Policy brief by Planetary Security Initiative, Energy Peace Partners and Stanley Center for Peace and Security, November 2024

Breaking past the Earth’s natural limits for biodiversity is expected to have tremendous impacts on climate and environmental security.

Looking Beyond Today’s Wars

In this commentary, dr. Louise van Schaik, Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs and Senior Research Fellow at Clingendael, examines NATO's recognition of climate change as a significant security threat.

SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security, No. 2024/03, October 2024

This SIPRI Insights report addresses challenges related to climate finance distribution in conflict-affected countries, where vulnerabilities to climate change are significantly exacerbated. Conflict reduces the ability of populations to adapt, making effective climate finance even more critical.

On 25 October 2024, Australian Defence unveiled its Net Zero Strategy and Future Energy Strategy, designed to take practical action to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Join us for an engaging evening at The Hague Humanity Hub, on November 4 from 17.00 to 19.00 (CET), as we unpack the who, where, what, and why's of climate-related violence. 

The Central African Republic (CAR) is highly exposed to the impacts of climate change due to socioecological vulnerabilities and ongoing insecurity. Drivers of vulnerability include the absence of state authority, natural resource mismanagement, and low household and community resilience.

A changing climate and the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel and the Great Lakes region have driven transhumant pastoralists further into CAR earlier in the transhumance season, creating tensions.

In early October, Clingendael Academy trainers travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, to train the IGAD Climate Security Coordination Mechanism (CSCM) on conflict resolution within the context of climate security. The CSCM includes representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Environment, Defence, and Interior from IGAD member states in the Horn of Africa.

On 8 October 2024, the German Federal Foreign Office, adelphi and Climate Diplomacy organized the sixth edition of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference under the slogan 'How to Secure a Climate for Peace'. The conference focused on exploring the link between climate change, peace and security objectives, and explored innovative ways to assess climate risks and develop early warning systems.