04 February 2021

Webinar: Adapt to defend. The security dimension of climate change

The security dimension of climate change is increasingly recognized by the Defence sector, and Dutch and British voices have been leading internationally in raising awareness on this issue. In the run-up to COP26 (1-12 November, Glasgow), this webinar, that is co-organised by the British Embassy and the Clingendael Institute, will consider how the military can contribute to reducing security risks related to climate change.

The Planetary Security Initiative Overview of Climate Security Practices 

 

12 November 2025

Interview with Bertram de Rooij

               

 

 

Team leader | Speaker | Landscape architect at Wageningen Environmental Research, 
Wageningen University and Research  

 

 

10 November 2025

How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it

Article by The Conversation, November 2025

04 November 2025

Climate Insecurity Comes for Europe

Article published in New Security Beat, October 2025.

Europe, often perceived as insulated from climate insecurity, faces a rising tide of climate-related challenges destabilizing its social fabric. Contrary to assumptions of political stability and governance capacity, Europe contends with intensifying climate shocks such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves that exacerbate existing inequalities and vulnerabilities. 

21 October 2025

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements

Report by nature geoscience, October 2025

21 October 2025

Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts

Article in nature climate change, October 2025

"In an interconnected world, climate change impacts can cascade across sectors and regions, creating systemic risks.''

15 October 2025

Minerals diplomacy as geoeconomic statecraft: Implications for resource security priorities in a rapidly changing world

Report by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, October 2025

This report on the strategic competition for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) concludes that securing supply chains has become a central tool for geoeconomic statecraft.

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