5 Key Lessons from the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar
Global crises are increasingly interconnected. Climate change, environmental degradation, and conflict reinforce one another in ways that demand integrated responses. The Weathering Risk Peace Pillar demonstrates that such integration is both feasible and highly effective in fragile settings. Based on evaluations from five projects in the Bay of Bengal, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen, the Peace Pillar shows measurable gains in stability, adaptation, and cooperation.
Key lessons:
- Shared risks can drive cooperation.
- Resilience is a capacity, not a deliverable.
- Local grounding delivers relevance and legitimacy.
- Dialogue and action must reinforce each other.
- Integration multiplies impact.
Next steps for policymakers
- Embed integrated approaches in peace and climate strategies.
- Fund adaptive, locally led programs that link governance, resilience, and peace.
- Scale successful models through partnerships and shared learning.
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This description was excerpted from weatheringrisk.org.
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