WATCH: Lake Chad is caught in a conflict trap. It is experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies with an estimated 10.7 million people in...
The first Berlin Climate and Security Conference, which took place at the German Federal Foreign Office on 4 June 2019, aimed at increasing the momentum for...
WATCH: UN Environment in Sudan and partners organize the “Derma Conference” to help facilitate dialogue over shared natural resources to promote equitable use...
WATCH: The amount of water in Lake Chad (Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon) has decreased significantly. The drought that started in 1973 has affected millions...
WATCH: As conflicts over natural resources play out in Mali, spillover effects can be felt throughout the Sahel region. Shreya Mitra, Adviser for Climate Change...
WATCH: In this video, Henk-Jan Brinkman, Chief of Policy, Planning and Application of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), argues that one...
WATCH: The connections between climate change and the risk of violent conflict have become increasingly clear. Development aid organizations also take into...
WATCH: Soon, the World Bank will publish a flagship report on the role of develoment in the prevention of violent conflicts, together with several UN organs...
This book is a joint United Nations and World Bank study that looks at how development processes can better interact with diplomacy and mediation, security and...
WATCH: Saferworld is an international conflict prevention organization. The Head of Policy, Larry Attree, in this video, shares the lessons learned over the...
This paper seeks to assess the interdependencies among water scarcity, youth unemployment and migration. It also attempts to unravel the different roles of...
WATCH: Dan Smith, Director of SIPRI, explains why the Lake Chad Basin is one of the greatest trouble spots of our time, and what measures need to be taken. The...
WATCH: In this video, Neil Morisetti explains that apart from more traditional threats to global stability, there are now also non-traditional threats –...
WATCH: In April 2017, the UN Security Council sent a mission to the Lake Chad region, where the largest humanitarian crisis is currently playing out. Carl Skau...
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a non-legally binding agreement designed to reduce existing levels of risk and prevent emerging risks...
WATCH: In drought-prone Ethiopia, pastoralists and farmers fight to control key resources, such as land and water. David Alemu works for Mercy Corps, a global...
WATCH: In the interview, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate and Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin highlights the 5 ...
WATCH: In this interview, Hamsatu Allamin, now affiliated with the Nigeria Stability & Reconciliation Programme (NSRP), sheds light on the dramatic causes and...