Financing paid by rich countries to developing ones for the impacts of climate change, known as loss and damage payments, is finally, and rightly on the agenda...
The Summit in Madrid in June this year was NATO’s most important Summit since 9/11. In addition to the release of the new Strategic Concept, a radical change in...
On 17 October 2022, EU Member States formed an inclusive Group of Friends for an ambitious EU climate diplomacy to place climate at the heart of EU foreign and...
Since Foreign Minister Baerbock took up her post, climate policy has been a priority of Germany’s foreign policy. The focus is on the connection between climate...
As climate change is felt across Latin America in extreme weather events, forced displacement and declining agriculture, key figures say region must play an...
Analysts say agribusiness links are likely to continue to advance, but diplomacy may follow different paths depending on the winner of October’s presidential...
Increasing rates of both deforestation and violence in the Brazilian Amazon are being driven by sprawling national and transnational criminal networks, a study...
The G7 club of wealthy nations committed Sunday (8 May) to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil and issued a scathing statement accusing President Vladimir...
If we are to halt global warming and prevent future climate-related security risks, states should embrace the framework of strategies laid out by the IPCC...
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...
Responsibility for climate-related security risks falls to different institutions within the United Nations system. No single entity is responsible for...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on human mobility, with a particularly severe impact on those who depend on migration as a way to cope with economic...
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...
As their own government fails to safeguard their rights, indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon are looking abroad for help. How can the international...
The EU wants electric cars to drive it to net zero, powered by batteries produced in the bloc, but at what cost to people living near new lithium mines?
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...
After years of derision under the Trump administration, NATO members were looking forward to the summit on 14 June as a harbinger of closer and more predictable...