A number of international organisations, including several UN programmes, the OSCE, REC and NATO have collaborated on the Environment and Security (ENVSEC) initiative which assesses environmental and security linkages in a number of regions, such as South Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. This paper looks at the institutional characteristics which have been instrumental in the development of the Environment and Security initiative — including participation, decision-making, and the role of the secretariat. Further factors influencing the co-operation within the Environment and Security initiative are examined, such as donor interactions, the increased profile of security, and particularly the development and bonds of friendship at lower and middle managerial levels. Finally, these characteristics are viewed in the context of roles of international organisations in conflict resolution, peace building and peace keeping.
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Borthwick, F. (2009). International Organizations' Co-Operation Around Environment And Security. In: Stec, S., Baraj, B. (eds) Energy and Environmental Challenges to Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9453-8_11
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