Today, climate change is a driver of conflict and a threat multiplier affecting many areas of life. These “can exacerbate economic challenges and environmental...
This report assembles an impressive set of data from 24 low- and middle-income countries in five world regions to measure the effects of climate change on rural...
Climate change effects are felt in every corner of the world and can affect conflicts in different ways. They can be a source of conflict, a multiplier of...
This executive summary of the forthcoming African Climate Security Risk Assessment summarises insights on climate change, peace, and security in Africa. The...
This chapeau report from the stocktaking study on climate security and SSG/R explores security sector roles in climate and environmental security, drawing...
On 20 July, Secretary-General António Guterres presented to Member States his Policy Brief on A New Agenda for Peace, which outlines his vision for multilateral...
This second edition of of NATO’s Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment responds to the demand for increased Allied awareness of the impact of climate...
Climate change can impact security in a number of ways in Central Asia. These impacts affect shared natural resources, thereby exacerbating the risks for human...
The Shar/Šara Mountains and Korab Massif Area is a biodiversity hotspot with outstanding natural value. Natural resources in the area provide economic...
Addressing the impacts of climate change on security risks is one of the top priorities for many current and former members of the Security Council. As recent...
The Balkans is becoming increasingly affected by the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. Climate-related hazards such as droughts, heatwaves...
The Bay of Bengal region—comprising coastal Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Thailand—is extremely vulnerable to climate change, with each of the four countries...
This thematic review analysed 74 projects supported by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund that responded to climate-security issues or...
This paper explores how mediators should understand, and how they could address, conservation (including land restoration) in the context of peace negotiations...
Debates about different visions for the future international order are often abstract and theoretical. By invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has...
This new report from the Center for Climate and Security explores China’s security vulnerabilities in the face of expected climate change effects, focusing on...
The world is facing unprecedented risks from climate change. In many places, climate impacts are compounding existing grievances and exacerbating pre-existing...
It is well documented that climate change exacerbates conditions that drive insecurity and violent conflict, with disproportionate impacts on women and girls...
Fragile and conflict-affected situations, environmental degradation, and natural disasters are on the rise and threaten to reverse development gains. In the...