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...
Since its deployment in 2013, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has worked on ways to address security risks associated...
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. The region is one of the most climate-vulnerable in the world...
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) is one of the first political missions globally to have climate and environmental language in its...
Given the complexity of the links between climate change, environmental degradation and peace and security, and the impact of these links on different EU policy...
The European Union has recently started in earnest to climate-mainstream its defence and security sectors. It published a Climate Change & Defence Roadmap and...
This report, part of a series looking at the nexus between climate change and security in and between nuclear-armed states, surveys major climate effects in...
This report sheds light on the possible effects of climate change on development and security in the Central Sahel, namely in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. It...
This paper examines the interaction between climate impacts, migration, displacement and (in)security. It aims to go beyond the prevailing narratives on climate...
This report outlines the results of an extensive regional consultation process on climate change and security in South-Eastern Europe, including potential...
This report consists of eight case studies on climate-induced displacement from across the Asia Pacific region. The case studies highlight the work currently...
The Regional Dialogue on Climate Security in Northern Central America, cohosted by adelphi, the UN University’s Centre for Policy Research, and the UN’s Climate...
The International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) has released a new report urging leaders to make climate change a “security priority” in the...
Climate change pressures are already interacting with conflict dynamics in the Horn of Africa. European actors are approaching climate security risks in the...
Climate change was more central than ever at this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), the leading international forum for senior military, security and...
Rather than acting as direct drivers of conflict, climate change and variability are seen as intermediary sources of risk, or ‘threat multipliers’. This is...
In order to help address escalating violence, UN Environment has launched the UN Initiative for Environmental Defenders. This brief analyses the initiative and...
A new report released in May by Displacement Solutions and Yangon-based Ecodev urges the government of Myanmar to immediately establish a Myanmar National...
The Lake Chad region is currently facing multiple security risks, including livelihood insecurity, climate change and violent conflicts. These risks need to be...