For many years, ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ and have collaborated on reports on trends in conflict and governance in the Arab region. This collaboration will now be strengthened and expanded through a new formalised partnership between the organisations.
Over the coming years, ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ and UNESCWA will work together to develop new knowledge and better tools for understanding transboundary risks to human development in the region. This includes developing new cutting-edge quantitative risk forecasting models, building on the important innovations done through the Uppsala-based project, to better anticipate and mediate risks and consequences connected to armed conflict. The project will also have a focus on the climate and security nexus. We will make use of new, and more fine-grained, climatic data produced by UNESCWA to better understand the intersection between security and climate change – especially related to food insecurity and water scarcity – in the region. The broader project will produce state-of-the-art knowledge, and work closely with policy and decision makers in the region, through the various fora convened by UNESCWA.
