Powering Resilience: Why Energy Innovation Matters for European Security and Defence

Photo credit: Reuters. Smoke and fire are seen near a high-voltage line at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 22, 2024.

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US Defense & climate security an Interview with Sharon Burke

Increasing vulnerability of coastal military bases, an opening polar route in the Arctic, and global instability are main threats that bring climate change to the focus of the US Defense Department. Sharon Burke, Senior Advisor to New America and former Assistant Secretary for US Defense, describes how the military balances preparedness for climate impacts with challenges arising from the current US government.
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Lake Chad Climate-Fragility Risk Assessment Briefing and Risk Profile Launch

The Planetary Security Initiative, SIPRI and Adelphi have the pleasure to announce a side event during the 2018 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, on the 7th of May 2018. This side event will present up-to-date findings from the project, plus a briefing on a joint field mission and an outline of next steps for action on climate-fragility risks in Lake Chad.
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UNSC reaffirms climate change as a driver of fragility and conflict

On March 31st, 2018, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously the Resolution 2408,  reaffirming climate change as one of the factors that destabilize the region and induce conflict in Somalia.
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CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION & ME: The youth at the core of the global challenges of this century

On September 18th, 2017, 25 participants joined Climate Change, Migration and Me, a youth-driven initiative, led by the Netherlands National IHP-HWRP Committee, on climate change and migration issues. The prizes were a chance to participate in the UN Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn or a chance to join the Planetary Security Conference, 2017, in The Hague.
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PSC interview: causes and climate-sensitive approaches to natural resource conflicts in Mali

In this interview, Planetary Security Conference speaker Shreya Mitra stresses the necessity of analyzing the underlying causes and climate-sensitive approaches when responding to natural resource conflicts. As conflicts over natural resources play out in Mali, spillover effects can be felt throughout the Sahel region.
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The Netherlands places water on UN Security Council agenda

The contribution of water scarcity to conflict is often underestimated. According to Minister Kaag “water scarcity or an excess of water does not only pose an acute threat to society, but it can lead to violent conflicts and increased migration." Taking the Lake Chad crisis as an example, The Netherlands will devote explicit attention to water-security at the UN Security Council in New York.
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