Agenda for Environmental Peacebuilding in Nepal
Publisher: Centre for Social Change
Date: 2026
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Governance, Programming
Countries: Nepal
This ‘Agenda for Environmental Peacebuilding in Nepal’ addresses a critical challenge: environmental degradation, resource-based conflicts, and climate change are threatening not only ecosystems but the social cohesion and peace that hold communities together. The agenda is grounded in three fundamental realities. First, natural resources such as fresh water, forests, and arable land are limited and becoming increasingly scarce. Second, when resources degrade or become scarce, competition for access to resources and control can escalate into conflict, particularly where governance and equal access to resources is weak. Third, climate change acts as a threat multiplier: extreme climatic events such as floods, droughts, landslides, and unpredictable weather intensify the existing tensions and create new risks.