Waleed Khan is the Director of Programmes and Finance at the Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR), one of Conciliation Resources’ partner organisations in South Asia. KIIR is a not-for-profit organisation based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, which promotes peacebuilding in the region.
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference is focusing world attention on the existential impact of climate change on our common ecological system. It is a moment for leadership and global action. The changes required to sustain our planet will require shifts in power and resources. Similar shifts are needed to transform conflict and build peace.
The Pacific region is experiencing the climatic and environmental effects of climate change – effects that are likely to increase in the coming decades. The escalating rate and intensity of cyclones, coastal erosion and land salinity as a result of rising sea levels will increasingly impact the region economically, socially and politically.
The Pacific region is experiencing the environmental effects of climate change, which are likely to only increase in the coming decades. However, it should not be assumed that these challenges will lead directly to violent conflict. This paper identifies and briefly outlines a number of climate change conflict risks within the Southwest Pacific region. It is based on emerging work by Conciliation Resources, focused on the climate change and conflict nexus in the Southwest Pacific.
Smart Peace was a global initiative combining the expertise of consortium members to address the challenges of building peace. A new interactive resource allows users to explore its forward-looking approach to peacebuilding through case studies and lessons learnt.
Magda Zenon is a human rights activist and peacebuilder living in Cyprus, and is a member of Women Mediators across the Commonwealth (WMC). To celebrate the anniversary of UNSCR1325, Magda has interviewed members of the WMC about their experiences of mediating peace and hopes for the future.
Ten years ago, Conciliation Resources co-convened an international conference in the Palace of Aiete, in San Sebastian-Donostia. This helped put in motion a series of events that ushered in a new chapter for peace in the Basque Country. A decade later, the organisers and participants headed back to Aiete to reflect on the achievements of the peace process, and the challenges that lie ahead.
The Women Mediators across the Commonwealth (WMC) network and Conciliation Resources have published their second joint report, 'Beyond the vertical: what enables women mediators to mediate.' The report asks: what are the enabling factors that contribute to the meaningful inclusion and recognition of diverse women in peace mediation?
This report focuses on the question of how to better create enabling environments for women mediators. It asks specifically: what are the enabling factors that contribute to the meaningful inclusion and recognition of diverse women in peace mediation? By examining cases that have (1) facilitated the meaningful inclusion of women in mediation processes, (2) contributed to developing women’s careers as mediators, and (3) promoted recognition of women’s roles in mediation across various mediation spaces, these enabling factors can inform good practice in this field.
Welcome to the story of Smart Peace, an integrated peace programme undertaken by a diverse group of specialist organisations between 2018 and 2021.
