💧WPS Quarterly Update: Water-related challenges are intensifying across several regions, increasing the risk of violent conflict and humanitarian crises. Key areas to watch include: 🌎Africa: Flooding in Sudan and South Sudan has displaced over 1.2 million people. Central and West Africa face severe rainfall, while Southern Africa's drought continues to affect millions. 🌎Middle East: Water scarcity and extreme temperatures hit Iran and Dubai, with escalating conflicts over water in the West Bank and Lebanon. Climate change is pushing global temperatures to new highs, with 2024 on track to be the hottest year ever recorded. On the other hand, current conflicts show the link water crises and conflict clearer than ever. Discover the latest regions at risk of conflict linked to water in our quarterly update: https://lnkd.in/erguvrwg #WaterPeaceSecurity #WaterSecurity #WaterConflict #WaterRisk #EarlyWarningTool #WaterCooperation
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Water-related risks to global security are linked to conflict, instability, migration, water and food insecurity, and waterborne illness, affecting the lives of billions of people around the world. Data is fundamental to understanding how water shortages translate into social consequences, where water-related risks are highest, what drives these risks, and what solutions exist. The Water, Peace, and Security (WPS) Partnership was founded in 2018 to pioneer the development of innovative tools that identify and address water-related security risks. WPS’ Global Early Warning Tool employs machine learning to forecast conflict over the next 12 months in Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia. Through cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, human responses modeling, and remote sensing, the Global Early Warning Tool raises awareness of the risks of water-related security threats. WPS is working on regular updates to the platform to improve its model and extend its geographic coverage. National governments, actors from the global defense, development, diplomacy, and disaster relief sectors, and other stakeholders can use the tool to identify conflict hotspots before violence erupts, begin to understand the local context, and prioritize opportunities for water interventions. Based on this information, evidence-based actions can be taken to mitigate human security risks, which WPS facilitates through capacity development and dialogue support.
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Advisor| Mentor| Climate Reality Leader| Co-Founder WiGIS Uganda| Loves Nature|Global Diplomacy Lab Member Talks about #Environment #GIS #Remote sensing #Climate change #Sustainability #Water Diplomacy #PlasticPollution
If you are a scientist, ecologist, etc. you may wonder what peacebuilding discussions have to do with you! In most cases, we are tempted to think that these discussions are only relevant for diplomats, lawyers, people working in humanitarian contexts, men in uniform etc.! After attending the training on Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding at Jable Castle in Slovenia, I learnt, unlearnt, re-learnt so much about #Environmentalpeacebuilding. The ecological, political, social, peace and security dimensions of environmental peacebuilding makes it rather a complex and calls for action and commitment from the different actors but most importantly how the integration of all these factors can be maximized to attain #sustainablepeace. My key messages from the training; 1. Trust and cooperation is key in peacebuilding efforts, peace is not a natural condition, it requires a lot of effort, political will, resources and takes time. 2. Environmental rights and human rights are closely connected and deserve careful considerations in peace building efforts. 3. Natural resources can trigger, fuel or drive conflict. Equitable use, access and management of these resources can contribute to #sustainablepeace 4. There are many unsung hero's in peacebuilding out there and people working so hard to restore positive peace- they need your support and my support! Special thanks to Geneva Water Hub, a Centre of Competence on Water for Peace Peace Operations Training Centre - POTC and the Government of Slovenia for organizing such a timely and much needed training (in a lovely, peaceful and green city of Ljubljana). Huge thanks to our wonderful facilitators and speakers who provided a lot of insights and professional experiences on environmental peacebuilding! Tanja Miškova, Mark Zeitoun Dimitrij Pahor, Heloise Heyer, @Stephen Robinson, Vasilka Sancin, Carl Bruch, Tadesse Kebebew, Mara Tignino Caroline Pellaton! To my fellow participants Ryad AWAJA Aouadja, Siobhán M. Miha Erman Renate Meyer, Munini Mutuku, Sarah Njeri, Milad Jafari, Maria Paloma Noriega Jalil, Maido Bellés Roca, Liliana Valencia Tello, Sonam Tobgay, Lamis Qdemat 🇵🇸, Rasmus Albrecht Stern @Chefor Mercy Apiamboh, Alex Wainaina Hinga, Sundus AL-OGAIDI et al. Thank you for sharing your experiences from your respective countries and work environments! May you continue to be icons and ambassadors of environmental peacebuilding! And lastly, to the lovely city of Ljubljana, see you around summertime! #Grateful! #WaterForPeace #ClimateandPeace
