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Climate change and peacebuilding: sub-themes of an emerging research agenda

Written by

Florian Krampe
Senior Researcher, SIPRI
Dylan O'Driscoll
Associate Senior Fellow, SIPRI
McKenzie F. Johnson
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dahlia Simangan
Hiroshima University
Farah Hegazi
Researcher, SIPRI
Cedric H. de Coning
Research Professor

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Summary:

Climate change is having profound effects on global security and peacebuilding efforts. While existing research has mainly focused on the link between climate change and conflict, it has largely overlooked the complex interplay between climate change, conflict-affected states and peacebuilding.

Climate change exacerbates existing vulnerabilities in conflict-affected societies by adding stress to livelihoods and negatively impacting food, water and energy security. This is particularly concerning as climate change is often felt most acutely in settings where public institutions are already failing to meet the population's needs. Consequently, climate change can contribute to exacerbating grievances and hinder the ability to maintain, reinforce and build peace. Although practitioners in the peacebuilding field are beginning to respond to the effects of climate change, academic research has not adequately addressed the question of how climate change affects peacebuilding and how peacebuilding strategies can respond effectively.

To fill this gap, a multidisciplinary approach drawing from climate security, environmental peacebuilding, environmental studies, and peace and conflict studies is needed in order to develop a research agenda that encompasses the intersections of climate change and peacebuilding. By recognizing the importance of climate change in peacebuilding efforts, this research agenda aims to provide critical insights and guide future studies.

Themes

  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Migration
  • Climate

Written by

Florian Krampe
Senior Researcher, SIPRI
Dylan O'Driscoll
Associate Senior Fellow, SIPRI
McKenzie F. Johnson
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dahlia Simangan
Hiroshima University
Farah Hegazi
Researcher, SIPRI
Cedric H. de Coning
Research Professor
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Research project
Research project
Climate-related Peace and Security Risks