Development practitioners enter the field hoping to make the world a better place. Yet, too often, they become jaded and cynical over time. The bureaucratic...
Syria's environmental recovery remains an "entirely unanswered question" — and the stakes could not be higher. More trees are still being cut down than...
Responsibility for climate-related security risks falls to different institutions within the United Nations system. In recent years, progress has been made to...
In Lagos, a maize seller recently doubled her prices within a single year. In Morocco, pipelines stretch across barren plains, carrying desalinated water to...
The global energy transition is often framed as a balancing act between climate commitments on one hand, and sufficient energy and economic security on the...
Rising temperatures are inflaming old tensions and creating new fault lines in fragile states. Only integrated, locally led action can build the resilience...
A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets have been launched at the COP30...
The lead-up to COP30 has been dominated by pessimism about the prospects for a breakthrough on climate change. Yet, recent international agreements on...
When I arrived in Mogadishu in 2013 to set up and lead the Office of the President’s communication and media department, I had the privilege of being invited to...
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems...
Climate-resilient livelihoods, local and regional partnerships are needed to help a region already suffering devastating consequences of climate change, writes...
The climate diplomacy podcast gives insights into the latest developments in international climate diplomacy. Our host Alexandra Steinkraus interviews experts...
This year marks a decade since nations successfully negotiated the Paris Agreement, a landmark treaty that has been the guiding force for international climate...
The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 has kept two nuclear-armed rivals – India and Pakistan – in a stable river sharing arrangement for more than six decades. Yet...
Puentes calls for a shift from fragmented environmental action to a holistic, justice-centered vision. For her, protecting ecosystems means addressing systemic...
Around the world, conflict and environmental risks are on the rise – and they’re often connected in complex ways. In the past five years alone, the number of...
