The UNEP-led Wadi El Ku 2 catchment project used inclusive natural resource management strategies to improve agricultural productivity and foster local peace across 22 village councils, impacting 100,000 people in Sudan.

Across the Atlantic, Colombia and Germany are setting course for a greener future, navigating the turbulent times of the energy transition. Despite their differences, or perhaps because of them, they can learn from each other and offer valuable lessons to other governments.

In this video, experts Dr. Jewellord Nem Singh (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Héctor Camilo Morales Muñoz (adelphi) explain which critical minerals are needed and where they can be found. They go through the different risks that an increased demand for critical minerals can pose for the environment, economy and local communities, as well as its potential for generating or intensifying conflict.

When it comes to assessing the impacts of climate change on global security and the opportunities of climate action to contribute to peacebuilding, qualitative approaches offer numerous strengths and opportunities that enrich quantitative methods.

How can the risks associated with increased critical mineral production be addressed in Latin America? As outlined in a recent report published by the OECD and co-authored by adelphi, Responsible Business Conduct is paramount to this end.

A major challenge in the field of environmental peacebuilding is showing the impact of its initiatives.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential concepts of environmental conflict and peacebuilding by compiling and explaining key terms in an easy-to-navigate A–Z format. It will be useful for students, academics, professionals, and policymakers seeking a wider understanding of environmental peacebuilding. The book will also be useful for those studying security studies, peace and conflict studies, environmental studies, and environmental law.

This report analyses the peacebuilding policy approaches of the Santos, Duque, and Petro administrations in Colombia and explores environmental peacebuilding good practices at the local level to address the intricate relationship between environmental degradation, climate change, and peacebuilding efforts. It presents recommendations for implementing an Environmental Peacebuilding Policy (EPP) to strengthen resilience and achieve sustainable peace.

As guardian of globally vital ecosystems, Brazil’s environmental challenges are central to regional and international debates—yet the ways in which these challenges intersect with social vulnerabilities often go overlooked. This report addresses that gap, examining how climate and environmental pressures intensify poverty, hunger, and human insecurity through complex, reinforcing pathways.

Brazil’s environmental challenges are central to regional and international debates—yet the ways in which these challenges intersect with social vulnerabilities often go overlooked. This report addresses that gap, examining how climate and environmental pressures intensify poverty, hunger, and human insecurity through complex pathways.

Biodiversity conservation plays a crucial role in addressing the challenges climate change and environmental degradation pose to human security and peace. This practical note explores how these agendas intersect in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the world's most biodiverse regions.

The lake Chad region faces a humanitarian crisis with simultaneous risks coming from conflict and fragility. This article presents the findings of the climate-security nexus assessment of the Lake Chad region to inform response options for the region.

This report sets the political case for land restoration as a powerful route towards international peace and security, identifies key enablers for land restoration to promote cooperation between countries, and outlines recommendations to elevate the land, peace and security agenda and secure more and better financing.

The Africa Climate Security Risk Assessment (ACRA) is the first comprehensive study of climate security across Africa. It identifies climate security pathways across the African Union’s five regions and explores responses, good practices and recommendations, in order to inform the first Common African Position on climate change, peace and security.

This executive summary of the forthcoming African Climate Security Risk Assessment summarises insights on climate change, peace, and security in Africa. The report itself was requested by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) and is the result of the collaboration between the African Union Commission for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AUC-PAPS) and adelphi.

El Salvador is one of the countries forming the Central American Dry Corridor. The Central American Dry Corridor faces poor distribution of irregular rain, drought, environmental degradation and low crop yields, which creates vulnerability. El Salvador is caught in a vicious circle of poverty, migration and violence, and this convergence implies that the country is fragile to climate change impacts undermining human security.

A twin human rights and environmental crisis in Colombia has intensified since the government and rebel army FARC signed a peace treaty in 2016. This study is the first of its kind to analyse these links between conflict dynamics, environmental degradation and climate change in the Colombian Amazon and how they have changed since the signing of the peace agreement.