This policy brief argues that there is an urgent need for the EU and European countries to upgrade the Arctic diplomatic dialogue to address security and geopolitical concerns.

This research advances the understanding of environmental terrorism, addresses the connections of resources and conflict, and the effects of climatic events on these phenomena.

This SIPRI Policy Brief analyses EU responses within its foreign and security policy to climate-related security risks, focusing on developments since the release of the 2016 EU Global Strategy.

A new report and factsheet were published on climate fragility risks in Afghanistan to give an overview of the topic and present entry points for addressing them. It is part of a series for a new website created by the Climate Security Expert Network.

‘It’s a disaster for a country that was fighting to develop. People are displaced, infrastructure is destroyed... fields are lost.’

The European Centre for Development Policy Management just released a new issue of its magazine Great Insights investigating whether climate change is a trigger to violent conflicts.  To further understand the link between climate change and violent conflicts, Great Insights asked policymakers and analysts to help in answering the following question: “When is climate change a risk factor for violent conflicts and what can be done to address climate change risk as part of a broader peacebuilding effort?”.