Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict

21/08/2026

Finding solutions starts with listening. 🌱

In Cameroon, our member TeenAlive - Cameroon brought together traditional leaders, women leaders, spiritual leaders, community counsellors, and others to discuss how climate and environmental pressures are affecting peace and security in their community and identify solutions to these challenges.

👇 Read TeenAlive - Cameroon's reflections from the community dialogue.

Our Climate, Peace and Security project (CLIMPSE) is co-funded by the 🇪🇺 European Union.

Sometimes begins long before . It begins when into homes because have been blocked, when families are forced to leave their communities in search of , when farmland turns neighbors into competitors, and when environmental pressures quietly reshape relationships that once held communities together.

These are the realities in which the Climate Peace and Security ( ) Project was created to understand and solve. Implemented in Cameroon by TeenAlive on behalf of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict with support from the European Commission , recognizes that is not only an environmental challenge it is also a driver of , and conflict. By generating evidence, engaging communities and strengthening dialogue, the project is helping ensure that solutions are shaped by lived experiences rather than assumptions.

This journey began in Buea, Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon. TeenAlive successfully brought together 40 community representatives, 23 men and 17 women including , , , and other respected community members. They were invited to the discussion table because their voices are the starting point for understanding how Climate and Environmental pressures are affecting , and everyday life.

As the conversations unfolded, a picture of life in Fako Division slowly emerged. Community members described a region where flooding has become a recurring threat rather than an occasional disaster. They linked this to blocked drainage systems, construction along waterways and wetlands, declining soil fertility, and increasing pressure on land and resources caused in part by displacement.

They identified children, internally displaced persons, women and girls, and persons with disabilities as those bearing the greatest burden. They also described disappearing forests, water shortages affecting sanitation, and limited opportunities leaving young people vulnerable.

Participants recounted disputes over land sold to multiple buyers, tensions between displaced families and host communities over sewage and waste, growing hate speech, substance abuse, harassment and exploitative coping mechanisms linked to overcrowding and economic hardship.

Community members highlighted sporting and cultural events that rebuild trust, community dialogues, environmental clean-up campaigns, council by-laws against illegal dumping, and innovative use of organic waste to restore soil fertility.

They were equally honest about what has not worked. Previous waste management initiatives collapsed because there is still no designated large-scale waste disposal site. Women and young people emerged as key actors already leading environmental protection and community resilience.

What began as a conversation with forty community representatives became the foundation for the next phase of the Project, informing evidence-based advocacy, hotspot mapping and future engagement with institutions.

Because lasting peace cannot be built on assumptions. It begins by listening to the people who live these realities every day and ensuring their voices shape the decisions that affect their future, at TeenAlive, every meaningful decision that affects the community begins with conversation with community stakeholders and we continue to put communities at the center of every decision made.

EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid UNFPA Cameroon UNICEF Cameroon Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete Youth Actions for Development Foundation - YADEF Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) Wacameroon Ngo Daraja Reube Mbororo Development Peace and Empowerment Initiative Revive Action Cameroon CBC Health Services - CBCHS Global Action for Education and Rehabilitation- GAERE DIBA Holistic Wellness Care Organization for Women's Empowerment and Development -OWED. Hope For A Better Tomorrow - HOBET Mike Yanou Foundation Youth Empowerment And Resilience Network Rural and Urban Grassroots Business Women Association - Rugbwa Visionary Care Foundation - VCF Cameroon Sustainable Women Organization-SWO

20/08/2026

Russia's war of aggression against 🇺🇦 Ukraine has fundamentally changed how Ukrainians experience peace and security.

In the second episode of GPPAC Perspectives, Nataliya Nechayeva-Yuriychuk, GPPAC Regional Representative for Eastern Europe, reflects on what security means for Ukrainians today, the critical role civil society plays in the country's response, and how international actors can support Ukraine.

📺 is a video series featuring short conversations with GPPAC members from across the network. In each episode, they reflect on developments shaping their region and share what they are doing to strengthen the security of people and communities.

Where should GPPAC Perspectives take us next? Which country or context would you like to hear from? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has fundamentally change...

09/07/2026

👏 Congratulations to our Chair of the Board and Peace Boat Founder and Director, Yoshioka Tatsuya, for receiving the Humanism Award from the International Schools Association in Geneva.

Peace Boat Founder and Director Yoshioka Tatsuya has been honored with the International Humanism Award by the
International Schools Association in Geneva.

This prestigious award recognizes Yoshioka’s lifelong dedication to building a sustainable society through initiatives for peace, human rights, marine conservation, and climate action. He joins an inspiring list of past recipients, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, the UNHCR and peace educator Betty Reardon.

As we continue our mission, this recognition serves as a powerful encouragement to redouble our efforts in international peace education. See the link below for his full remarks. We are grateful to the ISA for this honor as they celebrate their 75th anniversary!

Full remarks: https://peaceboat.org/english/news/yoshioka-international-humanism-award

01/07/2026

Our latest newsletter is out!

🌍 What happens when women read early warning signs of conflict?
🇱🇧 What does the situation for women in Lebanon look like today?
🏦 What was discussed at the Islamic Development Bank Annual Meetings in Baku?
🌱 How can local peacebuilders work with environmental experts?
🌺 How are Pacific Island women leading climate justice movements?
📑 And what does Gen Z mobilisation tell us about youth, protests, and civic space in Africa?

Our June newsletter brings together stories, analysis, and insights from across the network.

