A new report from the international organisation for migration sets out the dangers that climate change poses to human security in Somalia through its ability to displace people from their livelihoods. It sets out a number of recommendations to integrate these people in society and adapt to the ill effects of climate change.

Tessa Terpstra, a deputy director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talks to PSI about her experiences of climate security in the MENA region and where she sees its' future.

Dr. Rana Alfardan of Iraq's Southern Technical University writes on Iraq's growing problem with desertification and possible solutions to it.

South Sudan's already poor security situation has long been exacerbated by weather influenced farmer-herder conflicts. A community peace project involving VNG International shows how proper stakeholder engagment can help to sustain peace between farmers and herders, even as weather patterns are changing.

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.

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.

Investment in forest conservation and other sustainability measures implemented in the Colombian peace process show how climate measures can help to preserve peace.

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.