1. theme

Fragility and conflict

Three Syrian people sitting on the rubble in Aleppo after the earthquakes struck in 2023.
Updates

Syria’s earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse

After a pair of devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, the number of confirmed deaths continues to rise, surpassing 50,000 as of Feb. 24.
Conversation Media Group, the
Cover
Documents and publications
2022

Collecting experiences of humanitarian-development-peace nexus approaches

Collecting experiences of humanitarian-development-peace nexus approaches. Case studies in DRC, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda, Sahel, Palestine, Afghanistan, Colombia and Iraq.
Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation
Cover
Documents and publications
2023

Post-quake Syrian Arab Republic: A wake up call and a time for action

This policy brief issued by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) urges for swift and united action to address the protracted crisis as a result of the 6 February 2023 earthquakes.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Updates

Earthquake in Syria a wake-up call for transformative action towards ending the crisis; A new ESCWA study

A new policy brief issued today by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) urges swift and united action to address the protracted crisis caused by the 2023 February Syria earthquakes.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Updates

How floods in Pakistan threaten global security

The country is now experiencing mass displacement, food insecurity, loss of livelihoods and an increased risk of waterborne disease, drowning and malnutrition. Six months later, flood waters have still not fully receded.
World Resources Institute
Updates

From disasters to conflicts: tackling the impact on people and planet

Since its creation in 1994, the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) Disaster and Conflict Branch has worked with Member States to respond to natural disasters, industrial accidents and conflicts.
United Nations Environment Programme
Closeup of the edge of open book pages
Community announcement

Liaison Journal: Call for Authors

The next issue of the Liaison Journal assesses the complex role of climate change as it relates to economic, physical or societal impacts that substantially alter political stability, human security, or national security infrastructure.
Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
Cover
Documents and publications
2023

Exploring systemic risk management as a contribution to the HDP nexus

In this report, the Overseas Development Institute proposes a set of priorities to: enhance HDP nexus action, explore the use of systemic risk management within the HDP nexus, and address the neglected DRR–peacebuilding links within the HDP nexus.
Overseas Development Institute
Cover
Documents and publications
2022

Climate-driven risks to peace over the 21st century

This essay provides a conceptual discussion of what risks to peace entail and how such risks might be considered severe, acknowledging that perceptions, values, and social scale must be grappled with in the identification of severity.
Climate Risk Management (Elsevier)
Cover
Documents and publications
2022

Climate change, vulnerability and security in the Sahel

Looking ahead to 2050, this paper presents three scenarios for the part of the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Each scenario is characterised by a different level of vulnerability and resilience to the future effects of climate change.
CASCADES