Read it here ⬇️

24/06/2026

For climate adaptation to succeed in fragile contexts, solutions must address the deeply connected challenges of climate change and conflict. This is possible when local communities become equal partners in this work, and programmes integrate climate adaptation and peacebuilding.

➡️ Join us, International Alert and Foundation for Tolerance International on 25 June (10:00 BST, Online via Zoom) at London Climate Action Week to explore how to achieve this in practice, based on examples from Kenya, Nigeria, and Central Asia.

Community-led responses, ones that build on local knowledge, ensure people influence decisions that affect them, and distribute benefits equitably, can ease tensions and build lasting resilience.

At this session, we'll share lessons from three programmes where this approach delivered real results and discuss how to scale them.

Join us to:
🔎 Explore how the climate sector can work with peacebuilders
💡 Discuss how to support locally led approaches that deliver for both peace and climate resilience
🤝 Connect with practitioners working at this intersection

Register today to join the conversation: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L0cjQNdUT_eHvAbJOWPcHA #/registration

18/06/2026

GPPAC Regional Secretariat, Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), together with the EPKNC Église Protestante de Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie (EPKNC), called on the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) to move beyond documenting colonial injustice and take concrete steps toward the fulfilment of Kanak self-determination.

Addressing the Committee in New York, PCC General Secretary and GPPAC Regional Representative Rev. James Shri Bhagwan and EPKNC General Secretary Rev. Billy Wetewea highlighted the ongoing impacts of the crisis in Kanaky, New Caledonia and urged the United Nations to uphold its mandate to end colonialism.

They called on the Special Committee to:

- accept the Pacific Peoples’ Mission report;
- dispatch a joint C-24 and Melanesian Spearhead Group mission;
- deploy a United Nations electoral assessment mission;
- call for the release of Kanak political prisoners and the return of detainees transferred to European France;
- integrate recent United Nations human rights findings into the C-24 process;
- and establish a clear decolonisation timetable respecting the Nouméa Accord and Kanak customary institutions.

07/06/2026

Why do the UNFCCC’s June Climate Meetings in Bonn matter for local peacebuilders?

From 8–18 June, governments, UN agencies, researchers, and civil society organisations will gather in 🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany, for the June Climate Meetings.

💡While these meetings may seem removed from the reality of local peacebuilding work, many of the issues on the agenda, from locally led climate adaptation to a just and inclusive transition to a carbon-neutral world, directly affect the safety and security of people and communities. And local peacebuilders are often the ones responding to these issues, having unique contextual knowledge.

➡️ Learn more about what the are, why they matter for local peacebuilders, and how you can engage in Bonn and beyond: https://gppac.net/news/why-do-unfcccs-june-climate-meetings-bonn-matter-local-peacebuilders

05/06/2026

The people closest to the climate crisis are also closest to the solutions.

Amongst them are local peacebuilders who are already working where the effects of climate change and conflict collide.

👀 They see what's happening first.
🚨 They respond first.
🤝 They help communities navigate risks before tensions escalate into conflict.

This , we stand in solidarity with everyone living with the impacts of climate change and recognise the incredible work of those who build a more peaceful and sustainable future every day.

📸 Keezhamanakudy, a coastal village in India, where fishermen witness coastal erosion and declining fish availability. This impacts economic livelihoods, elevates tensions over shared resources and displaces local residents. These are the kinds of risks local peacebuilders help communities navigate.

29/05/2026

Join an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented dialogue on the climate, peace, and security nexus, either in-person at the Rewley House, University of Oxford or online, on 5 June at 2 p.m. BST.

Climate change is not only an environmental or developmental challenge; it is rapidly reshaping the global security landscape in ways that are complex, non-linear, and deeply interconnected. Its implications are highly diverse, operating less as a direct cause of conflict than as a threat multiplier that exacerbates existing political, economic, and social vulnerabilities.

In conflict-affected and post-conflict settings, climate stress places additional pressure on fragile livelihoods and resource systems, with harmful consequences for food, water, and energy security. These pressures often emerge in contexts where public institutions are already unable to meet basic needs, compounding governance deficits and eroding social cohesion. As a result, climate change can deepen grievances and directly affect the capacity to sustain, reinforce, and build peace, while also reshaping the dynamics of peacebuilding itself.

At the same time, insecurity contributes to the climate crisis. Modern warfare devastates infrastructure and ecosystems, and entire regions risk becoming environmental sacrifice zones, underscoring the entanglement of climate and security.

These dynamics challenge traditional, state-centric notions of security and point towards the need for more integrated approaches that incorporate human security, environmental justice, and locally grounded perspectives.

During this hybrid event, panellists and speakers will:
🎤 introduce the complexity of the climate, peace, and security nexus,
🎤 illustrate how grassroots actors, peacebuilders, and academics are complementing state-led approaches through human security, environmental justice and locally grounded perspectives.

🔗 Registration is required for both in-person and online participation. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/eQPcJ2ad

This hybrid event is organised as part of GPPAC's Climate, Peace, and Security (CLIMPSE) Project, co-funded by the European Union and the United Nations Association of Mongolia (UNA Mongolia), with support from the Diplomatic Studies Programme, University of Oxford.

22/04/2026

This Earth Day 🌍

We talk a lot about climate action, but not enough about how we work together.

So where do we start?

3 lessons from Central Asia on how local peacebuilders can work together with environmental experts.

👉 Swipe to learn more.

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