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War Relief for the Environment

Jul 31, 1991 | Paul Shrivastava

Human suffering and political confusion have dominated postwar news in the persian gulf. But now, a year after Iraq invaded Kuwait, the war's most enduring…

Afghanistan: Investment in Solar Energy Production in Afghanistan

Bakhatar News Agency

Three companies, two from Iran and one from Afghanistan, have expressed their keen interest in investing in solar energy production within the country. Officials from…

Why Gender Matters in Climate Security - And What Policy Makers Can Do About It

Emma Hakala and Esther Hodges

In October 2025, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 - the foundational resolution for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda - turns 25.…

Close the Gender Gap in Climate Change. Five Ways To Do It

Vilas Dhar, Tara Chklovski, and Yolanda Botti-Lodovico

With each breath they take, residents of Delhi endure the dark and dense smog resulting from crop burning. Even though these practices pollute the air and…

Why Addressing the Climate Crisis Can Help Build More Sustainable Peace

Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer

Thirty years of research underlies the realization that climate change poses substantial national, international and human security risks, but analysts have only recently shifted their…

Myths About Food Security and Water

Eckart Woertz

Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali famously warned in 1988 that the next war in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) would be over water—not…

What Has Happened to Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements?

Agathe Christien

The world seemed to be making slow but steady progress on the inclusion of gender sensitive provisions in peace agreements. References to women and gender had…

Responsibility to Prepare

https://climateandsecurity.org/responsibilitytoprepare/

The 21st Century will be defined by unprecedented risks and unprecedented foresight. International security institutions and governments have a “Responsibility to Prepare” for this future.

Day 9: Feminism and Food Sovereignty

Pamela Elisa Caro Molina

Food sovereignty offers opportunities to advance women’s rights within the food system, but we must also work to restore gender relations within rural families and…

Deforestation in Post-Conflict Colombia

Juan Vargas

Economists on Peace contributor, Juan Vargas, on the surprising environmental outcomes that followed the FARC peace agreement.

Sometimes the Label of "Conflict Minerals" Simply Shouldn't Apply

International Council on Mining and Metals

The mining and metals sector attracts a great deal of attention from policy makers, think tanks, academics, non-governmental organisations and organisations such as ICMM. So…

Kirkuk and the Kurdish Referendum

Yasar Yakis

After the announcement of the date for Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum, the debate has shifted to the provinces it will cover. Kurds claim Kirkuk is…

Climate, Conflict, and Refugees: Examining the Impact of Environmental Change on Human Security

Arundhati Ponnapa

“There’s a long list of crises that can have a natural resource base,” said Anne C. Richard, former assistant secretary of state for population, refugees,…

New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic

Kasper Agger

The Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by renewed violence this week with 36 people killed and 42,575 displaced persons over the last few days. A new report from…