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Environment and Security @EnvSecJournal

The leading (and only) peer-reviewed journal on environment and security.

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Environment and Security@EnvSecJournal
12 Feb 2025
Environment and Security is making the move over to Bluesky. Stay connected and follow us there at envsecjournal.bsky.social #ClimateSecurity #peacebuilding
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Explore @cfnwan's new literature review which examines the three main frameworks that are being used to analyze how the confluence of climate change and geopolitics intensifies farmer-herder conflicts in West Africa journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Geopolitical ecology: Climate change geopolitics and farmer–herder conflicts in West Africa -...

Climate change impacts various social systems and has been linked to conflicts, especially resource conflicts in dry and semi-dry lands of West Africa. Climate ...

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With ongoing conflict between nomadic herders and farmers intensifying in Nigeria @Dan_Tuki’s new article seeks to quantify how perceptions of religion shape this issue and impact support for a new policy that would ban open grazing of livestock journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

You’re not welcome! Violence and support for an open grazing ban policy in Kaduna, Nigeria - Daniel...

This study examines the effect of victimization and religious affiliation on support for a policy banning the open grazing of livestock in the northern Nigerian...

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Check out Aleksandra Balinskaia’s new literature review which focuses on environmental peacebuilding papers that tackle interstate issues and finds natural resource management to be a key factor in reducing conflict and fostering peace journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Interstate environmental peacebuilding: A systematic review - Aleksandra Balinskaia, 2025

In response to the growing interest in environmental peacebuilding (EP), the imperative of organizing and impartially assessing accumulated knowledge has intens...

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Check out Trine Marielle Wik and @AndrewWNeal’s analysis of how climate change is addressed in national security documents around the world and how a majority of the 94 countries they analyzed overlook the impacts of climate change on national security journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

The prioritisation of climate security: A content analysis of national security agendas - Trine...

Climate change is leading to severe environmental degradation and ecological breakdown. We are on a path towards 2°C to 3°C warming above pre-industrial levels,...

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Check out this thread by @KittyyKim and then read her new article about how community resistance to dam projects was fostered amid the violent conflict in Myanmar journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Grassroots resistance against hydropower dams: Community campaigns and civilian-rebel cooperation...

When large hydropower dams are planned in conflict-affected regions, these projects can exacerbate pre-existing tensions and conflicts. This article focuses on ...

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Kyungmee Kim@KittyyKim
22 Oct 2024
🌍 New Research Alert! 🌍 What happens when mega dams are planned in conflict zones? How do affected communities respond? Surprisingly, numerous dams are currently in development in regions grappling with conflict, posing significant security risks to local populations. 🧵1/n
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As conflicts involving Nigerian security forces often occur in natural areas, a new study by @Greatdengis @EseimokumoA and Adah Miriam Uben analyzes how Nigerian security operations and policies degrade the environment and contribute to climate change journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Climate change policing: Integrating environment-sensitive approaches in Nigerian security operat...

Climate change has shifted from being solely a severe environmental challenge to becoming a critical threat to global security. Despite efforts to securitise cl...

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While most climate security research examines the impacts of climate change on the current international system @KenConca and @geoffdabelko's new article identifies three ways the current system leads to climate related instability and conflict journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

The international (in)security order and the climate-conflict-security nexus - Ken Conca, Geoffrey...

Much existing research on climate, conflict, and security asks a relatively narrow question: how does climate change trigger or exacerbate violent conflict in w...

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As Iraqi oil revenues collapsed from 2014-2021 substantial shifts occurred in the political economy resulting in a more democratic society. Read @ShahlaKli @JaredMiller06 and Alex De Waal’s investigation on the effects of decarbonization on Iraq journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

The coming twilight of a petro-state? Traumatic decarbonization as a driver of political transfor...

Iraq is a compelling example of a state highly dependent on a singular source of rent, namely oil revenue. Since 2003, Iraq has also been characterized by a fra...

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Despite both experiencing similar hardships due to the oil shock of 2014-2015 the petro-states of Venezuela and Ecuador reacted in opposite ways. Read Katrina Burgess and @jcorrales2011’s analysis of the three main variables that affected these responses journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Petro-states, oil shocks, and regime change: Venezuela and Ecuador, 2013–2023 - Katrina Burgess,...

