Conflict Dynamics and Drivers of Peace in the Sahel Region: Perspectives from Civil Society
By Lorenzo Angelini The Sahel region faces a number of development and security challenges which are often interlinked. While some of these challenges are specific to individual countries, others are similar across borders or are transnational in nature. As the European Union (EU) is currently looking to adjust its engagement in the Sahel, especially in relation […]
Peacebuilding, climate change and natural resource management
By Manon Levrey This blog post was written in the framework of the online workshop ‘Integrating peacebuilding and climate change mitigation efforts in natural resource management’, as part of the online learning and exchange series ‘Climate change, peacebuilding and human security’ organised by the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), together with adelphi and the Climate Diplomacy initiative, with support from the German Federal Foreign […]
Water, Peace and Security
By Manon Levrey This blog post was written in the framework of the online workshop ‘Mobilising decision-makers on water scarcity-induced conflict risks: The Water, Peace and Security Partnership’, organised by the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), together with adelphi and the Climate Diplomacy initiative, with support from the German Federal Foreign Office. Two more webinars will follow. Conflicts connected to water-security are […]
Climate change, conflict and fragility – The basics
This blog post was written in the framework of the online workshop ‘Climate change, conflict and fragility: Increasing resilience against climate-fragility risks’, organised by the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), together with adelphi and the Climate Diplomacy initiative, with support from the German Federal Foreign Office. Two more webinars will follow. Although there is no causality nor direct and automatic link […]
COVID-19 and conflicts: Views from peacebuilders
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, peacebuilders have been sounding the alarm to raise awareness of the crisis’ potential effects on conflicts and their work. In this piece, EPLO has compiled a list of publications by peacebuilding experts (updated on 24 April 2020). Peacebuilders have highlighted the significant risk that conflict dynamics may dramatically worsen […]
Closing the accountability gap: the case for a complaints mechanism for EU support to security actors
In recent years, the European Union has increased its support for security actors in partner countries. After approving an amendment to the Instrument Contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) enabling the EU to provide support for “Capacity building of military actors in support of development and security for development” (CBSD), the Council is now considering […]