Ahead of the Peace Operations Review Week, this event will be an opportunity to hear first-hand analysis and engage in a deep-dive Q&A with the authors of the new Powering Peace report, “Renewable Energy and Peace in the Central African Republic: An Opportunity for the United Nations to Lead by Example”. The discussion will address key issues of climate, peace and security, including the role of the CAR’s energy sector in the broader dynamics of the country, efforts by the UN mission to transition its energy supply to renewables, and opportunities to link these UN efforts to also help support peacebuilding. 

The event is part of the UAE-Norway Powering Peace series on evaluating energy options in peacekeeping missions as the UN aims to shift 80% of its energy supply to renewables by 2030. 

Read the report here

Header image: Peacekeepers putting up solar lamps in Sibut. Photo by MINUSCA, November 12 2022.

Amb. Dr. Nawal Al Hosany, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security, Norway

Andrew Hyde, Senior Fellow, Strategic Foresight Hub, Stimson Center

Romain Esmenjaud, Lead Author; Associate Researcher, Institut Français de Géopolitique

Sophie Rutenbar, Lead Author; Non-Resident Scholar, Center on International Cooperation, New York University

Dave Mozersky, President, Energy Peace Partners

Braima Jamanca, Deputy Director of Mission Support, MINUSCA

Victoria Holt, Director, Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College (Moderator)