Description
“With the cooperation of other divisions, UNEP’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) is developing an “Environment and Conflict Prevention” initiative to coordinate and stimulate international efforts to promote conflict prevention, peace, and cooperation through activities, policies, and actions related to environmental protection, restoration, and resources. The initiative’s first workshop, the “Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation” conference co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson’s Environmental Change and Security Project, was designed to:
- Build on existing environment, peace, and conflict activities;
- Develop a cooperative framework for addressing rising tensions over resources and the environment;
- Facilitate capacity building and institutional cooperation on environmental issues; and
- Encourage the development and implementation of policies that support the equitable use of resources and the environment.
The workshop brought together thirty-two scholars and practitioners representing seventeen countries and numerous disciplines, including environmental science, political science, economics, geography, law, government, conflict prevention, sociology, international relations, anthropology, forestry, public administration, and history. They debated the gaps and opportunities in our understanding of the links among environment, conflict, and cooperation.
The chapters collected in this volume emerged from the workshop’s discussions of analysis, institutional responses, and integrated assessment and early warning systems. Although they point to productive roles for
UNEP/DEWA, the authors do not recommend specific steps for the organization. Instead, they outline the challenges and opportunities for all scholars and practitioners in the field, recommending transdisciplinary collaborations among the UN family, national governments, NGOs, research institutes, and civil society. In addition, brief articles throughout the publication provide specific examples of issues raised by the chapters”
----------- Extract from the Introduction, by Steve Lonergan, Director, Division of Early Warning and Assessment United Nations Environment Programme
Information
- Author(s)
- UNEP
- Publisher
- Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP
- Place published
- Nairobi
- Date / journal vol no.
- 2004
- Pages
- 54 pages
