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Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates

Written by

Cedric H. de Coning
Research Professor
Florian Krampe
Jake Sherman

Ed.

Summary:

Six of the ten largest United Nations-led peace operations in 2020 were located in countries that are the most exposed to climate change. Both UN peacekeeping operations and special political missions are increasingly mandated by the UN Security Council to consider and respond to climate-related security risks. In response, UN peace operations have tried to more effectively respond to climate-related peace and security challenges by adapting existing approaches and exploring innovative new ways in which to operationalize these tasks. Efforts to translate these climate and environmental-related mandates into policies and practices are a work in progress, and can benefit from ongoing learning, monitoring, and adaptation. In this regard, lessons and good practices for integrating climate-related security risks into policies, analysis, activities, and reporting are beginning to emerge.
  • Published year: 2021
  • Page count: 1
  • Language: English
  • Place: Blog
  • Media name: Global Observatory
  • Interview date:
    19/04/2021
  • URL 1: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2021/04/emerging-lessons-implementing-climate-related-peace-security-mandates/
  • URL 3:

Themes

  • Security policy
  • Peace operations
  • Climate
  • International organizations
  • United Nations

Written by

Cedric H. de Coning
Research Professor
Florian Krampe
Jake Sherman