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Last week the Water, Peace and Security team joined the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC and National Societies from 3 countries (Jordan, Iran and Yemen) to kick-off the new programme 'Harmonizing Water Opportunities for Peace & Community Empowerment'. This is an IFRC-led multi-year programme aiming to prevent and mitigate water-induced community-level instability and conflict in the MENA region. The WPS team co-facilitated several sessions on the pathways from water scarcity to peace and conflict, as well as tools and methods to address water-related instability at an early stage. The 3-day inception workshop in Amman, Jordan marked the first concrete step within the broader agreement between WPS and IFRC to tackle water-related conflict and promote sustainable water management globally. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education HCSS - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies Deltares International Alert Wetlands International World Resources Institute #WaterandPeace #WaterSecurity #WaterCooperation #WaterPeaceNexus #HumanitarianRelief #MENA Sundus AL-OGAIDI Irina Patrahau Audrey Legat
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Feeling energized from an exciting week in Amman with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC and Red Crescent National Societies of Jordan, Iran and Yemen to build water security and support peaceful resolution of water disputes - and more. We shared the Water, Peace & Security integrated approach - #understand, #mobilize, #learn and #dialogue and discussed applying this in each country's context. Some thoughts on #data and #EO: the process of data collection, data sharing, and ensuring trust of data for local decision making - especially when using #EO #satellite data - can slow down data-driven decision making. How can we overcome these challenges? Some of this work has been done - for example groundwater maps have been created- but we need systems to better share previous work between NGOs, governments, humanitarians, development workers, and others to build on past work instead of replicate it - but we need to be cautious. Better #datasharing in the #water sector can make the difference between access to clean water or water that causes illness, but data sharing can also endanger water systems that can be a target for violence. Laura Birkman Sundus AL-OGAIDI Audrey Legat Irina Patrahau Svenja Wolter Benedetta Benzoni
Regional Head of Health, Disasters, Climate & Crises (HDCC) Unit - Middle East & North Africa at IFRC
This week marks the kickoff of the H2O PEACE programme – Harmonizing Water Opportunities for Peace & Community Empowerment! in partnership with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Through this week's inception workshop with the Red Crescent national societies of Jordan, Iran and Yemen and co-facilitated with our expert partners from Water, Peace & Security, we’re addressing water-induced community conflicts and strengthening water systems to build adaptation and resilience. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC
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Early last Month, we crisscrossed Kibish Sub-County in Turkana County to map water resources including Wetlands. In the exercise, we also identified hotspots for water related conflicts in the region. As a water scarce region, the available water resources need rehabilitation, protection and community led management for reliazation of their ecosystem services. Wetlands International Water, Peace & Security Edmond Kuto Julie Mulonga County Government of Turkana Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya
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With extreme weather events increasing due to climate change, many of the 70,000+ dams in the world are at a higher risk of failure. At the end of August, Arbaat dam in Sudan collapsed, while just this week, 37 people were reported dead and thousands displaced after the Alua dam in northeastern Nigeria burst. This week also marks the first anniversary of the collapse of two dams upstream of the coastal town of Derna in Libya, devastating the town and causing an estimated 6,000 to 20,000 casualties. On the other hand, conflict exacerbates the risks even more, with activities such as sabotage and discontinued maintenance. Yasir Mohamed, WPS Coordinator and Associate Professor of Water Resources Management and Micha Werner, Associate Professor in Drought & Flood Management from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education explain the increasing danger of collapse dams are facing across the globe due to climate change and conflict: https://bit.ly/3MKwVGH #WaterPeaceSecurity #WaterSecurity #Conflict #Water #DamCollapse
