On 5 June 2025, Hannah Lentschig, Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute and PSI Project Leader, participated in the 17th edition of The Hague

The long running MILF insurgency in the Philippines was in part aggravated by climate caused food insecurity. Measures by Kauswagan municipality, in cooperation with international NGOs to address the root causes of the conflict resulted in a significant reduction in violence.

Biden's Earth Day summit highlights the importance of climate security

  • climate security
  • Joe Biden
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Adaption
  • Climate Adaption
  • Climate resilience
The virtual gathering of over 40 world leaders and climate change stakeholders saw greater attention paid to the nexus of climate and security. Whilst limited multilateral solutions were espoused, the summit showed how the topic is slowly but surely becoming more mainstreamed in international relations.
A virtual analysis of Nigeria's farmer-herder conflict has been released by the International Crisis Group. It offers insights into the climatic backdrop of the conflict as well as the measures taken to resolve it.

Climate Security Practice Spotlight - Colombian Peace Process

  • Colombia
  • climate security
  • peacebuilding
  • Climate security practice
Investment in forest conservation and other sustainability measures implemented in the Colombian peace process show how climate measures can help to preserve peace.

PSI launches first review of climate security practices

  • climate security
  • Climate Risk
  • climate change
  • climate policy
first report and overview of climate security practices. Climate security research has evolved tremendously over the past 20 years in the direction of how to address security risks related to climate change. Action on the ground is still limited but holds a lot of potential. Therefore, interest is growing in the development, diplomacy and defence sectors to engage in this space.

Critical warnings for Australia amidst predicted rising temperatures

  • Australia
  • Climate resilience
  • Warming
2020 was a devastating year for Australia's climate security with bushfires, flooding and desertification impacting almost all facets of society. With this in mind, a new report by the AAS predicts the impact of a 3 degree rise in global temperatures and what policies are needed to mitigate the consequences.