Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding: Addressing the Root Causes of Conflict in Darfur
19 Aug 2022
Climate change, political instability and ongoing conflict are reinforcing threat multipliers in Darfur.
Climate change, political instability and ongoing conflict are reinforcing threat multipliers in Darfur.
Natural resource transformation is required to curb resource injustice and conflict in post-amnesty contexts such as the Niger Delta.
Amid the worst drought in over 40 years, Ethiopia’s high exposure to climate change and its devastating impacts is growing increasingly evident by the day.
As the COP26 and COP27 Presidencies meet in Denmark for a joint ministerial meeting, the opportunity to advance debates on issues that matter for Africa should be seized.
Almost a decade since the conflict in South Sudan commenced, the conflict has become further fragmented, with indiscriminate violence across the country being highly varied.
The article acknowledges that low state capacity increases the likelihood of violence in the context of climate change, and thus informal institutions should play a crucial role in preventing and mitigating violence in the absence of formal institutions.
International emergencies, create a major opportunity to recast cooperation and elevate it, truly, to a ‘mutually-beneficial’ partnership between Europe and Africa. One area where cooperation will be tested is in the area of climate change.
Climate change can undermine peace and increase levels of violence by affecting the drivers of conflict.
Arguing that continuing conflict between farmers and herdsmen can be explained by the non-application of restorative justice procedures by government.
Discussing community-based natural resource management mechanisms from the perspectives of environmental governance and democratic values.