In the African continent, where both slow and fast onset climate events undermine economic and political stability, the linkage between climate change and...
One man’s mission to remove trash from the polluted river in Baghdad has inspired a nationwide movement that shows how environmental efforts inspire peace.
Just over two years ago, Christophe Hodder was selected as the first UN Climate Security and Environmental Advisor to Somalia. Since then, he had spearheaded a...
The development of Africa was spotlighted at a key UN meeting on Wednesday, with attention focused on advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and...
With the Pacific region being particularly vulnerable to the security impacts of climate change, UNDP, IOM, adelphi and project partners will develop the first...
Australia has long dragged its feet on climate action, to the frustration of fellow wealthy countries and its Pacific neighbours. But the latest federal...
Since the 1990s, Tigray, a region in Ethiopia, has been undergoing successful landscape restoration, helping provide food security and other ecosystem services...
The chapter 'Nigeria: Addressing fragility away from oil?' in the book 'European Foreign Policy in a Decarbonising World,' addresses Nigeria as the country most...
Talks over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled following Ethiopia’s second filling of the dam in July last year. What is the...
The Kandadji Dam project in Niger is projected to displace about 38,000 people living near the Niger River due to the ongoing activities. Focusing only on the...
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) is one of the first political missions globally to have climate and environmental language in its...
In this interview, Ayan Mahamoud discusses her work to foster regional climate resilience in the Horn of Africa, through cross-border cooperation among the...
What role does climate change play in the Sahel’s current instability? What are the best climate emergency adaptation strategies to promote in the area? What...
Women are crucial actors in managing water resources and conflicts, yet their perspectives are often missing from high-level decision making. Removing barriers...
How can we build trust and work towards peace in the Middle East? The recent escalation in violence in the region has once again reinvigorated the question...
In an article recently published in Climate and Development, researcher Daniel Abrahams examines how climate change alters conflict outcomes and vulnerability...
Africa's Great Lakes Region is aptly named: together, it harbours one quarter of the world's unfrozen freshwater. For the countries of the region, this bounty...
Not only is the Sahel highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, but it is also one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine...
Water insecurity in Jordan is on the rise as the country's limited natural water availability is further stressed by intensifying water use, climate change...