Peace and conflict
Nexus Blog // Overview of the COP26 session: Water, climate, and borders: The role of River Basin Cooperation for Climate Resilience
In the first ever Water Pavilion at the Climate Conference COP26 on November 12, 2021, the GIZ alongside UNECE Secretariat of the Water Convention,…
Nexus Blog // Lutte contre les changements climatiques: une opportunité pour la prévention des conflits au Sahel
Les conflits autour des ressources naturelles (eau, terre, énergie) jouent un rôle significatif dans la détérioration de la situation sécuritaire au…
Call for Offers // International Specialist for transboundary water management and Project Document Preparation Specialist / Technical Advisor
GWP-Med has issued a call for offers for a technical advisor/international specialist in the framework of the regional project "Implementing the…
Research article //The water-energy-food nexus: A holistic approach for resource security in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey
By Mohanna Zarei. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of water conflicts in the Middle East region specifically in Iran, Iraq, and…
Blog Nexus // Aperçu de la séance de la COP26: L’eau, le climat et les frontières : Le rôle de la coopération entre les bassins fluviaux pour la résilience climatique
Dans le cadre du tout premier Pavillon eau de la Conférence sur le climat COP26, qui a eu lieu le 12 novembre 2021, la GIZ, en collaboration avec le…
Technical Report // Climate-related Security Risks and Peacebuilding in Mali
By Farah Hegazi, Florian Krampe and Elizabeth Smith. This new SIPRI Policy Paper ‘Climate-related Security Risks and Peacebuilding in Mali’ sheds…
Research Article // Opening the black box of water-energy-food Nexus system in China: Prospects for sustainable consumption and security
By Zhongwen Xu and Liming Yao. This study developed a WEF Nexus conceptual framework to narrow down the internal and external relationship within an…
Nexus Event // Conclusions of the Lake Chad Multidisciplinary Expert Meeting on Livelihoods and Water
This article presents the outcomes and conclusions of the Lake Chad Multidisciplinary Expert Meeting, which took place in February 2019 in The Hague,…
News // How water shortages are brewing wars
By Sandy Milne. Unprecedented levels of dam building and water extraction by nations on great rivers are leaving countries further downstream…
Conférence d'experts // Prévention et gestion des conflits liés à la gouvernance des ressources naturelles en Afrique de l'Ouest
Plus de 150 experts venant de 13 pays se sont réunis du 12 au 14 novembre à Niamey pour la conférence internationale " Prévention et gestion des…
News // Water resources – defusing conflict, promoting cooperation
The DAFNE project, funded by the European Union, has developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based…
Nexus Blog // Addressing complex risks - on the ROAD to sustainable resource planning in West Africa
At the beginning of May, a webinar took place for members of the two projects Nexus Regional Dialogue in the Niger Basin and Improving Climate…
The Frexus project // A response to resource conflict in the Sahel region
This article highlights the Frexus project’s ambition to improve security and climate resilience within the Sahel region through the use of a global…
Nexus Event // Conclusions de la réunion multidisciplinaire d'experts du lac Tchad sur les moyens d'existence et l'eau
Cet article présente les résultats et les conclusions de la réunion multidisciplinaire d'experts sur le lac Tchad, qui s'est tenue en février 2019 à…
News // Water and (in-)security in Afghanistan as the Taliban take over
By the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) team The takeover by the Taliban not only affects people’s immediate lives and security, but will also have…