This summer the 3rd iteration of the International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be hosted in the Hague. It will be hosted jointly by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. It will contain both a virtual and physical element with the virtual day scheduled for June 12. The physical begins on June 18 and will last until June 21. It includes training courses, business meetings, side events, and site visits.

The following text is the executive summary from the full report by The Berghof Foundation and PEACE Paradigms.

The following text are the abstract and introduction of an academic article by Clionadh Raleigh, Andrew Linke, Sam Barrett, and Elham Kazemi, published in The Lancet Planetary Health. 

This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. It was authored by Mauricio Vazquez, Head of Policy and Strategic Partnerships at Overseas Development Institute (ODI).

A global green transition—our best bet to counter climate change—has been underway for about 10 years. Countries around the world have begun to leverage the power of technology with the objective of moving to more sustainable sources of energy and to cut emissions and limit global mean temperature increases. This is the good news.

The following text is a summary of a new publication by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Read the full paper here.

The following text is an abstract of a study published by the European Comission and the European Defence Agency. It was authored by Ricardo Tavares da Costa (European Commission Directorate-General Joint Research Centre), Elisabeth Krausmann (European Commission Directorate-General Joint Research Centre) and Constantinos Hadjisavvas (European Defence Agency). Read the full study here.

The following text is a summary of a press release by Oxfam International on 5 December 2023. Read the full document here.

With the conclusion of COP28, renowned author and former Chief of Defence of the Dutch Armed Forces, General Tom Middendorp, is releasing a groundbreaking new book The Climate General, shedding light on the profound connection between climate change and global security:

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)—largely based on machine learning— offer possibilities for addressing climate-related security risks.