Water, Peace & Security

Water is critical. Tensions over accessing or using water can lead to conflict. We seek to understand how, identifying water-related conflict before it happens.

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💧OPEN CALL: Interested in participating in our Water, Peace & Security conference as a speaker? Submit an abstract or summary of your work or experience now!

Get more info: https://t.co/DQavpEvJVB

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🌊The latest WPS Quarterly Update predicted a moderate violence increase in India & Pakistan following the Indus River Treaty's suspension in response to the killing of tourists in Indian-administered part of Kashmir.

Know more👉 https://t.co/saxh1jbKKx
📷: Timothy A. Gonsalves

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🆕 WPS Global Early Warning Tool April 2025 Quarterly Update is now out, addressing:

💥Prevalence of riots and protests
🌡️2015-2024 breaking records as warmest years
💧Increase in extreme drought areas by three-fold since the 1980s

Read now: https://t.co/Oh9MtbDVso

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Are interested in organising a special session on a topic related to water, peace & security?

Join us at the International Conference on #WPS happening at 27-28 October, 2025 to explore the critical role of water as a catalyst for peace and cooperation: https://t.co/DQavpEvJVB

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It's #WorldWaterDay! Water scarcity isn't just an environmental issue — it’s a security challenge. WPS addresses water-related security risks, helping communities and decision-makers take action.

Learn more from the @WorldResources Water Risk Atlas: https://t.co/Ecc06p5vKf

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🌍💧 Wrapping up the Water, Peace & Security Global Training Workshop! Key takeaways: Water is a threat multiplier, data drives action and better water management fosters cooperation. Let's continue building resilient solutions. Join us in Nairobi, 27-28 Oct! #WaterforPeace

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💧 Water can be a tool for peace. Across Kenya since 2021, the WPS partnership has worked with communities to resolve water conflicts through dialogue, awareness, and collaboration.

Watch our full video to see how👇 https://t.co/kNfkVAdEOt

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💧Water scarcity is a chronic challenge in #Iraq. Past year, in WPS & local partners gathered community members to discuss shared water-related challenges to elevate collaborative solutions.

📽️ Video: https://t.co/bYaeHfFyfh
👉 Blog: https://t.co/WAHPN8WAeH

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📆Save the date: Int’l Conference on Water, Peace, and Security is happening on 27-28 October, 2025!

🕊️Taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, and online, the conference will focus on the theme “Water as a catalyst for peace and cooperation.” Get the details: https://t.co/DQavpEvJVB

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🆕Global Early Warning tool update is out! Our latest update shows that global temperatures reaching new highs threatens food security.

👉Read more: https://t.co/ymZ3QzWccU

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💧"Water can be an entry point for peacebuilding," says @ihedelft Rector Eddy Moors at the UNCCD #COP16 side event "Addressing Water as a Tool for Peace" in Riyadh in early December where he represented #WaterPeaceSecurity Partnership.

Read more: https://t.co/Wanxi15OT0

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"Make water💧 an entry point for #peacebuilding" IHE Delft Rector Eddy Moors told delegates at #COP16 on Desertification in Riyadh. Moors emphasized the transformative power of water as a catalyst for peace.
Read: https://t.co/FJawEk92yO
#WaterandPeace #WaterDiplomacy #Security

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In November, #WPS conducted a comprehensive field mission in Kenya, engaging w/ key stakeholders in Turkana & Marsabit counties.

WPS also held a meeting w/ @IGAD_CPAC to explore collaborative opportunities. Read the insights: https://t.co/WvBoYsCnzk

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In Iraq, WPS, the Iraqi government & local WPS partners work together to address water-related tensions in southern #Iraq through research, dialogue & sharing insights. WPS lessons learned help us use water as a tool for peace.💧
#WaterandPeace
#BIWC
https://t.co/nfBAaQMR6G

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📣 Impact story from Mopti (Mali), where unregulated herd migration caused conflict between farmers, herders and sand harvesters. @WaterPeaceSec helped establish agreements on herd migration timing, resolving conflict 🙌🏽

Full video: https://t.co/EbrM90ZjkH

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Since 2019, @WaterPeaceSec has worked in #Mali to transform #water conflicts into opportunities for #peace.

In Djenné a dam caused serious conflict. Through #dialogue WPS helped resolve age-old tension in the area.

Watch the full video👇 https://t.co/vz1oTd0vFg

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WPS shares knowledge on #WaterandPeace with @AfricanUnion in meetings with Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Directorate and H.E. Amb Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga, Senior Advisor for International Partnerships under the Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Commission

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During a WPS workshop on 5-6 Nov in Bamako, Mali on ‘Strengthening the link between knowledge, planning and practice in conflict-sensitive water management’, stakeholders addressed water-related conflicts within the Inner Niger Delta. Read: https://t.co/FrNFunnUBR #WaterandPeace

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At the #WorldWaterWeek in August, #WPS hosted a session on the intricate relationship between water management and conflict, emphasizing the water's potential for #peace.

Read more on lessons learned at WPS' World Water Week session: https://t.co/GhBasc38lu

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🌊 Last week, WPS joined @TheHagueAcademy for Local Governance in a tailor-made-training for key Yemeni leaders from the Ministry of Water and Environment. The WPS partnership was invited to give a presentation on the WSP approach.

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