Austrian Research Center Stresses Too Little Attention to Conflict Countries at COP27

PeopleOther ♦ Published: November 22, 2022; 23:03 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian Centre for Peace research center calls for stronger cooperation as a solution for climate protection and peace. ACP emphasizes that at the COP27 (UN Climate Change Conference) the impact of the climate crisis in conflict countries was only touched upon marginally, although the pressure of the climate crisis on such countries is the highest.

Director of the Austrian Centre for Peace (ACP) Moritz Ehrmann (l.) and Advisory Board member Olivia Lazard (r.) call for more attention to conflict countries regarding climate protection. / Picture: © ACP / Richard Tanzer

The Austrian Centre for Peace (ACP), which has decades of experience in conflict transformation, sees a great need in this area and is developing new ways to raise awareness through dialogue between conflict parties about the extent to which the climate crisis is playing existing conflicts and will continue to do so, and how cooperation can mitigate the effects for all.

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