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During #WorldWaterWeek in Stockholm, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC and the Water, Peace & Security (WPS) Partnership announced a 5-year collaboration to tackle water-related conflict and promote sustainable water management globally. Laura Birkman, senior strategic analyst of WPS consortium member The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) stated, “HCSS is proud to coordinate this effort with the IFRC on behalf of the WPS partnership. Combining our expertise on the water-peace nexus with the world's largest humanitarian network significantly enhances our ability to address water-induced instability in fragile regions on a meaningful scale.” Maria Pinzon, IFRC’s Global Head of Water Systems Strengthening, stated, "Our National Societies have been identifying tensions in communities around water. Joining efforts with the WPS Consortium will enable communities to learn, understand, and take action." Yasir Mohamed, WPS coordinator, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. added, "We are looking forward to collaborating with IFRC and local partners worldwide to turn water-related tensions into opportunities for peace and cooperation." This HCSS-led partnership will begin its work in the MENA region in September, with a focus on reducing water-related instability and enhancing community resilience. Read and learn more about the partnership: https://bit.ly/3ZmtFZA #WorldWaterWeek #WaterPeaceSecurity #Sustainability #IFRCWPS #SustainableDevelopment #Partnership #WaterSecurity #SWWW #WaterSystems #Resilience IHE Delft Institute for Water Education HCSS - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies World Resources Institute Wetlands International Deltares International Alert
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“Already, roughly half of humanity lives under what the World Resources Institute calls 'highly water-stressed conditions' for at least one month a year,” said WPS partner Charlie Iceland (WRI) in a recent article in The Economist. Titled, "The poisonous global politics of water, which delves into how polarisation makes it harder to adapt to climate change," The Economist article explores how competition for water resources is becoming fired up by a lack of trust, setting consumers against one another as they vie for their share of this precious resource. The Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership’s quarterly update notes that although water wars are scarce, tensions in communities caused by water scarcity are rising – leading to skirmishes in South Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique. Meanwhile flooding in Afghanistan and Iran leading to displacement is causing tension between the displaced and host communities. Through dialogue training and setting up peace forums, WPS strives to turn vicious cycle of water conflict into a virtuous one of peace and cooperation. Learn more about WPS: waterpeacesecurity.org
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“Already, roughly half of humanity lives under what the World Resources Institute calls 'highly water-stressed conditions' for at least one month a year,” said WPS partner Charlie Iceland (WRI) in a recent article in The Economist. Titled, "The poisonous global politics of water, which delves into how polarisation makes it harder to adapt to climate change," The Economist article explores how competition for water resources is becoming fired up by a lack of trust, setting consumers against one another as they vie for their share of this precious resource. The Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership’s quarterly update notes that although water wars are scarce, tensions in communities caused by water scarcity are rising – leading to skirmishes in South Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique. Meanwhile flooding in Afghanistan and Iran leading to displacement is causing tension between the displaced and host communities. Through dialogue training and setting up peace forums, WPS strives to turn vicious cycle of water conflict into a virtuous one of peace and cooperation. Learn more about WPS: waterpeacesecurity.org
The poisonous global politics of water
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At #WWWeek, the WPS online session "Water, Peace, and Security: Innovation to Action – Lessons Learned" explored the Water-Peace nexus from diverse perspectives. 🕊️ Anders Jägerskog (The World Bank) asked, "We often see water and conflict together. It is both a danger and an opportunity, so how can we change this into water for peace?" 🎣 Daisy Kosgei (International Alert) shared how Kenya's Lake Turkana pastoralists now see water as a "peace dividend", after agreement was reached between pastoralists and fishermen on cattle crossings and drinking locations. 💧 Caroline Pellaton (Geneva Water Hub, a Centre of Competence on Water for Peace) emphasized the need to "share water intelligently and spare it from armed conflict." 💡 Hiba Abu Al Rob (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC) added that while there are less resources and there is more conflict, which calls for a comprehensive understanding of the issues at play. 🌎 Yasir Mohamed (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) highlighted the wide and complex nature of water-related risks, and the needs for multi-sector, multi-actor approaches, to transform the vicious cycle of water-conflicts into a virtuous one. If you want to continue the conversation, contact WPS at info@waterpeacesecurity.org and find out more waterpeacesecurity.org Wetlands International Deltares HCSS - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies International Alert, World Resources Institute Maarten Gischler Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute