While climate mitigation and adaptation measures are within the purview of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and contributions to such...
The world’s liberal democracies are facing renewed competition with autocratic systems of rule. The Munich Security Report 2021, which is published ahead of the...
The International Military Council on Climate and Security's second annual World Climate and Security Report warns of the compound security threats posed by the...
Within the multilateral system, there is increasing interest in exploring how climate change risks interact with other factors – including livelihoods, gender...
2021 represents an important year for climate diplomacy and holds unique opportunities for progress on the issue. To advance joint, cross-government, cross...
This report outlines the results of an extensive regional consultation process on climate change and security in South-Eastern Europe, including potential...
The first report of the Planetary Security Initiative's climate security practices project draws lessons from and reflects on 8 climate security practices that...
The Climate Security Expert Network (CSEN) Roundtable took place on 28 January 2021 in a digital format. It aimed at updating CSEN members on progress and...
This policy brief examines the issue of climate-security primarily from the perspective of UN field offices around the world. It draws principally on a set of...
This policy brief provides a typology and analysis of climate-related security risks in the first round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The...
This policy brief explores initial lessons learnt from a climate security perspective of efforts to prevent violent extremism in politically and environmentally...
The 2020 Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) proved an important space for international organisations, the scientific community, the private sector...
The COVID-19 pandemic has profound global impacts. While all countries have been affected, the pandemic is hitting those that were already struggling with...
For years, land and environmental defenders have been the first line of defence against climate breakdown. Yet despite clearer evidence than ever of the crucial...
This new research report by the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) investigates to what extent the 15 current...
On 24 July 2020, the UN Security Council met for a keynote debate to discuss the security implications of climate change impacts in a session chaired by German...
This CSEN briefer outlines the different sets of tools available to the UN organs for responding to climate-security risks and offers the rationale for...
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has so far been reluctant to tackle climate change. But as climate-related impacts on security become more apparent...
The first part of the 2020 Berlin Climate and Security Conference took place online on June 23 and 24, 2020, bringing together leading figures from governments...
Traditional security actors and institutions facing complex socio-ecological dynamics stand on the brink of change. How do the 15 current UN Security Council...