The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a prime example of how decarbonisation processes interact with geopolitics. The successful implementation of the Paris...
As water is the most disruptive element in the ongoing climate crisis, how land is managed plays a major role in taming this disruption. This publication shows...
WATCH: Climate change is predicted to increase conflict in the coming decades. In many places, this is already the case. In Marsabit, northern Kenya, prolonged...
WATCH: On the sidelines of the Green Central Asia conference in Berlin on 28 January, 2020, Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Chingiz Aidarbekov gave...
WATCH: Beyond its tangible effects on the natural world, climate change also sets limits on economic growth and social development. Elliot Harris, Assistant...
Based on the findings from the report "Geopolitics of Decarbonisation" this policy brief focuses on six fossil-fuel exporting countries – Azerbaijan, Canada...
An increasing number of scholars and analysts point out that the necessary decarbonisation of the global economy will impact international affairs and...
The consequences of climate change are undermining low-income and fragile countries’ development prospects. EU efforts to boost its climate action and finance...
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above)...
The Brown to Green Report 2019 is the world’s most comprehensive review of G20 climate action. It provides concise and comparable information on G20 country...
WATCH: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not supported by any binding mechanism; their implementation depends solely on political will and interstate...
WATCH: Colombia’s longstanding internal conflict and the country’s contribution to climate change share one common root cause: land concentration. Policies to...
Land remains the most fundamental asset for the majority of vulnerable populations living in developing countries, as their livelihoods are directly linked to...
Land is already under growing human pressure and climate change is adding to these pressures. The Special Report on Climate Change and Land, launched by the...
The 2015 Paris Agreement has focused global attention on the need for countries to address climate change risks. But not all countries are equal, in terms of...
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 adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015 marked a high point for international multilateral cooperation. With its 17 goals and 169 targets, the implementation...
WATCH: During a panel discussion at the German Federal Foreign Office, experts discussed the role of foreign policy in the global sustainability architecture...
The SDGs set out a powerful vision for a better world, but action since 2015 is not delivering that promise. Foreign policy practitioners are in a unique...