Grist to the mill for peacebuilding?
Water plays an important role for peace and stability of the African continent. In addition to the conservation of wetlands, interventions around the preservation of water can support peacebuilding. Based on examples drawn from the engagement of the Water Peace and Security partnership in Mali and Kenya, these practical experiences show how water is key […]
Shifting power through collaboration
To what extent are networks uniquely placed to advance change in the global peacebuilding system? How can networks navigate and perhaps transform the competitive dynamics of the system that currently shape organisations’ interactions with one another? How can equity as a core value within networks – in their governance, composition, and decision-making – catalyse sustainable […]
A Peace Too Small
For the HDP nexus approach to create more impact in managing crises and conflict, it will not suffice to bridge gaps between project activities and to promote a mind-set that allows understanding each other’s goals. Where humanitarian crises go along with protracted or open violent conflict, the peacebuilding pillar must take centre stage and include […]
Where to start when everything is a priority?
In situations of crisis and violent conflict peacebuilding needs are almost always competing with other urgent priorities, such as relief and emergency support for the affected population and transitional development assistance. In response to these interrelated challenges, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus is increasingly recognised as a comprehensive approach for all ‘pillars’ of the nexus and as […]
Where to start when everything is a priority?
In situations of crisis and violent conflict peacebuilding needs are almost always competing with other urgent priorities, such as relief and emergency support for the affected population and transitional development assistance. In response to these interrelated challenges, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus is increasingly recognised as a comprehensive approach for all ‘pillars’ of the nexus and as […]
Did we miss the memo?
Traditionally, many peacebuilders have shunned geopolitics because it represents the kind of power politics, emphasis on hard security, top-down approaches and confrontation that is an anathema to principles that peacebuilders hold close. Yet, changes in global power dynamics may provide new spaces for multilateral and local peacebuilding in old and emerging conflicts, as well as […]
A road map to a more resilient and sustainable future
The 2030 Agenda recognizes that “there can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.”. Peaceful, just and inclusive societies are accordingly considered both outcomes and enablers of sustainable development. Recognizing SDG16+, including issues like peace, justice, accountability and human rights as an enabler for achieving all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), […]
New Visions for the Central African Republic
The new section of the Future Needs Peacebuilding Blog focusses on Implementing Agendas for Peace. Under the premise that global arenas and agendas provide leverage points for peacebuilding dimensions, the blog articles focus on how well and future-oriented the peacebuilding dimension is set up in international and national systems. Eloi Kouzoundji critically examines the implementation […]
Nouvelles visions pour la République Centrafricaine
La nouvelle section du blog “Future Needs Peacebuilding” se concentre sur la mise en œuvre des agendas pour la paix. Eloi Kouzoundji examine la mise en œuvre des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) en République centrafricaine (RCA). La République Centrafricaine (RCA), qui couvre une superficie de 623 000 km2, compte environs 5 millions d’habitants. Malgré […]
A tale of patience and perseverance
How to engage with Chinese companies that seem to be mostly interested in commercial outcomes while sidestepping the issues around environmental and community security? There is no simple answer, and there are not many positive stories to tell. But there is a very small community in a faraway part of the DRC, who decided to […]