The Horn of Africa, West Africa and the Sahel, and
Central Africa are among those regions of the world
most affected by the confluence of climate change and...
Climate change as a global challenge affects our security and defence policy and therefore directly impacts the Federal Ministry of Defence’s area of...
Water tenure considers all types of water uses, including those that are not formally recognized by law. A major challenge to improving sustainable water use...
In Bolivia, prospectors are digging craters and poisoning rivers in Madidi National Park. This natural treasure stretches from the Andes to the Amazon...
Today, climate change is a driver of conflict and a threat multiplier affecting many areas of life. These “can exacerbate economic challenges and environmental...
In this edition of the ECC newsletter, we highlight a water management conflict in Central Asia involving neighbouring states Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. While...
The second half of the implementation period agreed for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now under way. To this end, the Economic Commission for...
South Africa is feeling the impacts of global warming. Heat is frequent and more intense. Human-induced climate change made the severe 2015–2017 drought three...
Conflict-ridden and fragile countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change and least prepared to deal with it. They are largely excluded from climate...
The world’s water is in trouble. Freshwater pollution, coupled with climate change, population growth, and increasing demand, threatens water quality and...
