Climate change poses a risk to global food security. Weather and climate extremes, such as prolonged drought, heavy rainfall and heatwaves, can lead to harvest...
Addressing the impacts of climate change on security risks is one of the top priorities for many current and former members of the Security Council. As recent...
Sierra Leone is facing a range of climate and environmental risks that directly affect human security. Human activities, including environmental crime, are...
Kenya is experiencing a sixth consecutive failed rainy season, while the war in Ukraine and rising global food prices are further undermining food security. In...
While it has long been known that conflict drives food insecurity, the Dangerously Hungry report shows that the inverse is also true: Food insecurity drives...
This thematic review analysed 74 projects supported by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund that responded to climate-security issues or...
Over the past 20 years, the northern regions of Uganda, including the West Nile sub-region, have experienced an increase in average temperature and heatwaves...
The culmination of the IPCC Sixth Assessment cycle, the recently published synthesis report makes clear the contribution of climate change to global security.
This paper frames WFP’s programming in climate resilience, livelihoods and food security within the climate security discourse. It aims to offer insights into...
Eastern Africa has long faced severe climate impacts, particularly in the form of extreme weather events such as droughts, heatwaves, and floods. The effects of...
The security risks in the Sahel are not in opposition to climatic concerns. Indeed, understanding them may help unlock the possibility of more lasting solutions...
Debates about different visions for the future international order are often abstract and theoretical. By invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has...
Climate change plays an important role in the future of the Sahel. Temperatures could rise 1.5 times faster than the global average and climate shocks and...
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...
The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding organized a virtual panel titled “Regional Implications of Climate...
Climate, Peace and Security Assessment: Mali is the first full-length national case study using the Weathering Risk methodology, combining state-of-the-art...
In the African continent, where both slow and fast onset climate events undermine economic and political stability, the linkage between climate change and...
Much of the food that we consume today involves trade. However, climate targets, and the way in which emissions are reported, do not sufficiently reflect this...
This Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment (CCSIA) responds to the demand for increased Allied awareness concerning the impact of climate change on...
A new report by WWF and adelphi looks at the complex nexus between nature and security. The report outlines four pathways through which environmental...