come a long way in many parts of the world, benefiting each area’s economic development and strengthening…
Can Law Prevent the Green Recourse Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa?
May 23, 2022
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Tracy Stein, Carl Bruch, and Jordan Dieni
Over the past thirty years, the history of environmental law in Africa often reveals a lag between the adoption of the laws and their implementation…
Grave Concern for Environmental and Climate Damage Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
May 22, 2022
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Kazuo Matsushita
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is truly a humanitarian crisis. Mariupol, in particular, is home to two large steel mills and more than 50 industrial parks. The…
Launching an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
May 20, 2022
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Chiara Giorgetti, Markiyan Kliuchkovsky, and Patrick Pearsall
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused massive displacement of people, enormous economic and personal harm, and widespread damage to public and private property. Foreign States…
The Middle East's Next Conflict Is Likely Lurking in the Water
May 20, 2022
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Zvi Bar'el
Abandoned fishing boats line the banks of the Tigris River in Iraq. In Iran, Lake Urmia, which once stretched out 140 kilometers in length, today…
Stockholm+50: Why Human Rights and Conflict-Sensitivity Are Central to Sustainable and Just Responses to Planetary Crises
May 18, 2022
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Florence Foster, Maya Street, Hannah Peters, Jessica Johansson,Sylvia Servaes, and Caroline Kruckow
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our global system and the rife inequality across our world. It has also demonstrated clearly that business-as-usual…