While climate mitigation and adaptation measures are within the purview of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and contributions to such measures are outlined in the Paris Agreement, many Security Council members view climate change as a security threat worthy of the Council’s attention. Other members do not. One of the difficulties in considering whether or not the Council should play a role (and a theme of this report) is that there are different interpretations of what is appropriate for the Security Council to do in discharging its Charter-given mandate to maintain international peace and security.
This session examined how climate change is a present and growing security challenge, undermining infrastructure, economies, and stability within and beyond...
This session assessed how the European Union’s growing role in defence readiness requires stepping up efforts to ensure the climate resilience of European Armed...
Why do we need targeted, evidence-based investments in peace programming that integrates climate and environmental security? Well, if you pick up your local...
“I think we need to approach climate security completely differently,” said Sharon Burke, Founder and President of Ecospherics and Wilson Center Global Fellow...
The sixth Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) 2024 explored how to secure a climate for peace and highlighted the importance of integrating climate...
In her keynote speech, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the climate crisis as the foremost security challenge, emphasizing its severe...
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