The IPCS taskforce (TF) on climate security in India was convened over 2021-22. It is part of a multi-year project on the security implications of climate change for South Asia, executed in partnership with the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands. A track 1.5 initiative, the TF comprised Indian academics, climate experts, scholar-activists, technical experts, and security practitioners.

The EU and its member states have taken unprecedented steps to reduce their dependence on Russian energy resources. ECFR’s new EU Energy Deals Tracker documents Europeans’ agreements with new suppliers – and highlights four key lessons for policymakers.

2022 has seen nothing short of a transformation in how EU member states source their energy. Together with the European Commission, they embarked on an unprecedented effort to reduce their energy dependence on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Environmental degradation and climate change, Russia's war against Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic all have the potential to trigger disasters in Europe. Wildfires in particular, are of massive concern, as they ravaged various European countries in an unprecedented manner during the summer of 2022.

Southern Africa is among the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. Climate-related impacts such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones undermine development and reduce the availability of natural resources, affecting the majority of the region’s population.

Earlier this year, NATO announced it will set up a new NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE), spearheaded by Global Affairs Canada (Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Department of National Defence (Canadian Ministry of Defence), to be based