22 July 2021

New research partnership to analyse climate risks in Southern Asia

The Clingendael Institute and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies have united to analyse deeper the impacts of climate change within South Asia.
14 July 2021

New report on the UN Security Council's work on climate security published

A first comprehensive assessment of climate security within the UN Security Council has been published, which is quite frank in its assessment of the Council's progress and headwinds.
06 July 2021

Planetary Security Initiative holds the first-ever climate security dialogue in South Iraq

In June, the Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) team of the Clingendael Institute, together with the Netherlands Embassy to Iraq and the local partner Ozon, organized its first hybrid workshop in Basra, Iraq.

02 July 2021

Climate Security Practice Spotlight – Preventing Radicalisation in Kidal

The UN intervention in Mali (MINUSMA) faces a conflcit situation which is exacerbated by climate change. A programme to teach at risk youths to build and maintain Solar installations secures livelihoods and encourages development, reducing conflict risk.
24 June 2021

Will climate change become a mainstream issue for the security sector?

This policy brief argues that security sector governance and reform (SSG/R) can provide a middle ground that enables the military to deal with the challenges of a warming climate.
24 June 2021

Climate change displaced millions of people in 2020

There were more internally displaced people and refugees in 2020 than any other year in history. This trend will only increase as climate change results in more and more extreme weather, with disastrous humanitarian conseuquences.
22 June 2021

Climate Security Practice Spotlight – Cross Border Cooperation in the Greater Karamoja Cluster

Climate change has worsened droughts in the cross-border Greater Karamoja Cluster, resulting in conflict between pastoralist groups. A programme by FAO and IGAD fosters cross-border cooperation on natural resource sharing and livestock health initiatives, building peace.
18 June 2021

Luxembourg calls for security and defence policy expansion 

A new article by Luxembourg Minister of Defence Francois Bausch discusses key policy recommendations for NATO and the EU in order to better integrate green considerations and climate-proofing the defence and military sectors.
14 June 2021

NATO Leaders Reaffirm Importance of Climate Security at Key Summit

At the NATO summit today in Brussels leaders approved the NATO 2030 agenda which, among other things, sets NATO on a path to adapt to climate change and bolster climate security.
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