WATCH: This event features Andrew Gilmour, Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation, and Janani Vivekananda, Senior Advisor at adelphi, in an intimate...
New essay series 21st Century Diplomacy makes clear: foreign policy is climate policy. Find out why the Nile constitutes a new kind of water dispute and why...
WATCH: The UN Security Council held an open debate on climate and security on 24.07.2020. The debate has raised crucial points around action on climate-related...
WATCH: Back in 2011, Germany set out a landmark presidential statement to the UN Security Council on climate and security. Ambassador Hinrich Thölken, who was...
It’s crunch time for global climate security! Report outlines 10 insights on climate impacts and peace. How should Germany, during its July presidency, and...
SARS-COV 2, Corona, COVID-19 – the health crisis is all over our latest newsletter. First Fridays for Future, then COVID-19: intergenerational solidarity gains...
WATCH: Roughly 15 million people are displaced every year by climate and weather related disasters. This year much of that displacement will take place against...
WATCH: In times of crisis, social structures and institutions are put to the test and normal practices called into question. Disruptive events can lead to the...
In spite of it being a major challenge, the German Foreign Office sees in climate change a catalyst for foreign policy. Evidence shows that climate adaptation...
WATCH: Much of the financing promised in Paris by the world’s top emitters has yet to be allocated. Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of...
WATCH: The world’s political borders do no justice to the climate crisis. As remarked by Gary Lewis, Director at the Programme and Policy Division at UNEP, the...
WATCH: Developing the reactive tools at the security community’s disposal also depends on progress being made in complementary climate processes. Carmelo Abela...
WATCH: For Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director at Greenpeace, there is a need for the climate community and foreign policymakers to treat climate change as a...
WATCH: As a risk multiplier, climate change demands a coordinated approach to mitigate compound crises. Miroslav Jenca, Assistant Secretary-General for...
WATCH: Carola Van Rijnsoever, Director of Inclusive Green Growth and Ambassador for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the...
At COP25, climate adaptation financing gains momentum, but commitments still fall short. A toolkit to address climate fragility risks facilitates implementation...
WATCH: Prof. Ottmar Edenhofer, Director and Chief Economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, emphasizes the need for foreign policy to...
WATCH: Fatima Denton, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), believes international exchange and...
The Year of Action has begun, and these guidelines for conflict-sensitive adaptation are here to help. Experts are developing analytical tools to identify water...
WATCH: As a cross border and cross sectoral issue, climate change blurs the line between foreign and domestic policy. John Kerry, former US Secretary of State...