U.S. diplomats used to receive guidance about climate change and migration. The Government Accountability Office is recommending the State Department bring it...
As hundreds of decision-makers are gathering in Marrakech to agree new standards for global migration, the United Nations climate change conference ‘COP24’ is...
Finding domestic alternatives for rare earths has become a matter of national security, according to a recently released Pentagon report. The United States’...
The shift to a low-carbon economy is not only underway, it is accelerating. What does a rapid energy transition mean for the countries that supply the inputs...
Every day humanitarian aid workers help millions of people around the world, regardless of who they are and where they are. With expert knowledge and support...
A new report analyses how the transition to a low-carbon economy – and the minerals and metals required to make that shift – could affect fragility, conflict...
Population pressure, a lack of economic opportunities, environmental degradation, and new forms of travel are contributing to human displacement and unsafe...
As the world's biggest polluter, what China decides to do with its energy policy matters to the whole planet. And while progress on the domestic front has...
“Climate change is inextricably linked to some of the most pressing security challenges of our time,” said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, echoing many...
Climate shocks as drivers of migration might be long present in the environmental narrative, but they are hardly being addressed on a policy level. According to...
Environmental peacebuilding strives to reduce conflict risks associated with natural resources and to enable societies to profit fully from their natural...
The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a large body of research examining the linkage between environmental scarcity, violent conflict, and...
The impact of hundreds and thousands of Rohingya refugees have been devastating to the forest cover and water availability in Cox’s Bazar, fuelling resentments...
Resolving environmental conflicts is important for creating and sustaining peace. But the connections between environmental problems and social or political...
WATCH: 80% percent of the world’s coal and up to half of the world’s oil and gas need to stay in the ground. These reserves and all the infrastructure that’s...
WATCH: The connection between migration and climate change has become a priority for climate diplomacy. In view of future climate risks, it is important to...
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta is one of Earth’s most agriculturally productive regions and is of global importance for its exports of rice, shrimp, and fruit. The...
Migration is a gendered process which has been widely discussed. Yet, the connection between water related disasters, migration and gender has only been...
The UN Security Council is hosting an Arria meeting on ‘Preparing for the security implications of rising temperatures’ on 15 December at the UN headquarters in...