“When states face fragility and climate risks simultaneously, the risks and challenges are compounded,” according to The Intersection of Global Fragility and...
Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood, and about 2.6 billion people rely directly on agriculture. Deforestation, land degradation...
The challenges facing the international community are growing while the willingness to cooperate seems to be waning and unilateral action at times gets in the...
The SDG 17 calls for getting the foundations right for substantial progress on the 2030 Agenda. It includes key conditions for successful sustainability action...
WATCH: In this interview, Susanne Dröge, Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), argues that the debate on climate...
WATCH: In this clip, Luc Bas, Director of the European Regional Office of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), shares the IUCN’s...
Originally planned as a demonstration against fuel tax hikes, the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) revolts have sparked national and global debates. Some view the...
Intelligence analysts have agreed since the late 80s that climate change poses serious security risks. A series of authoritative governmental and non...
Cyclone Idai shows how devastating the mix of climate change, extreme weather and poverty can be. Across the globe, these interconnected stressors exacerbate...
adelphi has relaunched its exhibition Environment, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC) Exhibition to illustrate how unprecedented environmental changes interact with...
2019 has only just begun, but it is already hard to imagine that there will be other extreme weather events with disastrous consequences such as cyclone Idai...
Climate security risks are, by all interpretations, a global threat. But when it comes to setting a political climate security agenda, a handful of countries...
Peatlands cover about 3% of the Earth’s land area, store huge amounts of carbon, and provide habitats for diverse flora and fauna. The recent UN Environment...
From the innovations and ethical dilemmas of synthetic biology to the options for appropriate international adaptation to climate change: The new report by UN...
Resource consumption has grown exponentially over the past: between 1970 and 2010, the quantity of extracted materials has tripled. Not only the overall amount...
Times of war can result in rapid environmental degradation as people struggle to survive and environmental management systems break down resulting in damage to...
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool of countries' climate protection performances. It compares climate protection...
