New publication by European Defence Agency, October 2024In an era marked by profound environmental challenges and geopolitical complexities, the intersection of climate change, energy, and defence has
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - with the support of scientific partners from CIMA Research Foundation, United Nations University, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - have officially released and presented the World Drought Atlas at the UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh.
On the 24th of November, COP29 - dubbed the ‘finance COP’ - came to an end after two weeks of heated negotiations on how to ensure that climate financing reaches emerging and developing economies. Other issues such as the climate-conflict-peace nexus also featured high on the agenda in Baku.