New Security Beat Friday Digest (August 15-19, 2022)

 

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NEW SECURITY BEAT FRIDAY DIGEST (AUGUST 15-19, 2022)

Creating an Environment of Peace Means Avoiding Backdraft August 15, 2022 // By Noah Bell & Geoffrey D. Dabelko A new contribution in a continuing series examining "backdraft" — the unintended consequences of climate change responses — and how its effects might be anticipated and minimized to avoid conflict and promote peace. The much-needed transition to a zero carbon, green economy offers opportunities to contribute to peace, but only if the conflict risks of transition are understood and managed to produce a just and peaceful transition. That means minimizing "backdraft"—the unintended negative impacts of transition that are a key obstacle to that goal. READ MORE

Climate Solutions from the Ground Up: The Importance of Place-Based Approaches August 16, 2022 // By Louise Bedsworth, Ken Alex & Ted Lamm Meeting the immense impacts of climate change will require strong "top-down" policies to reduce emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere, as well as building resilience in the face of climate stresses and shocks. As communities and governments undertake rapid and fundamental transformation of sectors and systems—energy, transportation, buildings and even green spaces—the need for governments to develop strategies that drive innovation and technological solutions becomes more urgent and essential.' READ MORE

Top 5 Posts for July 2022 August 19, 2022 // By Yiran Ning July's top post explored why water diplomats should revisit the realist perspective when interrogating leadership styles, cultural differences, and knowledge sharing involved in water disputes and cooperation. Over the past decade, diplomacy initiatives to address transboundary water conflicts have been frustratingly "power-shy," write Sumit Vij, Jeroen Warner, Mark Zeitoun, and Christian Bréthaut. Multilateral institutions like the United Nations should instead address the power dynamics embedded in such disputes by engaging in track 2 (informal interaction between lower-ranking officers of both sides) or track 3 (facilitating interaction and understanding between communities) diplomacy. READ MORE

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