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  • Leading Organization:
    UNU-EHS
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
    Summary:

    Potential links between climate change impacts and violent conflict have received wide public attention. International resolutions such as the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the European Security Strategy, and the UN High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change address these potential links between climate change and violent conflict. However, the alleged causal relationship between water shortages and violent conflict is as a general rule based on single case studies and have not been confirmed by large comparative studies. The vulnerability, capacity to adapt and resilience of different regions and communities to climate change differs greatly, and so may the propensity for violent conflict.

    CLICO aims at filling the gap in knowledge over the social dimensions of climate change, by looking whether hydro-climatic hazards intensify social tensions and conflicts or whether they provide a catalyst for cooperation and peace. The project concentrates on the Mediterranean, Middle East and Sahel (MMES), which are among the regions in the world most exposed and vulnerable to droughts and floods.

    _Source: Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO), Ecologic Institute Website, June 28, 2010._

    Project Components:

    Climate change poses several threats to human security. Hydro-climatic hazards such as droughts and floods have the potential to trigger or exacerbate social tensions, intra- and inter-state conflict. The EU-funded project CLICO will examine the relationships between hydro-climatic hazards, human security and conflict. The project will also develop recommendations for the best types of policies and institutions to avoid or better prepare for water conflicts related to climate change.

    Expected Outputs:

    CLICO pursues the following objectives:

    * To understand and model the relationships between hydro-climatic hazards, climate change vulnerability, human security and conflict, on the basis of theoretically-informed, comparative empirical research.

    * To map international and national policies for security and adaptation in water resources and hazard management, and develop a policy model for security against hydro-climatic hazards (“hydro-security”) in the MMES region, applicable to the UN, EU and national states.

    Contacts:

    Fabrice Renaud
    renaud@ehs.unu.edu

    Lars Wirkus
    wirkus@ehs.unu.edu

    Project Status:
    Under implementation
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    European Commission (EuropeAid)
    Financing Amount:
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    Cofinancing Total:
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    Resources:
    Climate change, hydro-conflicts and human security (CLICO) UNU-EHS
    Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO)- Ecologic Website
    Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO)- Tyndall Centre
    Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security- The Cyprus Institute
    Experts will be studying political and social conflicts caused by climate change and the fight for water in eleven regions of Europe and Africa
    File(s):
    CLICO Policy Brief.pdf
    Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security.pdf
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