Multiple crises call for integrated solutions, and our articles this month lay out some priorities for multilateral action. The IPCC report from last February...
Prior to Russia’s assault on Ukraine, there were an estimated 84 million displaced persons around the world. Just over one month later, the addition of 10...
In the lead-up to the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), UNEP provides background on the world’s foremost environmental decision...
The chapter 'Canada: Reframing a well-established partnership' in the book 'European Foreign Policy in a Decarbonising World', examines Canada and EU-Canada...
2022 is set to be another big year for climate diplomacy and security. Our events calendar is already filling up with high-level events. Meanwhile, EU climate...
Responsibility for climate-related security risks falls to different institutions within the United Nations system. No single entity is responsible for...
In recent years, there has been an outpouring of evidence that climate change is intensifying and driving conflict situations around the world. The socio...
One emerging solution to the climate crisis involves securing investments and prioritizing financial commitments towards clean technologies and shifting towards...
Over the past year, the UN’s limitations in preventing deadly conflict have repeatedly been on display. But the world organisation still has several vital roles...
The latest IPCC report leaves no room for doubt, as if any remained: climate change is 'unequivocally' happening because of us. And the report’s region-specific...
This blog post briefly presents the links that have been established between climate change and security and reflects on the current debate, how the UN Security...
The perfect momentum for climate action – I'm sure you've heard this before. This mantra has been repeated over and over, and is probably met with scepticism by...
Mobility can be a viable response to climate change. National and international policy should protect those who move and address the vulnerabilities leading to...
United States President Joe Biden gathered world leaders on 22 April 2021 to raise climate ambition ahead of COP26 climate summit in the UK. For Latin America...
As we follow the Leaders Summit on Climate, we are reminded of the significance of balancing interests and managing expectations for achieving global climate...
On 23 March 2021, China’s Minister for Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, and the...
“The more the United States can get itself back on track, the better position it is in to exercise climate leadership,” says Sue Biniaz, a member of Special...
With the recent climate action announcements of the Biden administration, the US joins China and the EU in the club of superpowers committed to climate...