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Civil Society, Climate Change, Security Risks Management and Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene

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Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene

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The field of peace studies is seeing an increased interest in environmental peace-making or peace ecology. This chapter explores the security threats and conflicts induced by climate change on humanity while advocating available tools aimed to attenuating environmental instability in several regions of the globe and maintaining the sustainability of biodiversity. The pursuit of peace in climate change context requires a pluridisciplinary approach that encompasses a better understanding of environmental conflicts, environmental justice, peace ecology, ecoeducation, ecoethics, and developing climate-sensitive adaptation and conflict-sensitive mechanisms to alleviate the effects of conflicts induced by climate change. The chapter argues that a synergic cooperation between civil society, business, corporations and political actors has the potential to lead a global and concerted implementation of healthy ecological policies. Finally, the interplay of various dimensions of human agency to protect the ecosystem are held as the pathways to mitigating the global environmental crisis we are confronted with in our time, and to achieving ecological sustainability.

Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala is a Senior Lecturer, International Centre of Violence, Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Associate Professor and visiting lecturer the University of Bandundu, Catholic University of Bukavu and Evangelical University in Africa based in Bukavu (DR Congo).

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    “The prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) is an estimate of the percentage of a country’s population that faces difficulties in accessing enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life.” (Hunger and food insecurity. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FAO 2021). http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/. Accessed 28 July 2021.

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Kiyala, J.C.K. (2022). Civil Society, Climate Change, Security Risks Management and Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene. In: Kiyala, J.C.K., Harris, G.T. (eds) Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 34. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95179-5_3

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