The second half of the implementation period agreed for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now under way. To this end, the Economic Commission for...
The Escazú Agreement is a legal instrument for environmental protection, but it is also a human rights treaty. Its main beneficiaries are the people of the...
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...
The COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace was formally launched at COP28 on 3 December to focus on climate finance for highly vulnerable...
As exclusion is a key driver of climate vulnerability, insecurity and conflict, climate action for peace can only happen in conjunction with a focus on...
On 6 October, the climate security community of practice met in Berlin to examine the most urgent and cutting-edge issues in climate and security today, to...
This document is a result of the work of high level representatives of the Governments of the Republic of Kenya and the Federal Republic of Germany in...
This report is the first comprehensive attempt to assess direct deforestation induced by the global mining sector and provide an estimate of indirect...
The war in Syria has now entered its 12th year, leaving a long-lasting humanitarian impact on the country as hundreds of thousands of people have been killed...
Natural resources play an important role for growth and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The region is home to extensive reserves of metals and...
The recent recognition by the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a...
The fourth Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) 2022 highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation, inclusivity and locally-informed action to...
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...
Trade is a key lens to observe the dynamics associated with geopolitics of decarbonisation. For the European Union (EU) in particular, trade is a central...
The 2021 Transatlantic Climate Bridge Conference explored emerging trends in climate action in Europe and North America. The business prospects of a...
At the end of March, the German Federal Foreign Office and adelphi picked up on the new momentum in transatlantic climate policy: 90 representatives from...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change, the first edition of Policy Exchange’s quarterly journal Environmental Affairs, explores how the international context will...
This UNEP synthesis report,“Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies,” communicates how...