This paper lists existing guidance notes on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in conflict contexts, as well as outlines key lessons to successfully implement NbS in...
Climate change effects are felt in every corner of the world and can affect conflicts in different ways. They can be a source of conflict, a multiplier of...
On 20 July, Secretary-General António Guterres presented to Member States his Policy Brief on A New Agenda for Peace, which outlines his vision for multilateral...
This paper explores how mediators should understand, and how they could address, conservation (including land restoration) in the context of peace negotiations...
Fragile and conflict-affected situations, environmental degradation, and natural disasters are on the rise and threaten to reverse development gains. In the...
Today we face the double, interlinked emergencies of human-induced climate change and the loss of biodiversity, threatening the well-being of current and future...
Perhaps more than any other area of climate and environmental issues, reaching a binding global commitment to forests has remained elusive. As a result, the...
This publication calls attention to and provide examples of local initiatives for climate-sensitive conflict and violence prevention. In addition, the...
This UNEP synthesis report,“Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies,” communicates how...
This paper is the result of a series of structured interviews with more than a dozen senior envoys, peace process facilitators and conflict resolution experts...
Today’s violent conflicts are proving deadlier and more difficult to resolve than ever before. In addition, there is a growing recognition of the role of...
Nature and its vital contributions to people are deteriorating worldwide, and the goals for conserving and sustainably using nature and achieving sustainability...
Climate change is not only one of the greatest global challenges, but also gives the German Federal Foreign Office the opportunity in the area of foreign policy...
To date, responses to climate change have failed to address the full range of knock-on effects. Most climate change programmes do not address conflict and...
To date, responses to climate change have failed to address the full range of knock-on effects. Most climate change programmes do not address conflict and...
To date, responses to climate change have failed to address the full range of knock-on effects. Most climate change programmes do not address conflict, while...
From conflict prevention to human rights protection – companies are vital for the success of the 2030 Agenda and foreign policy alike. But progress on SDG...
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...
The strategic and well-informed inclusion of the private sector in climate change adaptation planning and activities must be a key part of all countries’...