Clearing dangerous military waste saves lives, but the clearing process sometimes damages the environment and leaves communities vulnerable to land grabbing...
adelphi has partnered with five UN organisations to develop the self-paced massive open online course (MOOC) "Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding...
Mobility can be a viable response to climate change. National and international policy should protect those who move and address the vulnerabilities leading to...
We know environmental changes and dwindling resources can lead to conflicts and inflame grievances among societal groups or even states dependant on nature. But...
Chatham House's International Affairs Journal has just released a special issue focused on environmental peacebuilding. adelphi Managing Director Alexander...
WATCH: The objective of this session is to discuss the roles, challenges and opportunities of including climate change impact considerations in conflict...
WATCH: This session brings together speakers from new and ongoing research initiatives aiming to provide policymakers with more robust tools and insights to...
WATCH: During this session, risks of and solutions to increased urban violence and insecurity as a result of climate change-induced rural to urban migration are...
WATCH: The session takes a closer look at the risk assessment process conducted as part of Forecast-based Financing. It also explores the opportunities for a...
As political and public narratives on COVID-19 shift towards the need to ‘build back better’, the pandemic continues to take a heavy toll for many. A new report...
Though focused on climate change, National Adaptation Plans offer important assessments of the risks a country faces and can be valuable in devising...
With the European Green Deal, the European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen has committed to accelerating decarbonisation in Europe as a major...
New report for policymakers provides an overview of the growing research on the links between climate change, security and peace. The synthesis identifies ten...
Decarbonisation won’t come as fast as the pandemic. But if fossil fuel exporters are not prepared for it, they will face an enduring crisis. The EU can help.
WATCH: Roughly 15 million people are displaced every year by climate and weather related disasters. This year much of that displacement will take place against...
Greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme...
Despite its benefits, environmental peacebuilding can negatively affect development, chip away at environmental protection, and erode peace. In new study...
As the second week of COP25 begins in Madrid, it is time to stress once more the importance of building momentum for adaptation. There is obviously a need for...
WATCH: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not supported by any binding mechanism; their implementation depends solely on political will and interstate...
Climate change is being increasingly framed as a security issue—a “threat multiplier” that can amplify the risks of breakdowns in peacefulness. Yet, even...