States of Fragility 2018 exposes the critical challenge posed by fragility in achieving the aspirations of the 2030 Agenda, sustainable development and peace...
This book is a joint United Nations and World Bank study that looks at how development processes can better interact with diplomacy and mediation, security and...
While research on climate change and urban violence are independently strong, few efforts have been made to understand the linkages between them. To date, there...
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a non-legally binding agreement designed to reduce existing levels of risk and prevent emerging risks...
Severe pollution incidents have provided some of the most visually arresting images of recent armed conflicts. Oil fires and spills, bomb – damaged and looted...
World-wide, cities are on the advance. Today, they host more than half of the world's population and every minute, their population grows by 140 people: 200,000...
Climate change is increasingly viewed as the world’s greatest global security risk. However, the UN Security Council (UNSC) has not consistently or...
Cities are on the sharp end of a range of risks from criminal violence, terrorism and war to demographic pressures, to climate and environmental change. Coastal...
Climate change is the ultimate threat multiplier. It will aggravate fragility, contribute to social upheaval and even violent conflicts. The problem is the...
Over 80 percent of countries consider environmental crime a national priority, with most recognizing that new and more sophisticated criminal activities are...
A low-emission transition will require profound changes in terms of infrastructure, business models as well as individual habits. In order to support this...
At the Habitat III conference in Quito, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) launched, ‘Addressing Climate Change in National Urban...
This paper examines the relevance of cities and city networks in the current international climate policy architecture, especially with respect to the evolution...
This 29-page report published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development provides guidance on integrating climate resilience into peacebuilding...
Sustaining and strengthening local livelihoods is one of the most fundamental challenges faced by post-conflict countries. By degrading the natural resources...
In the context of gender and climate change, focus is often laid on women as a particularly vulnerable group that is strongly affected by the impacts of climate...
Cities have become important actors in climate change discussions, formulating and implementing adaptation policies and setting mitigation goals and targets...
This E3G study draws attention to the fact that cities are ill-prepared to face possible climate change impacts. Little knowledge of local impacts exists, very...