13 September 2021

PSI at BCSC2021: Learning from climate security practices & bringing them to scale

This PSI event @BCSC2021 is closed and by invitation only. If you would like to join the discussion, please email us at [email protected]. Seats are limited to 60 persons. Please, emails us asap if you want to reserve a spot. 

27 August 2021

Climate change: Entry point for renewed dialogue in the Middle East?

The Clingendael Institute/ the Planetary Security Initiative is pleased to invite you to the webinar Climate change: Entry point for renewed dialogue in the Middle East? Join the conversation and ask your questions to the experts. 2 September, 4:00 - 5:00 CEST, Zoom Pro. Register here or watch the livestream

25 August 2021

Better Together: EU-India Cooperation in Addressing Climate Risks

Historical political cooperation between the EU and India has been characterized by benign neglect and unfulfilled potential. The risks associated with climate change presents potential avenues for stepping up EU-India cooperation and recalibrating political relations in an increasingly volatile international environment. This policy brief discusses how “Brussels” and “New Delhi” can work together beyond their own domestic transitions to reduce risks and enhance security across the wider regions.

23 August 2021

Interview with Ayan Mahamoud, the Climate Security Expert & Senior Programme Coordinator at IGAD

 Ayan Mahamoud (PhD) works for the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a Regional Economic Community of the African Union. She was the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) Coordinator for Regional Programming between 2014 and 2017. As part of her work, she coordinated and facilitated regional programming tasks within IDDRSI, a 15-year, over $700 Million, 8 country regional programme and the associated national programmes.

12 August 2021

Rethinking responses to pastoralism-related conflicts

A new policy brief by the Conflict & Research Unit at the Clingendael Institute analyses disputes over natural resources such as water and land among pastoralist groups and between mobile pastoralists and sedentary farmers, which have a long history and are turning increasingly violent.
09 August 2021

Balancing on a Knife’s Edge: Climate Security Implications of the Latest IPCC Findings 

Today, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned of a catastrophic implications of climate change unless substantial action takes place, having severe consequences on global climate security.
30 July 2021

Mission Probable: the EU’s efforts to green security and defence

The European Union has recently started in earnest to climate-mainstream its defence and security sectors. It published a Climate Change & Defence Roadmap and the external dimension of the EU Green Deal recognises climate action as a contributor to peace and stability, for instance in the rather unstable European neighbourhood. The EU aims to climate-proof its military and civilian defence missions, as calls for disaster and humanitarian assistance are rising globally, and it is seeking to include green innovation more prominently in defence investments and R&D.

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.

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