As Yemen enters its second decade of protracted conflict, the country faces not only a humanitarian disaster but also a deepening environmental emergency. One of its most visible and hazardous manifestations is the solid waste crisis – exacerbated by conflict-related damages, institutional breakdown, and population growth. To explore this issue in greater detail, PAX and the European Institute of Peace (EIP) are hosting a webinar on September 10 to launch a new thematic report on the prospects for environmental peacebuilding around waste management in Yemen.
The new joint report by PAX and the EIP, “From Waste to Resolution: Assessing the Impact of Armed Conflict on the Solid Waste Sector in Yemen”, provides the first nationwide mapping of the degradation of the waste management sector. Based on remote sensing, open-source investigations, field interviews, and policy analysis, the report documents how unregulated waste accumulation, illicit dumping, and burning are threatening Yemen’s public health, ecosystems, and long-term stability.
Solid waste mismanagement not only undermines human security and livelihoods, but also contributes to local tensions and erodes trust in public institutions. At the same time, solid waste governance is a critical – yet often overlooked – entry point for environmental peacebuilding.
To share main insights and findings from the new report, PAX and the EIP are organising a webinar on September 10 at 15:00 CET as part of the “Path to Ottawa” series in the lead-up to the 4th International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. The event panelists will provide an overview of Yemen’s environmental and peacebuilding challenges, discuss pathways for recovery, and provide actionable recommendations for policymaking and programming across the humanitarian, development, and peace nexus. This discussion will offer evidence-based, locally grounded insights from one of the most environmentally and politically fragile contexts in the world.
You can view the webinar below.
More information can be found here.
