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Community Dialogue as a Peacebuilding Tool: Insights From Environmental Dialogue in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq
This SIPRI Research Policy Paper examines the linkages between climate and environmental issues and the dynamics of peace and conflict in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq. It focuses on how local community dialogue can play a part in addressing climate and environmental challenges while also helping to build peace and strengthen inter-community relations. The report presents the outcomes of several rounds of community dialogue on environmental issues and the impacts of climate change in the Nineveh Plains organized in 2022–23. It makes recommendations on how to harness the potential of local community dialogues in environmental peacebuilding.
Table of contents
I. Introduction
II. Impact of climate change on agriculture and the environment in the Nineveh Plains
III. Local community dialogues on environmental issues as a peacebuilding tool
IV. Insights from community dialogues in the Nineveh Plains
V. Conclusion and recommendations
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)/EDITORS
Amal Bourhrous is an Associate Researcher, attached to the SIPRI Conflict, Peace and Security research area, and specifically to the SIPRI Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Programme.