Location
Iraq, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen
Bodhi identified critical environmental security issues in eight conflict-prone countries and regions: Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, the Lake Chad Region, Syria, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, and Yemen. The study analysed how environmental factors contribute to conflict dynamics and identified potential entry points for UN Environment to implement effective environmental peacebuilding initiatives. This project aimed to address the increasingly recognised role of environmental challenges as key drivers and exacerbators of conflict worldwide. The study employed a qualitative methodology, relying on key informant interviews for data collection. The research proposed multiple interventions interventions and were selecetd in consultation with thematic experts in Divisions and the Executive Office and Regional offices. The interventions covered a broad range of activities, ranging from mapping and dialogue to support for negotiating transboundary agreements, at the community, regional, national, and international level.