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

Climate finance took centre stage on the agenda of COP27, which took place in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt from 6-18 November 2022, but climate-security also received remarkable attention. A deep divide exists between rich, industrialised countries on the one hand and developing countries with historically much lower emissions on the other.

The region of Akkar in Northern Lebanon plays host to one of the oldest coniferous forests in the wider region and as such is a biodiversity hotspot that locals depend on for their livelihoods. Shepherds often use the forest as a grazing area, while logging of the forest has tremendous value for the local economy.