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Learn how ENVSEC links environmental challenges to human security, tackles climate change risks, fosters cooperation, and strengthens security in hotspots through a multi-stakeholder approach.
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Environment and security links • Environmental challenges may contribute to drivers of risks to human security and national stability and insecurity can lead to environmental problems • Environmental degradation and resource scarcity have not been sole causes of violent conflicts • Environmental issues can provide opportunity to foster dialogue and cooperation
ENVSEC: how it works • Partnership of six agencies with complementing mandates and expertise • Aims to contribute to reduction of environment and security risks, and strengthened cooperation between and within countries by • Providing a multi-stakeholder based analysis of environment and security risks; and • Supporting the process to address identified risks systematically.
ENVSEC: how it works (cont’d) • Active in South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia • Management Board, Secretariat (Coordination, Admin, Regional Desk Officers) and NFP in countries • Total portfolio (since 2004 including completed, ongoing and planned) is 101 projects with around 25 mln US$ • Not a funding mechanism; on the contrary has to do its own fund-raising and charges 6% fee for mgt • Project proposals submitted to RDO (CA doesn’t have “core” ENVSEC programming resources)
ENVSEC achievements • Visualized analysis of environmental-security issues with participation of stakeholders in EE, SEE, SC, and CA • Coordinated approach to the issues of several partners • Facilitation of the discussion of the issues (ENVSEC conferences) and testing of some practical steps to address issues
ENVSEC challenges • Defining the scope and focus of Initiative • Buy-in and support of governments • Stable funding basis • Strengthened cooperation and coordination within the UN system and with other relevant entities (EC, WB)
How can cooperation with CO be improved? • Keeping CO informed about pertinent ENVSEC developments • Identify matching interests between CO pipeline, ENVSEC priority and donor interest and support CO develop proposals to be implemented by CO • Encourage COs to actively contact ENVSEC RDO and explore possibilities of joint project development and fund-raising
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