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Monday, 1 Dec 2025

Devastation after the floods caused by the Storm Daniel ravaged the region, in Derna, Libya on September 17, 2023. Photo: Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Peace and good institutions save lives from floods

Why do some countries succeed in minimising the human toll of floods, while others face repeated catastrophes? The answer lies not only in meteorological or economic conditions, but also in political ones.

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Hvorfor Norge ikke har råd til å kutte i fredsbygging

Political development predicts reduced human cost of flooding

Journal article in Nature Communications

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Monday, 1 Dec 2025

Peace and good institutions save lives from floods

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Political development predicts reduced human cost of flooding

Journal article in Nature Communications

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Peace and sustainability - Two sides of the same coin

Strong rationale, weak evidence: Why integrating research on sustainability and peacebuilding is needed

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Hvorfor Norge ikke har råd til å kutte i fredsbygging

Peace and sustainability – two sides of the same coin

The world is severely off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the rise in armed conflicts a major cause.

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Friday, 3 Oct 2025

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PRIO secures new funding from RCN and ERC

PRIO researchers have recently been awarded grants for exciting new projects, from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the European Research Council (ERC).

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Peace and good institutions save lives from floods

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What are effective international responses to climate-related migration?

This seminar explored how global policy frameworks are responding to the complex realities of displacement and migration, linked to environmental stressors.

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Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025

PRIO secures funding for three ground-breaking projects

PRIO has successfully secured funding for three timely projects on authoritarian AI (mis)use, biodiversity financing politics and ethical dilemmas in Norway’s preparedness strategies.