The Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C)’s latest publication, WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps is edited by Katrina Leclerc, Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic and Sarah Keeler
Today’s #16Days reading is from Nahid Azad, Chapter 3: War, Climate Change, and the WPS Agenda: Implications for Canada’s CNAP3 and Beyond.
This chapter examines the negative environmental and climate impacts of war within the framework of Canada’s third National Action Plan on WPS (CNAP3) and the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution
(UNSCR) 1325. Armed conflict is a key driver of environmental degradation and an overlooked catalyst of climate change. From scorched landscapes and poisoned water systems to the decimation of ecosystems and carbon-intensive military operations, war undermines the resilience of both communities and the planet. One of the biggest culprits for Canada’s failure to decarbonise is its costly militarism, with military emissions accounting for 61% of all federal government emissions. Yet CNAP3 does not fully acknowledge these impacts, leaving an important gap in Canada’s feminist foreign policy approach
The views in this blog are those of the author only and do not necessarily represent those of the WPSN-C or its membership.
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