
Water, Peace & Security
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Water is critical. Tensions over accessing or using water can lead to conflict. We seek to understand how, identifying water-related conflict before it happens.
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🌊 Last week, WPS joined The Hague Academy for Local Governance in a tailor-made-training for key Yemeni leaders from the Ministry of Water and Environment. The WPS partnership was invited to give a presentation on the WSP approach. @HCSS




WPS shares knowledge on #WaterandPeace with The African Union in meetings with Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Directorate and H.E. Amb Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga, Senior Advisor for International Partnerships under the Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Commission


Since 2019, Water, Peace & Security has worked in #Mali to transform #water conflicts into opportunities for #peace. In Djenné a dam caused serious conflict. Through #dialogue WPS helped resolve age-old tension in the area. Watch the full video👇 youtu.be/Gb3mwl6s5qY

📣 Impact story from Mopti (Mali), where unregulated herd migration caused conflict between farmers, herders and sand harvesters. Water, Peace & Security helped establish agreements on herd migration timing, resolving conflict 🙌🏽 Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=CTXZzm…

In Iraq, WPS, the Iraqi government & local WPS partners work together to address water-related tensions in southern #Iraq through research, dialogue & sharing insights. WPS lessons learned help us use water as a tool for peace.💧 #WaterandPeace #BIWC waterpeacesecurity.org/info/blog-18-1…



💧"Water can be an entry point for peacebuilding," says IHE Delft 💧 Institute for Water Education Rector Eddy Moors at the UNCCD #COP16 side event "Addressing Water as a Tool for Peace" in Riyadh in early December where he represented #WaterPeaceSecurity Partnership. Read more: bit.ly/4gXKuQb







It's #WorldWaterDay! Water scarcity isn't just an environmental issue — it’s a security challenge. WPS addresses water-related security risks, helping communities and decision-makers take action. Learn more from the World Resources Institute Water Risk Atlas: go.wri.org/water-day-25



