adelphi has partnered with five UN organisations to develop the self-paced massive open online course (MOOC) "Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding...
WATCH: What if water – a resource that is at the centre of many local and regional conflicts – could be utilised for fostering peace? It is this potential that...
In 2010, the Honduran company Desarrollos Energeticos S.A. (DESA) initiated construction of the Agua Zarca dam on indigenous Lenca territory in western Honduras...
WATCH: The Hague Declaration, launched at the Planetary Security Conference 2017, leads the way to a scaling-up of climate change as a priority in regional and...
WATCH: The international community needs to strengthen the diplomatic track of transboundary cooperation on water by investing more in training and capacity...
WATCH: Quality, quantity, and control: These are the three dimensions of disagreement over transboundary waters. Which one offers most conflict potential?
WATCH: In this interview, Janani Vivekananda highlights the importance of community-based adaptation that acknowledges grass-root realities, but is also...
WATCH: In this brief interview, Marcus Oxley, Executive Director of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction, explains how...
In 2000, privatisation of the drinking water in Cochabamba incurred violent protests and escalated into the so-called Water War of Cochabamba, which killed at...
In 2010, the planning and construction of a new aqueduct sparked protest and political unrest among various stakeholders. However, this unrest was especially...
The ongoing construction of the Santa Rita Dam Project has sparked severe unrest among affected communities, state authorities and corporations involved in the...
The Barro Blanco hydroelectric project has been rejected by the communities of the Ngäbe-Buglé indigenous peoples and by environmental organizations. It is one...
In 1976, a contract was signed to allow the extraction of coal in Colombia’s Atlantic region. For nearly 40 years, conflicts have persisted between the...
The situation of increasing water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change and different water uses, has led to conflicts over water management in the Ica River...