Environmental Peacebuilding in Transboundary River Catchments (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Feb 1, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026

Please join us for this Path to Ottawa event in February 2026. The time and exact date are TBD. 

Event Description: Climate change is fueling human conflicts around the world. Degradation of ecosystems, including land and water resources, has forced mass migration among communities, both within nations and internationally. Some of the most stressed locations are catchments or watersheds of rivers around the world. These river basins/catchments are home to large populations that rely on the water supply for agriculture, industry and other purposes. As climate change, pollution, overexploitation, etc. are disrupting the catchment ecosystems, water-related (scarcity and floods) migration is underway, which can potentially lead to more conflicts.

Major river catchments around the world are often transboundary, such as the Colorado River Basin, Indus River Basin, Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, etc. Even within nations, river systems often run through multiple local boundaries. Transboundary catchments have an added dimension of complexity and can lead to more geopolitical tension.

As part of Path to Ottawa, a webinar on this issue will be organized in February/March 2026. This webinar will explore the interplay between climate change, migration, and conflicts related to transboundary river basins and how to mitigate and prevent them.