Carl Bruch is Senior Attorney and Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute.

Integrating Security into Sustainable Development to Build More Peaceful Societies

Oil well fires rage outside Kuwait City in the aftermath of the 1990-91 Gulf War. 21 March 1991. David McLeod, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Figure 1, provided by author.

The development of conflict-sensitive approaches highlights how sustainable development can be made more effective through a consideration of peace and security.