About COP27
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the annual UN Climate Change Conference and decision-making body of the UNFCCC, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change.
COP27 was held from 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. More information available here.
Read more about peace at COP27, including outcomes, here.
Resources on peace, security, conflict, and COP27:
Read “COP27: An explainer for peacebuilders” from International Alert (linked here)
CCCPA (Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding) announced a special initiative “Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace” launched in partnership with Egypt and UNDP at COP27 (linked here)
Read this special series on COP27 and climate security by International Crisis Group (linked here)
Explore a new publication by ICRC and ODI “Embracing Discomfort: A Call to Enable Finance for Climate-Change Adaptation in Conflict Settings” as well as ICRC’s calls at COP27 to strengthen climate action in conflict settings (linked here) and (linked here)
Follow the series “A Climate of Insecurity for COP27” by WILPF (linked here)
Read the report “Fuelling conflict? The impact of the green energy transition on peace and security,” prepared by International Alert in advance of COP27 (linked here)
Explore this article by Geneva Solutions outlining the possibility of shifting conflict funding to climate funding (linked here)
Check out the “Climate policy, finance, and peace” video series on Twitter by UNDP and the Climate Security Mechanism, with guest speakers including: CCCPA, the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the World Bank (linked here)
Read this article about the links between calls for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and violence against women (linked here)
Pre-COP resources:
Learn more about a pre-COP27 meeting on climate and security hosted by SIPRI (linked here)
Watch the webinar “Climate Finance and Conflict Dynamics on the Road to COP27,” hosted by International Alert (linked here)
Review the summary of a roundtable on climate security and COP27 hosted by the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate, and Security in early 2022 (linked here)
Explore this list and review of all the many climate reports coming out in advance of COP27, prepared by Karolina Eklöw (linked here)
COP27 side events and exhibits on peace:
Monday 7 November, 10h00-11h30, Resilience Hub, - Navigating the current food crisis at the nexus between climate, conflict, and food security - Explore the multiple solutions space, by Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate, and Security, World Resources Institute (WRI), GRP, SRC, and SIPRI
Tuesday 8 November, 14h20-15h25, Children and Youth Pavilion - Imaginative World-Building: Youth on Environmental Peacebuilding, by Institute for Climate and Peace, The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Motum, Peace on Climate, Somali Greenpeace Association, Re-Imagining New Communities (more here)
Wednesday 9 November, 13h15-14h45, Osiris (300) - Dealing with military and conflict related emissions under the UNFCCC, by Ukraine and Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (more here)
Thursday 10 November, 8h00-9h30, Zoom - Climate finance, gender and conflict – towards financing for sustaining peace and women’s empowerment (report launch) by UNDP, the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) and the Climate Security Mechanism (CSM)
Thursday 10 November, 9h30, GEF-GCF Pavilion, COP27: Embracing Nature as the Foundation for Global Security, by CAP and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (more here)
Friday 11 November, 13h00-14h00, Bellona Pavilion - Creating an environment of peace from the ground up, by SIPRI (more here)
Friday 11 November, 13h15-14h45, Thutmose (150) - Climate-resilient food systems and peace: exploring the interconnections, by World Food Programme (WFP), SIPRI, FAO, Climate Resilient Food Systems Alliance, and Switzerland (more here)
Saturday 12 November, 10h00-12h00, Horus-Presidency Room - High-level launch of the Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace (CRSP) Initiative, by United Nations Development Programme and Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA)
Saturday 12 November, 14h00, UNFCCC Action Hub - Enabling peaceful resilience in a new era of risk, by SIPRI (more here)
Saturday 12 November, 15h00-16h00, Resilience Hub - Navigating the food crisis at the nexus of climate, conflict and food security, by Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security Food and Land use Coalition (FOLU) Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (more here)
Monday 14 November, 13h15-14h45, Osiris (300) - Delivering climate resilient food systems during multiple crises and fragility, by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and Stichting Wageningen Research (WR) (more here)
Monday 14 November, 15h00-16h30, Ukraine Pavilion - Announcement of Ukrainian High Level Initiative: Global platform for the assessment of climate and environmental damage from military actions, by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Ukraine (more here)
Tuesday 15 November, 13h15-15h45, Hatshepsut (300) - Call To Action; Regional Conference On Climate Change, Peace & Security, by United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and World Food Programme (WFP) (more here)
Tuesday 15 November, 16h45-18h15, Osiris (300) - Nature-based solutions for Water and Climate Security, by International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) and World Water Council (WWC) (more here)
Wednesday 16 November, 15h00-16h30, Blue Zone, UNDP Pavilion - Enhancing Food and Water Security in the Arab States: Challenges and Opportunities, by UNDP and CGIAR Climate Security
Wednesday 16 November, 18h30-19h30, Climate Registry Pavilion, Kyoto Room - Imaginative World-Building: Youth on Environmental Peacebuilding, by Institute for Climate and Peace
Wednesday 16 November, 19h00-20h00, EU Pavilion (Virtual) - Environment of Peace: Securing a just and peaceful transition in a new era of risk, by SIPRI (more here)
Thursday 17 November, time/location TBA - Anticipatory Action in Land, Water, and Food Systems for Peace and Resilience by CGIAR Climate Security and DRC
Thursday 17 November, 13h15-14h45, Amon (150) - The Climate for Peace initiative - towards multilateral inclusive action, by Germany and adelphi (more here)
Thursday 17 November, 15h00-16h30, Amon (150) - No War, No Warming: Demilitarization and Climate Justice, by Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (GGJ) and Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricutores y Ganaderos (COAG) (more here)
Friday 18 November, 14h30-15h30, Food and Agriculture Pavilion - Improving climate resilient food systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings: A way forward for peace and food security? by CGIAR Climate Security
Exhibit: (7-12 November) - Working through climate change conflicts positively and peacefully, by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), International Environmental Communication Association (IECA), and Peace Rising (more here)
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