Participatory Approaches to Conflict, Climate Change and Environment: Case Studies from the Middle East and North Africa


Publisher: Arab Reform Initiative and Robert Bosch Stiftung

Author(s): Sammy Kayed, Shivan Fazil, Hussam Hussein, Asma Khalifa, Abeer Butmeh, Abdalftah Hamed Ali, Sarine Karajerjian, Ahmad Al-wadaey, and Tobias Zumbraegel

Date: 2025

Topics: Climate Change, Disasters, Governance, Land

Countries: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen

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The MENA countries have been confronting profound and far-reaching climate shocks. Experts widely agree that human-driven activity intensely shapes escalating climate stressors—including extreme weather events—dwindling natural resources, and persistent environmental degradation. These climate dynamics are expected to deepen existing conflicts, destabilizing an already fragile landscape. Conflict contributes to further visible environmental deterioration, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Despite this intimate interplay, environmental and climate considerations are often ignored during peacebuilding efforts.