{"id":10074,"date":"2021-09-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/beyond-the-blue-line-tackling-climate-peace-and-security-challenges-in-abyei\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:00:00","slug":"beyond-the-blue-line-tackling-climate-peace-and-security-challenges-in-abyei","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/beyond-the-blue-line-tackling-climate-peace-and-security-challenges-in-abyei\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Blue Line: Tackling Climate, Peace, and Security Challenges in Abyei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"content column\">\n<div class=\"highlighted\">\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-breadcrumbs\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"system-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n          \t\t            \t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/search\">Publications search<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-page-title\" class=\"block block-core\">\n<h1>\n<span>Beyond the Blue Line: Tackling Climate, Peace, and Security Challenges in Abyei<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views\" id=\"views-block-publications-block-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-d22b298e643585e65e8999b172e34e3ddf355e87e0ae64c8d7f990faa55fb7a8\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/publications_lareg\/public\/2026-08\/cover_nupi_report_7_2026_tchieseyuba_v3.png?itok=sWetQ0sy\" width=\"290\" height=\"435\" alt=\"NUPI partner pub cover\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-view\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-9abc1aafd6d1c848bbc3e3b37ed3cb0987afee0f27ec38c591bb5c36c6f27c2b\">\n<p> <span class=\"_375 views-row\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/katongo-seyuba\" hreflang=\"en\">Katongo Seyuba<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>   <span class=\"_536 views-row\"><br \/>\n     and <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-andrew-e-yaw-tchie\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-year-of-publication\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">August 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-loaction\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-name\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">SIPRI<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-content\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div data-history-node-id=\"7961\" class=\"node node--type-publication node--view-mode-full ds-1col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field-pdf-full-publication field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item button_style\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/nupi_report_7_2026_tchieseyuba_v3.pdf\">DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION<\/a>\n      <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">Abyei, a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, faces interconnected climate, peace and security challenges that affect local communities and the operating environment of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">Intercommunal tensions, displacement, economic hardship and persistent humanitarian pressures continue to shape Abyei\u2019s security environment. At the same time, changing rainfall patterns, extreme heat, flooding and drought are affecting livelihoods and influencing local conflict dynamics. Extreme weather, particularly flooding, also constrains UNISFA\u2019s mobility and access, complicates the resupply of equipment and, in some instances, undermines the mission\u2019s ability to protect civilians and reach communities requiring assistance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">Drawing on the experiences of UNISFA, the report examines existing responses to climate, peace and security challenges and opportunities to strengthen them. It recommends greater integration of climate, peace and security considerations into mission planning, training, early warning and preparedness, alongside support for community-level adaptation and social cohesion.<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">This report is jointly produced by the Training for Peace project at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the joint Climate, Peace and Security Risk project of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and NUPI.<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">The Training for Peace Programme (TfP) is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway. The Climate, Peace and Security Risk project is co-funded by the Danish and Norwegian Ministries of Foreign Affairs.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)\/EDITORS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dynamic-block-fieldnode-commentary-about-the-authors field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-093dd2f38eb32c8736fd06e3dd5d47c33ceebff36513ac6de6708194752b953e\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/katongo-seyuba\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2022-09\/katongo_seyuba_2.jpg?itok=mkcy_ffU\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Katongo Seyuba\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/katongo-seyuba\" hreflang=\"en\">Katongo Seyuba<\/a> is a Researcher in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-andrew-e-yaw-tchie\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/Logo_black.jpg?itok=_ysXWhz8\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Default profile image\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-andrew-e-yaw-tchie\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie<\/a> is a Senior Researcher in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).\n   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-cookiesui\" class=\"block block-cookies\">\n<div id=\"cookiesjsr\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"back-to-top\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg back-to-top\" role=\"button\" title=\"Click to return to the top of the page\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"left\"><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-up fa-4x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n  <\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/2026\/partner-publications\/beyond-blue-line-tackling-climate-peace-and-security-challenges-abyei?rand=6456\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Publications search Beyond the Blue Line: Tackling Climate, Peace, and Security Challenges in Abyei Katongo Seyuba and Dr Andrew E. 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