Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding

Approaches to operationalising the linkages between climate, peace and security are increasingly demanded by international organisations. Yet, there is a limited understanding of what effective programming practices that address climate-related security risks entail. Critical voices argue that progr...

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Autores principales: Medina, Leonardo, Ensor, Marisa, Schapendonk, Frans, Sieber, Stefan, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Hellin, Jon, Bonatti, Michelle
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134560
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author Medina, Leonardo
Ensor, Marisa
Schapendonk, Frans
Sieber, Stefan
Pacillo, Grazia
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Hellin, Jon
Bonatti, Michelle
author_browse Bonatti, Michelle
Ensor, Marisa
Hellin, Jon
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Medina, Leonardo
Pacillo, Grazia
Schapendonk, Frans
Sieber, Stefan
author_facet Medina, Leonardo
Ensor, Marisa
Schapendonk, Frans
Sieber, Stefan
Pacillo, Grazia
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Hellin, Jon
Bonatti, Michelle
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description Approaches to operationalising the linkages between climate, peace and security are increasingly demanded by international organisations. Yet, there is a limited understanding of what effective programming practices that address climate-related security risks entail. Critical voices argue that programme designs often rely on analyses that ignore structural and cultural realities on the ground, leading to technocratic understandings of risks, and prescriptions for action that do not relate to people’s experiences, perceptions and values. Advised by social learning theory, this study developed and evaluated a participatory appraisal method to guide the design of environmental peacebuilding programming strategies meant to address climate-related security risks. The method was evaluated across nine rural locations in Kenya, Senegal and Guatemala, involving 221 participants. Based on a critical evaluation of the method, opportunities and challenges for the use of social learning approaches to advise environmental peacebuilding programming are discussed. Results indicate that appraisal processes of collective reflection can support jointly articulated and context-relevant understandings of climate-related security risks. This shared knowledge can then support local communities in the design of climate adaptation strategies that potentially contribute to sustainable peacebuilding. Settings characterised by low political legitimacy and the unwillingness of conflictive actors to engage in dialogue are identified as barriers for the development of feasible programming strategies.
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spelling CGSpace1345602025-12-12T14:51:52Z Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding Medina, Leonardo Ensor, Marisa Schapendonk, Frans Sieber, Stefan Pacillo, Grazia Läderach, Peter R.D. Hellin, Jon Bonatti, Michelle approaches climate peacebuilding design local communities barriers social learning programmes Approaches to operationalising the linkages between climate, peace and security are increasingly demanded by international organisations. Yet, there is a limited understanding of what effective programming practices that address climate-related security risks entail. Critical voices argue that programme designs often rely on analyses that ignore structural and cultural realities on the ground, leading to technocratic understandings of risks, and prescriptions for action that do not relate to people’s experiences, perceptions and values. Advised by social learning theory, this study developed and evaluated a participatory appraisal method to guide the design of environmental peacebuilding programming strategies meant to address climate-related security risks. The method was evaluated across nine rural locations in Kenya, Senegal and Guatemala, involving 221 participants. Based on a critical evaluation of the method, opportunities and challenges for the use of social learning approaches to advise environmental peacebuilding programming are discussed. Results indicate that appraisal processes of collective reflection can support jointly articulated and context-relevant understandings of climate-related security risks. This shared knowledge can then support local communities in the design of climate adaptation strategies that potentially contribute to sustainable peacebuilding. Settings characterised by low political legitimacy and the unwillingness of conflictive actors to engage in dialogue are identified as barriers for the development of feasible programming strategies. 2024-03 2023-11-20T18:46:34Z 2023-11-20T18:46:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134560 en Open Access application/pdf SAGE Publications Medina, Leonardo, Marisa Ensor, Frans Schapendonk, Stefan Sieber, Grazia Pacillo, Peter Laderach, Jon Hellin, Michelle Bonatti (2023)."Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding." Environment and Security. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538796231207030
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social learning
programmes
Medina, Leonardo
Ensor, Marisa
Schapendonk, Frans
Sieber, Stefan
Pacillo, Grazia
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Hellin, Jon
Bonatti, Michelle
Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
title Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
title_full Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
title_fullStr Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
title_full_unstemmed Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
title_short Community voices on climate, peace and security: A social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
title_sort community voices on climate peace and security a social learning approach to programming environmental peacebuilding
topic approaches
climate
peacebuilding
design
local communities
barriers
social learning
programmes
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