Growing water scarcity and climate change effects are having a profound global impact resulting in an urgent need for increased dialogue and cooperation over...
The first Berlin Climate and Security Conference, which took place at the German Federal Foreign Office on 4 June 2019, aimed at increasing the momentum for...
Every change, no matter how small, can cause larger changes elsewhere. The radical socio-ecological transformation envisioned under the 17 Sustainable...
From the innovations and ethical dilemmas of synthetic biology to the options for appropriate international adaptation to climate change: The new report by UN...
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool of countries' climate protection performances. It compares climate protection...
The frequency and magnitude of natural hazards triggered by climate change has been increasing globally. However, current investments in adaptation constitute...
The Summary Report 2018 provides a comprehensive overview of all G20 countries, whether – and how well – they are doing on the journey to transition to a low...
There is broad agreement that climate change represents a threat to sustainable development; consequently, development efforts must be resilient to the impacts...
Germany will hold a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2019 and 2020, and has announced that climate fragility will be one of its priorities. In a...
Environmental degradation, exacerbated by climate change, does not automatically lead to conflict. But it can affect drivers of conflict such as low rural...
This new report by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in collaboration with the Clingendael Institute and other Dutch research institutes...
This policy brief explores the way in which linking climate change adaptation and peacebuilding measures presents opportunities and challenges for conflict...
The report “New dots on the security horizon” analyses the top threats to EU security identified by the Clingendael Expert Pool that brings together over 200...
As climate security challenges are typically transnational in nature, states are increasingly relying on intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)—such as the...
Shortly after releasing a report on its climate change strategy in July 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations presents a new...
A new report "Action on Climate and Security Risks: Review of Progress 2017" has just been launched which sums up the progress made on the climate and security...
Whether the Council should address climate change is a highly politicized question, tied to controversies about the Council’s mandate, membership reform, and...
Climate change is amplifying the risk of extreme weather disasters by increasing the destructive power of storms and floods. At the same time, rising seas...
adelphi and its partners formed an alliance with the German Federal Foreign Office and have played a central role in the process of analysing the international...
This book is a joint United Nations and World Bank study that looks at how development processes can better interact with diplomacy and mediation, security and...