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040 _aSipr
041 _aeng
100 1 _aBourhrous, Amal
245 1 0 _aEnvironmental politics in Gulf Cooperation Council states :
_h[electronic resource]
_bstrengthening the role of civil society /
_cAmal Bourhrous and Emelie Poignant Khafagi
260 _aSolna :
_bSIPRI,
_c2023
300 _a15 p.
490 0 _aSIPRI research policy paper
500 _a"November 2023"
500 _aThis SIPRI Research Policy Paper explores the role of civil society in environmental polit­ics in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. In recent years, the Gulf region has seen a shift in official discourses and policies towards sustainability and the energy transition. This has opened up new opportun­ities for civil society actors to engage with policymakers and the public on issues such as climate change and environ­mental preservation.?Drawing on interviews with environmental activists from all the GCC states, the paper highlights the challenges facing civil society actors and the opportunities available to them, as well as discusses prospects for further regional civil society cooperation. The paper argues that policymakers in the GCC states need to further expand the space available to civil society actors and strengthen their role in environmental politics. This is in the interest of GCC states, who stand to benefit from greater cooperation with a dynamic, driven and generally well-intentioned civil society if they want to reach their climate targets and implement their ambitious national develop­ment strategies. Specifically, the paper recommends easing regulations and legal pro­cedures, facilitating access to funding, supporting youth and female environmental activists, adopting participatory approaches, and facilitating the creation of regional platforms and organizations.
500 _aSIP2323
651 4 _aPersian Gulf
_xGCC
_xenvironment
_xregional cooperation
_xenvironmental damage
653 _acivil society
700 1 _aPoignant Khafagi, Emelie
710 2 _aSIPRI
852 _hFri e-publikation
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.55163/IWKN3520
_zFritt tillgänglig via SIPRI
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