Book contents
- The Environment in Conflict
- The Environment in Conflict
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1The Environs of Conflict
- 2The Environment as Trigger
- 3The Environment as Degraded
- 4The Environment as Neglected
- 5The Environment as Control
- 6The Environment as a Vector of Violence
- 7Environmental Peacebuilding
- 8Pathways and Implications for Moving Forward
- References
- Index
7 - Environmental Peacebuilding
Evidence and Possibilities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2026
Book contents
- The Environment in Conflict
- The Environment in Conflict
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1The Environs of Conflict
- 2The Environment as Trigger
- 3The Environment as Degraded
- 4The Environment as Neglected
- 5The Environment as Control
- 6The Environment as a Vector of Violence
- 7Environmental Peacebuilding
- 8Pathways and Implications for Moving Forward
- References
- Index
Summary
While the environment almost always suffers in conflict, it can also present opportunities for cooperation – this is the key premise and promise of environmental peacebuilding. Harnessing shared environmental risks and challenges for collective and cooperative action has the potential to foster relationship development that can prevent conflict and/or restore peace. Environmental peacebuilding and methods of intervention, such as impact assessments and peace agreements, have the potential to be an antidote to any or all of the environment-conflict intersections. This chapter explores the literature on environmental peacebuilding and key tools of the trade.
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- The Environment in ConflictImplications and Pathways, pp. 149 - 164Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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