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    The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, strategic analysis, publishing, and convening. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.

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News, Events, Publications about Climate Change

  • Policy Papers 05-10-2023by Michael Franczak

    Financing Loss and Damage at Scale: Toward a Mosaic Approach

    The historic decision on loss and damage (L&D) at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) calls for a new fund and funding arrangements focused on addressing L&D. It also tasks a Transitional Committee to prepare recommendations on the new fund and funding arrangements for adoption at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in […]

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    Climate Change
  • Panel Discussions 10-26-2022

    Youth Leaders on Peace and Climate Action: Priorities for COP27

    On October 26th, IPI in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN and the Government of Finland, and in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, cohosted a policy forum entitled “Youth Leaders on Peace and Climate Action: Priorities for COP27.”From the Fridays for Future movement […]

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    Climate Change, Peacekeeping, Youth
  • Issue Briefs 10-17-2022by Agathe Sarfati

    Toward an Environmental and Climate-Sensitive Approach to Protection in UN Peacekeeping Operations

    Environmental degradation, including degradation caused by climate change, armed conflict, or the illegal exploitation of resources, can be a catalyst for violence against civilians. While addressing environmental degradation goes well beyond the mandates of UN peacekeeping operations, missions are increasingly focusing on climate-related security risks, and several missions have environment and climate-related language in their […]

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    Climate Change, Peacekeeping, Protection of Civilians
  • Panel Discussions 10-17-2022

    Discussing Financing Options on Loss & Damage Ahead of COP27

    IPI together with the Republic of Maldives cohosted the launch of a policy brief on “Options for a Loss and Damage Financial Mechanism” written by Dr. Michael Franczak on October 17th.The paper is meant to provide negotiators and other stakeholders with a comprehensive and clear analysis of options for a new loss and damage financial […]

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    Climate Change, climateclimate
  • Issue Briefs 10-14-2022by Michael Franczak

    Options for a Loss and Damage Financial Mechanism

    As efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change fall short, discussions around loss and damage (L&D) resulting from climate change have gained urgency. These discussions pivot on questions around financing, which remains very limited. Going into the twenty-seventh UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), the call for a new L&D financial mechanism […]

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    Climate Change
  • Issue Briefs 10-12-2022by Jenna Russo

    The UN Environmental and Climate Adviser in Somalia

    The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) was among the first special political missions to receive climate-related language in its mandate, reflecting Somalia’s acute vulnerability to the impact of climate change. In 2020, UNSOM also became the first mission to have an environmental and climate adviser deployed to help implement this mandate. The adviser’s work […]

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    Climate Change, Peacekeeping
  • Issue Briefs 09-26-2022by Daniel Forti and Emmanuelle Cousin

    Contingent-Owned Equipment and Environmental Considerations in UN Peacekeeping Operations

    Peacekeeping operations are among the largest contributors to the UN’s environmental footprint, as well as the biggest potential vectors for pollution. Without strong environmental standards, these operations risk not just damaging local environments, but also negatively impacting the health and safety of local populations and compromising the UN’s reputation and legitimacy. The UN has taken […]

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    Climate Change, Peacekeeping
  • Panel Discussions 09-20-2022

    Advancing Climate Security in the Year of Implementation

    On September 20th, the Governments of the United States and Sweden, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), and IPI hosted a high-level panel on “Advancing Climate Security in the Year of Implementation.”The event highlighted ways climate security interventions at the local, regional, national, and international levels can be invested in and scaled, practical solutions […]

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    Climate Change
  • Panel Discussions 04-20-2021

    Moving Away from Rhetoric: How to Systemically Include Youth in Peace and Climate Action

    IPI and the Global Challenges Foundation cohosted a virtual policy forum on April 20th that focused on the synergies and connections between the youth, peace, and security (YPS), and climate action agendas, including how to ensure more meaningful engagement with youth leaders across the world on peace and climate governance. It also launched an issue […]

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    Climate Change, Youth
  • Issue Briefs 04-19-2021by Masooma Rahmaty and Jimena Leiva Roesch

    Youth Participation in Global Governance for Sustaining Peace and Climate Action

    Youth movements have played an increasingly prominent role in calling for action to address climate change. Many youth-led organizations are also engaged in initiatives to build peace in their communities. In global policymaking fora, however, youth remain sidelined.This issue brief outlines the synergies between the youth, peace, and security (YPS) and youth climate action agendas. […]

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    Climate Change, Youth
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the Global Observatory

  • Why Congo’s M23 Crisis Lingers On

    May 30, 2023 by
    The conflict has been propped up by blame games, ineffective diplomacy, recurring geopolitical tensions and proxy warfare in the Great Lakes region, and the Congolese state’s weak commitment to addressing grievances that drive armed group proliferation.
    Analysis, africa, conflict
  • China’s Small Steps into UN Peacekeeping Are Adding Up

    May 24, 2023 by Courtney J. Fung
    China will likely continue to shape peacekeeping along its preferences for a more technical and less overt political foreign policy tool.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • As UN Missions Draw Down, Strengthening Community-Led Approaches to Protection of Civilians

    May 23, 2023 by Gay Rosenblum-Kumar

    UN mission transitions still result in gaps in the protection of…

    Analysis, peacekeeping, protection of civilians
  • Human Survival Depends on Biodiversity: Interview with Brad Cardinale

    May 22, 2023 by Jill Stoddard

    Brad Cardinale, an ecologist who focuses on the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in natural systems discusses the scale…

    Interviews, biodiversity, climate change, ecology
  • Mediation in Peacekeeping Contexts: Trends and Challenges for Mission Leadership

    May 19, 2023 by
    The political role of the UN may not have diminished overall, but shifted.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • How Not to Do UN Peacekeeping

    May 17, 2023 by Cedric de Coning
    One of the most enduring lessons learned over the past 75 years of peacekeeping is that peace cannot be imposed.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • 75 Years On, the Uncertain Fate of UN Peacekeeping

    May 16, 2023 by Jenna Russo
    This spring marks 75 years since the UN first deployed a peacekeeping mission. Here are some of the challenges peacekeeping is facing, and opportunities for the future.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • Ten Years After Genocide Trial in Guatemala, Justice System Suffering Trust Deficit

    May 10, 2023 by Vaclav Masek

    The ten-year anniversary of the historic trial coincides with a process of…

    Analysis, americas, rule of law, transitional justice
  • As Crimes against Peacekeepers Increase, How to Find Accountability

    May 4, 2023 by Agathe Sarfati, Jill Stoddard
    Major challenges remain in pursuing justice for peacekeepers who have been victims of attacks.
    Analysis, peacekeeping
  • A New Agenda for Peace: Making Peace Plural and Healing Historical Traumas

    April 27, 2023 by Youssef Mahmoud

    Left unaddressed, painful legacies of past political violence will continue to infiltrate the institutions,…

    Analysis, peace and security, sustaining peace, united nations

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About the International Peace Institute

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