Environmental Peacebuilding in the Pacific
Publisher: Australian Army Research Centre
Author(s): Paula Hanasz and Scott Brady
Date: 2021
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Conflict Prevention, Cooperation, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Extractive Resources, Governance, Humanitarian Assistance, Peace Agreements, Peace and Security Operations
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Understanding that the potential for conflict in the Pacific region is caused or exacerbated by environmental factors may help the Australian Defence Force understand the potential for peace. This monograph applies the environmental peacebuilding lens to nascent conflicts and collective action problems facing the countries and territories of the south-west Pacific region, namely the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. It explores security challenges in the region arising from the governance of natural resources and the environment, and opportunities for environmental peacebuilding.