The Middle East is one of the regions of the world most exposed to climate change and desertification.

The rush to achieve net zero is driving massive global investments in renewable energy. Surges in energy prices as a result of the conflict in Ukraine make the green transition even more pressing and may further increase the benefits for investors.

The crisis in the Sahel shows that wars fuelled by climate change could make earth a place unfit for life earlier than rising temperatures.

Clingendael’s Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) will join the fourth Berlin Climate Security Conference (BCSC) to introduce its work on climate security in Iraq.

U.S. Air Force and Space Force officials released a climate action plan Wednesday that includes a goal of operating bases at net-zero emissions by 2046, an ambitious effort to rein in the sizable carbon footprint of the U.S. military’s air wing.

The South Caucasus, Azerbaijan in particular, is facing water shortages as precipitation levels are decreasing and the levels of the region’s rivers are dropping. Water tensions are also linked to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.