A Network of People Building Peace
3 November 2022Local indicators for climate security risk assessment: Learning from Uganda how to strengthen climate action and peacebuilding
In the Kaabong district in the North of Uganda, climate change amplifies conflict drivers that can lead to increased social or violent conflict...
3 November 2022Realising Localisation: How to integrate local knowledge to prevent and limit climate security risks
"As the area of our knowledge grows, so too does the perimeter of our ignorance." Neil deGrasse Tyson
Top-down plans for addressing climate-induced...
22 September 2021Integrating Conflict Prevention Across Climate Action
Climate change is a peace and security issue. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has referred to climate change as the defining...
11 August 2021#HLPF2021 as Experienced by Local Peacebuilders: An Interview with Daniel Antonio Martín Villar
We sat down with our member Daniel Antonio Martín Villar from Centro de Colaboración Civica Mexico to talk about his personal experience participating...
22 April 2021A Sign of Global Leadership: The Implementation of the Escazu Agreement
22 April 2021 is an important day for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Today, the Escazú Agreement – a regional framework that tackles climate...
17 March 2021Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Change: Local, National, and Regional Collaboration in the Pacific
The risks posed by climate change are real. Whilst it is rarely the primary cause of conflict, it can act as a risk-multiplier, exacerbating existing...
10 March 2021Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Change: Security, Environment, and Resilience in Africa
The risks posed by climate change are real. Whilst it is rarely the primary cause of conflict, it can act as a risk-multiplier, exacerbating existing...
2 March 2021Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Change: What are the Most Urgent Needs?
The risks posed by climate change are real. Whilst it is rarely the primary cause of conflict, it can act as a risk-multiplier, exacerbating existing...
11 August 2020The Peacebuilding Commission Convenes to Strengthen the Pacific Regional Response to COVID-19
On 28 July 2020, the Peacebuilding Commission convened the regional meeting on the impact of COVID-19 on peacebuilding and sustaining peace on the...
12 February 2019UN Update: the Nexus between Climate Change and International Peace & Security
On January 25, the UN Security Council held an open debate recognizing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security...