The literature on petrostates tends to blackbox the state. We argue, in contrast, that not all petro-states are configured equally. They thus respond to externa...

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Learn about the history of oil in Sudan and then read @LukePatey's article about the impact of decarbonization on Sundan's political economy and foreign policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Oil, gold, and guns: The violent politics of Sudan’s resource re-curse - Luke Patey, 2024

The green transition and slowdown of global fossil fuel demand present an intriguing question for the future of oil-rich developing countries where less democra...

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Luke Patey@LukePatey
5 Sep 2024
In July 1999, Sudan’s vice-president & China’s future security czar turned a valve to make the African country’s oil dream a reality. In these heady days of China-Africa relations, with Beijing's $50 billion promises at FOCAC, it is important to look at how individuals matter 🧵
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South Sudan provides a lens into how decarbonization may affect an oil-based economy. Read @joshua_craze’s analysis of how Kiir’s coalition government has maintained power even as South Sudan’s political economy has shifted away from being powered by oil journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

From petrodollars to licenses: South Sudan’s post-oil political economy - Joshua Craze, 2024

This paper examines the trajectory of South Sudan’s political economy following the dethronement of oil rents as the major source of regime stability. From 2005...

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Examine how decreases in oil prices from decarbonization efforts may lead to increased conflict and unsuccessful peacemaking efforts in @jan_pos1's new article in Environment and Security #environmentalpeacebuilding journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

The new era of turbulence: Peacemaking trends in post-carbon times - Jan Pospisil, 2024

Based on an empirical comparison of peace processes in carbon-dependent economies over time, this article investigates the impact of decarbonization and the rel...

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As the global energy transition occurs @tarungk91 and @JaredMiller06 contend that more research must be focused on the political and economic ramifications in fragile, fossil fuel-producing states #environmentalpeacebuilding #globalenergytransition journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

New climate dis-economies: The political economy of energy transitions in fragile fossil fuel...

A global energy transition from carbon-based fuels to renewable energy will have major political and economic ramifications around the world, especially for fra...

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As climate change threatens the stability of US homeland security, Jeremiah Asaka proposes a new methodology that identifies climate change as a threat multiplier. Read more in Environment and Security #environmentalpeacebuilding #homelandsecurity journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…

Climate change and homeland security nexus: Proposal for a comprehensive conceptual framework -...

Climate change is a significant security concern in the 21st century. This study is specifically focused on the interplay between climate change and domestic se...

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Explore William Morrisey’s analysis of the four different scenarios that could arise following the global adoption of stratospheric aerosol injection and the potential geopolitical implications in Environment and Security #environmentalpeacebuilding journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Discover the three key factors that Daniel Abrahams and Kayly Ober identify that allow conflict mitigation policies to act as a framework for climate change adaptation. #environmentalpeacebuilding #conflictmitigation journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…

Conflict mitigation as a means of climate change adaptation: Lessons for policy and development...

In this article, we examine the ways conflict can drive climate change vulnerability and, in turn, argue that conflict mitigation can act as a means of climate ...

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Explore Tobias Böhmelt’s quantitative analysis on which factors determine whether UN peacekeeping missions have an environmental orientation based on case studies in Africa #environmentalpeacebuilding #peacekeeping journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

When are peacekeepers “green?” - Tobias Böhmelt, 2024

Although the focus of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations (PKOs) remains peace and security, missions may also have an environmental orientation. Such a...

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Find out how hydrological and satellite analysis links extreme weather events to increased conflict in the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines in Environment and Security Journal #environmentalpeacebuilding  journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…

Unveiling the climate–conflict nexus: Examining the influence of weather extremes on conflict...

Extreme weather events have been closely associated with the escalation of violent conflicts. This article introduces empirical evidence that underscores the vu...

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Read about @AsakaJ’s proposed conceptual framework for U.S. Homeland Security that addresses climate change as a threat multiplier in Environment and Security #environmentalpeacebuilding #climatesecurity journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…

Climate change and homeland security nexus: Proposal for a comprehensive conceptual framework -...

Climate change is a significant security concern in the 21st century. This study is specifically focused on the interplay between climate change and domestic se...

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