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The Document Library or Knowledge Hub serves as a centralised repository housing a diverse collection of essential documents and resources. It provides convenient access to a variety of materials, including manuals, guides, and reference documents, ensuring that users can easily locate and utilise key information.

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Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative
Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Restoring Land and Sustaining Peace: The Great Green Wall and the Climate– Peace–Security Nexus in Africa
  • CSM Publications
  • UNOAU
Analysis of Interconnected Climate Security and Violent Extremism Risks: A Practical Guide for Mauritania
In May 2024, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and with the support of the German government…
  • UNICRI
  • UNOWAS
Peacebuilding Fund Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security
The 2025 Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), commissioned by the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) in partnership with UNFPA, UNICEF and Climate Security Mechanism, and led by the UN…
  • DPPA
  • Peacebuilding
  • YPS
  • CSM Publications
Armed Group Responses to Climatic Shocks: A Study of FARC-EP Dissident Activities in the Colombian Amazon During an El Niño Year
This report explores the interplay between climate shocks, human-led degradation and armed group activity in the Colombian Amazon.
  • UNIDIR
Peacebuilding Fund Tip Sheet on Climate, Peace and Security and Environmental Peacebuilding

Peacebuilding Fund Tip Sheet on Climate, Peace and Security and Environmental Peacebuilding

  • Peacebuilding
  • CSM Publications
  • DPPA
Brochure: UN Climate, Peace and Security Hub – Horn of Africa
The United Nations Climate, Peace and Security Hub for the Horn of Africa is the first regional Hub of its kind and the first implementation of the UN Secretary- General’s recommendation for regional hubs under the New Agenda…
  • CPS Hub
  • CSM Publications
  • Horn of Africa
Practice Note: Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Climate, Peace and Security in Central Africa
The practice note summarizes the outcomes of the Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Climate, Peace, and Security (CPS) in Central Africa, held in October 2024 in Gabon. The practice note includes an overview of key CPS…
  • DPPA
  • DPO
  • UNOCA
  • UNSSC
Brochure on the Climate Security Mechanism

The Climate Security Mechanism (CSM) is a joint initiative by the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO).

  • CSM Publications
Bridging Conflicts and Biodiversity Protection: The Critical Role of Reliable and Comparable Data
Biodiversity conservation emerges as a pathway for trust-building and collaboration, aligning stakeholders around shared goals such as climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods. Reliable and comparable data sets are…
  • Biodiversity
  • World Bank
Peace Forest Initiative operational guidelines
The PFI operational guidelines provide a structured yet flexible framework for the implementation of the Peace Forest Initiative (PFI) in different contexts. The guidelines reflect the comprehensive approach of the PFI by…
  • UNCCD
  • Peace Forest Initiative