Since its deployment in 2013, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has worked on ways to address security risks associated...
Southern Africa is famous for its rich nature and biosphere, diverse and vibrant cultures, and world-renowned natural sites. However, the region is also...
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. The region is one of the most climate-vulnerable in the world...
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) is one of the first political missions globally to have climate and environmental language in its...
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) is one of the first political missions globally to have climate and environmental language in its...
In this interview, Ayan Mahamoud discusses her work to foster regional climate resilience in the Horn of Africa, through cross-border cooperation among the...
This report, part of a series looking at the nexus between climate change and security in and between nuclear-armed states, surveys major climate effects in...
This report sheds light on the possible effects of climate change on development and security in the Central Sahel, namely in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. It...
This policy paper summarises the main findings from research conducted under CASCADES on the Central Sahel, covering Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This research...
In an article recently published in Climate and Development, researcher Daniel Abrahams examines how climate change alters conflict outcomes and vulnerability...
Africa's Great Lakes Region is aptly named: together, it harbours one quarter of the world's unfrozen freshwater. For the countries of the region, this bounty...
Not only is the Sahel highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, but it is also one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine...
The Sahel has been identified as one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine security and trigger violent conflict. This is a function...
This fact sheet, produced by NUPI and SIPRI under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project, examines how unpredictable and extreme weather events...
The Fulani in the Ibarapa community of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, are mostly migrants from the northern part of the country. A small number come from...
The Sudan State of the Environment and Outlook Report 2020 is the first of its kind to comprehensively take stock of the condition of the country’s environment...
In Sudan, the term ‘climate war’ has often been used to draw a direct causal link between climate change and conflict. In reality, these conflicts are far more...
Tensions in the South China Sea increased last April when a Chinese coast guard ship sank a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracel Islands—a fiercely disputed...
Although Nepal’s overall security situation has improved considerably and is stable, important underlying drivers and structural causes of conflict still exist...
The International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) has released a new report urging leaders to make climate change a “security priority” in the...