These videos are from the SDG Academy course Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace, first launched in 2018 and taught by experts from the UN Environmental Programme, Environmental Law Institute, and more.
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From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter explores challenges for peace and security efforts posed by both natural climate fluctuations and climate change in the long run. It considers ways that… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
Conflicts impact livelihoods in diverse ways, which can manifest in coping, survival, maladaptation, and the degradation of natural resources. Understanding the base for… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This case study delves into the environmental dimensions of the causes, conduct, peacemaking, and post-conflict peacebuilding of Colombia’s civil war. There are… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter provides the conceptual framework of the various ways that natural resources, environment, conflict, and peace are connected across the conflict lifecycle.… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter introduces the indispensable roles that renewable and nonrenewable resources could play in the post-conflict recovery phase, including how to make recovery… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
While acknowledging that there were a variety of factors that led to the outbreak and conduct of Cote d’Ivoire’s two civil wars, this chapter specifically… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter examines the evolution of understanding on the linkages between environment, conflict, and peace from World War II through to the present. It highlights… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In this case study, learn how land – along with challenges such as ethnic and religious divisions and weak governance – shaped the civil war in Sierra Leone.… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter examines concrete measures countries and international organizations can take to implement their international legal obligations to protect the environment… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter provides an overview of how the multi-stakeholder dialogue process can help navigate and transform natural resource-related conflicts. The chapter includes… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
Recognizing that bad governance and a lack of social resilience are often contributing causes of violent conflict, this chapter provides an overview to key elements of… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
What are the range of environmental impacts and damages caused by armed conflict? This chapter outlines three main pathways to environmental damage and degradation… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This case study profiles copper mining in Aynak, Afghanistan, where mineral wealth has the potential to contribute to stabilization in post-conflict recovery. This… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter addresses four key components of conflict sensitivity and discusses the conflict risk indicators that should be considered in continuous monitoring and… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
What are the roles of natural resources and other environmental factors in driving or escalating violent conflict? This chapter profiles resource scarcity, environmental… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter examines how extraction and trade in natural resources can fuel and finance armed conflict. It uses several cases – from the Cold War to the…