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2020-05-27 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2020)—The Water, Peace and Security Partnership has been awarded the 2020 Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace. The ceremony has been postponed to 2021 as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 28, 2021, peace activists from around the world will gather for the 9th Annual Luxembourg Peace Prize ceremony. For the ninth consecutive year, the Schengen Peace Foundation and the World Peace Forum will be awarding the prestigious Luxembourg Peace Prize to outstanding peacemakers and activists. The Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace recognizes contributions to sustainable development, environmental governance, natural resource management and environmental conflict management from an ecological perspective. Previous recipients include Jane Goodall, the SEKEM initiative and Steven M. Druker. The Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership was founded in 2018 to pioneer the development of innovative tools and services that help identify and address water-related security risks. These tools and services can link hydrological, social, economic, ecological and political factors to pinpoint changes in short-term water availability and their potential impacts on society. Based on this information, evidence-based actions can be taken to mitigate human security risks, which WPS facilitates through capacity development and dialogue support. WPS works to provide data, analyze risks, propose solutions and support the prevention of conflicts over water by enabling investors, policymakers and communities to take coordinated action at an early stage. Data is fundamental to understanding how water shortages translate into social consequences, where water-related risks are highest, what drives these risks and what solutions exist. Awareness and capacity to act enable decision-makers at all levels to implement these solutions. WPS recently released a Global Early Warning Tool that uses machine learning to predict where violent conflicts are likely to occur, with an 86% success rate. The tool predicts the risk of conflict over the coming 12 months across Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia (and soon globally) by analyzing patterns between violent conflict and more than 80 environmental and socioeconomic variables going back 20 years. In December 2019, the tool found significant risk of water-related conflict in parts of Iraq, Iran, Mali, Nigeria, India and Pakistan over the next 12 months. This tool enables global development, diplomacy, disaster response and defense experts to intervene and diffuse conflict. WPS is a collaboration between the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a consortium of six partners: IHE Delft (lead partner), World Resources Institute (WRI), Deltares, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), Wetlands International and International Alert. The initiative is intended to become an open network that can bring together knowledge, capacities and activities directed at accelerating and scaling up preventative action in the context of water stress-induced conflict, migration or other forms of social destabilization. The consortium collaborates with a growing number of institutions, including Oregon State University, Pacific Institute, New America, and Clingendael-Netherlands Institute of Foreign Relations. Below are statements from WPS partners: Susanne Schmeier, WPS Coordinator, Senior Lecturer Water Law and Diplomacy, IHE Delft: Charles Iceland, Director, Global and National Water Initiatives, Food, Forests, and Water Programs, World Resources Institute: Camille Marquette, Peacebuilding Advisor — Natural Resources Management and Climate Change, International Alert: Karen Meijer, Senior Researcher, Social Impacts of Water Scarcity, Deltares: Laura Birkman, Senior Strategic Analyst, HCSS: Chris Baker, Programme Head Wetlands and Water Resources, Wetlands International: |
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来源平台 | World Resources Institute |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/271357 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 气候变化 |
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