Cedric H. de Coning

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Cedric de Coning is a Research Professor in the Research group on peace, conflict and development at NUPI.
He co-directs the NUPI Center on United Nations and Global Governance, and the Climate, Peace and Security Risk project. He coordinates the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) and contributes to the Training for Peace programme, the UN Peace Operations project (UNPO) and several others. He is also a senior advisor for ACCORD. He tweets at @CedricdeConing.
Cedric has 30 years of experience in research, policy advise, training and education in the areas of conflict resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peace and conflict studies. Cedric has a Ph.D. in Applied Ethics from the Department of Philosophy of the University of Stellenbosch, and a M.A. (cum laude) in Conflict Management and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Education
2012 PhD, Applied Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch
2005 M.A., Conflict Management and Peace Studies, University of KwaZula-Natal
Work Experience
2020- Research Professor, NUPI
2012-2020 Senior Researcher, NUPI
2006-2012 Researcher, NUPI
2002- Senior Advisor (Consultant), ACCORD
2002 Training Officer, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
2001-2002 Political Affairs Officer, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
2001 Civil Affairs Officer, Office of District Affairs, UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
2000 Assistant Director: Programmes, ACCORD
1999-2000 Civil Affairs Officer, Bobonaro District UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
1997-1999 Programme Manager: Peacekeeping, ACCORD
1988-1997 Assistant Director, Department of Foreign Affairs, Pretoria, South Africa
Publications All publications
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Ad-hoc initiatives are shaking up African security
Publication | 2023The growing threat of violent extremist groups and how these groups operate across borders has stimulated the emergence of a new type of security arr1
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
Publication : Report | 2023In this updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR) team explore the nexus between clima1
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Coping with Complexity: Toward Epistemological Pluralism in Climate–Conflict Scholarship
Publication | 2022Over the last two decades, climate security has become an increasingly salient policy agenda in international fora. Yet, despite a large body of rese1
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Publication : Fact Sheet | 2022Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in over four decades. More frequent and intense floods and droughts fuel competition over natural resources1
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Ad-hoc Security Initiatives, an African response to insecurity
Publication | 2022This article contends that Ad-hoc Security Initiatives (ASI) have developed over the last decade in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin and represents a ne1
Projects All projects
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Climate-related Peace and Security Risks (CPSR)
Research project | 2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are collaborating on a climate, peace and security project that is aimed at bac...
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Training for Peace 2020 - 2025 (TfP)
Research project | 2020 - 2025 (Ongoing)In its new phase (2020-2025) the TfP will strengthen its partnership and collaboration with the African Union, by providing applied research, policy support and capacity-building....
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Shaping a New Africa-Europe Relationship for a post-Covid-19 global order
Research project | 2020 - 2021 (Completed)This collaborative project between NUPI, ACCORD and ECFR aims to stimulate and enrich the dialogue in Africa and Europe on the underlying geopolitical, Covid-19, peace and security and other key devel...
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China and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (CHINSDG)
Research project | 2018 - 2019 (Completed)What are Chinese priorities in relation to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and how do Chinese actors promote their interests and prospects for international cooperation?...
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Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON)
Research project | 2018 - 2022 (Ongoing)NUPI together with 40 partners from across the globe have established an international network to undertake research into the effectiveness of peace operations....
Events All events
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The Political Economy of Civil War and UN Peace Operations
EventThu 20 Apr 2023Time: 13:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIHow should the UN handle the political economy of civil war?
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WEBINAR: Pathways for Peace 5th Anniversary European Consultation
EventTue 4 Apr 2023Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft TeamsTo mark the 5th Anniversary of the UN-World Bank report “Pathways for Peace”, NUPI in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN and World Bank will arrange a virtual consultation with mostly European researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on 4 April 2023 from 15:00-16:30 CET.
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Taking stock of Norway's work on climate, peace and security in the UNSC (2021-2022)
EventThu 13 Apr 2023Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPINorway served as an elected member of the UN Security Council from 2021 – 2022. Norway identified four priority areas during its period on the Council, including Climate Security. This seminar will take stock of what Norway has achieved in this area and on the lessons that can be learned from this experience for others that will be working on this agenda in future.
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Libya after Gaddafi: What went wrong, and what role did Norway play?
EventThu 9 Mar 2023Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIIan Martin, the UN’s former representative in Libya, critically reflects on the international intervention in 2011, and subsequent events.
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Webinar: Shifting from External Dependency: Remodelling the G5 Sahel Joint Force for the Future
EventWed 15 Jun 2022Time: 17:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: ZoomThe Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON), Training for Peace (TfP) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) are pleased to invite you to a webinar on the G5 Sahel Joint Force (G5S-JF).
Articles All articles
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
22 Feb 2023Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with more frequent extreme weather events and temperatures that are increasing fas1
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Climate, Peace, and Security in Afghanistan
22 Feb 2023In this updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR) team explore the nexus between clima1
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COMMENTARY: Investing in People and Enhancing Resilience for Sustaining Peace with Adaptive Peacebuilding
19 Jan 2023The most effective context-specific peacebuilding approaches are those rooted in the history, culture, and current reality of the people affected by1
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Leaving the UN Security Council: Norway steps down
3 Jan 2023After to intense years, Norway is now stepping down from its role as an elected member of the UN Security Council. In this article we have gathered w1
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The Case for Integrating Sustaining Peace into an Expanded Climate, Peace and Security Concept
24 Nov 2022One of the key themes that emerged from the just concluded COP27 is the recognition that climate change does not only exacerbate the causes and effec1