Community Dialogue as a Peacebuilding Tool: Insights From Environmental Dialogue in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq
Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Author(s): Amal Bourhrous
Date: 2024
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Peace and Security Operations
Countries: Iraq
This SIPRI Research Policy Paper examines the linkages between climate and environmental issues and the dynamics of peace and conflict in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq. It focuses on how local community dialogue can play a part in addressing climate and environmental challenges while also helping to build peace and strengthen inter-community relations. The report presents the outcomes of several rounds of community dialogue on environmental issues and the impacts of climate change in the Nineveh Plains organized in 2022–23. It makes recommendations on how to harness the potential of local community dialogues in environmental peacebuilding.