Conflict-Sensitive Nature-Based Solutions

This infographic and guide from the International Institute for Sustainable Development explains the necessity of integrating conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation to avoid exacerbating social, economic, and environmental tensions.

• Nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation that fail to account for the broader social, economic, and environmental context risk unintentionally intensifying existing grievances, tensions, and conflicts, or creating new ones.
• Conflict-sensitive NbS for adaptation are specifically designed and implemented to minimize conflict risks and maximize peacebuilding opportunities by considering the impacts, dynamics, actors, and causes of conflict to increase the resilience of communities and ecosystems.

APA

Crawford,, A. (2025). Conflict-Sensitive Nature-Based Solutions. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/conflict-sensitive-nature-based-solutions

Chicago

Crawford,, Alec. Conflict-Sensitive Nature-Based Solutions. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2025. https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/conflict-sensitive-nature-based-solutions.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{crawford2025conflictsensitive, author = {Crawford,, Alec}, title = {{Conflict-Sensitive Nature-Based Solutions}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/conflict-sensitive-nature-based-solutions}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }