Peace, security & conflict
Nexus Blog // Combating climate change: an opportunity for conflict prevention in the Sahel
By Jakob Seidler. Conflicts over natural resources (water, land, energy) play a significant role in the deterioration of the security situation in…
Frexus Project // UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event: Dealing with climate, water and peace: how participatory system analysis supported conflict resolution at local level. Lessons from Niger.
The 23rd of March 2023, the Government of Niger organized a side event at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. The event, held at the African…
Research Article // Water-food-energy nexus for transboundary cooperation in Eastern Africa
By Hamdy Elsayed and colleagues. This paper proposed a WEF nexus-based simulation framework to analyse cooperation opportunities as well as…
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,…
Dialogue Régional Nexus dans le Bassin du Niger // Une évaluation de l'approche nexus à travers un projet de démonstration
Un groupement de femmes vivant à Kollo un village situé à quelque km de Niamey a été identifié pour la mise en œuvre d’un projet démonstratif Nexus…
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,…
Water-Peace Nexus // The Water, Peace and Security Initiative (WPSI)
The Water, Peace and Security Initiative (WPSI) is pioneering the development of innovative information tools and practical approaches that can…
Research Article // Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making
By Lisa Bossenbroek and colleagues. Groundwater is essential for early-season agriculture in many arid regions. In such regions, however,…
Report // The nature of conflict and peace: The links between environment, security and peace and their importance for the United Nations
By Rüttinger, Lukas; Raquel Munayer, Pia van Ackern, and Florian Titz. This new report by WWF and adelphi looks at how climate-security can be…
Frexus at Stockholm WWW 2022 // Improving security and climate resilience with participatory processes
This year’s Stockholm World Water Week is centred around the topic of “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water”. The Frexus session explored how local…
Projet Frexus // Nettoyage du canal d'amenée d'eau de la mare de Koboro dans la commune de Soboundou
Le projet Frexus, en partenariat avec l'ONG ODI-Sahel, entreprend actuellement un projet de dragage du canal près du point d'eau de Koboro afin…
Projet FREXUS // Coopération dans le bassin du lac Tchad entre le projet Frexus et la Commission du bassin du lac Tchad
Atelier de travail avec les cadres de la Commission du Bassin de Lac Tchad sur le cadre de la collaboration CBLT-GIZ pour la mise en œuvre du projet…
Projet Nexus// Améliorer la sécurité et la résilience au changement climatique dans les contextes fragiles à travers le Nexus Eau-Energie - Sécurité Alimentaire (Frexus), au Mali, au Niger et au Tchad.
Le cercle vicieux rareté-concurrence-conflits-instabilité qui pèse actuellement sur de nombreuses communautés du Sahel peut se transformer en un…
FREXUS Project // Riding out the Multicrisis – the Paris Peace Forum 2022 Tackles Global Governance Challenges in a Polarized World
By Shinta Sander & Ronja Grimmer, GIZ. Under the headline “Riding out the multicrisis”, the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) took place from 11-12 November in…
Blog // Interview with first-ever NL Regional Envoy for Water & Energy Security in MENA
Tessa Terpstra is a Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, currently dealing with protocol and host country affairs. She has over 15…