**Abstract**

Climate change has been visible through observed deterioration in the environment. Despite mitigation policies, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) have increased over the last decade. Undeniably, war and conflict have the potential to further exacerbate inequalities and put major stress on meeting the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Despite the 10 year civil war in Syria, carbon emissions have declined by 1.5 percent since 2015 due to the economic slowdown, resulting in approximately 13 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance. As a consequence of the protracted crisis, families have suffered significant losses of assets and income generation opportunities, in both rural and urban areas, which has increased the vulnerability of the land, fostered illegal over-pumping of irrigation water. Investing in renewable energy, such as installing solar panels to pump water for irrigation, or operating medium-small factories, can help community resilience in response to climate change. The research investigated humanitarian initiatives on solar panels targeted at households and small/medium industrial uses. It also addresses this intervention as an approach that might have potential for transnational water sharing for humanitarian, development, and peace nexus. This process helps in laying the basis for climate change resilience, and combatting land desertification as part of a humanitarian, development and peace nexus.

**Keywords:** resilience, carbon trade, humanitarian, nexus, post-conflict
