A new study by the Conflict and Environment Observatory and Scientists for Global Responsibility illustrates that not only military spending is swallowing up resources that could and should be used to tackle climate change, invest in global justice, and to promote peaceful conflict resolution and disarmament, but that the military technology industry in itself is significantly contributing to the climate emergency. 

Africa is one of the hardest-hit regions by climate change. North Africa is expected to face increasing temperatures, droughts, and decreasing and/or varying levels of rainfall and groundwater levels. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the links between climate change, development and security in North Africa, with a focus on water and energy in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

A new policy brief by the Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) analyses and compares the implications of natural gas extraction in Mozambique and Cyprus. The discovery of natural gas reserves off the coast of these two countries has sparked external investment which has security, environmental and geopolitical implications.

Armed forces across Europe are increasingly including climate matters in their agendas since their priorities based on readiness, operations, and strategy are increasingly being influenced by environmental factors. In its recent report, the European Army Interoperability Centre (FINABEL) discusses the various challenges Europe could face as a result of a changing climate and provides several policy recommendations.

The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released two new reports, one on South Asia and the other on Southeast Asia, warning that climate change is threatening stability and security in the region, and calling for urgent action to both drastically reduce carbon emissions and prevent climate security risks.

A new report by the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an Institute of the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), together with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), assesses the growing security risks posed by a warming climate in one of the most rapidly changing regions on Earth: the Arctic.

The Center for Climate Change and Security breaks down President Joe Biden's Executive Actions towards climate change and how significant these decisive steps are within the global fight to preserve the balance of our environment.

The first 'virtual' Climate Adaption Summit concluded with a strong reiteration of commitment by world leaders to strengthen international efforts around climate change adaption and mitigation. Insights from Dutch Prime Mark Rutte, US Climate 'Czar' John Kerry and German Chancellor Angela Merkel demonstrated the seriousness of which adaption and mitigation must be taken going forward by all levels of global society.

Powering Peace is a joint research initiative of the Stimson Center and Energy Peace Partners. The initiative envisions a broad policy shift within the United Nations and among its member states to adopt renewable energy in peace operations. This report examines how UN peace operations can implement their respective mandates with more diversified energy sources. The launch event will present the latest evidence from the field on how to make UN peace operations more sustainable.

Climate adaption strategies hold the key to accelerate resilience of Earth's environment to the increasing volatility of climate change. The Climate Adaption Summit is hosted (digitally) by the Netherlands this year and brings together the worlds brightest minds in a 24 hour range of events with the aim to inspire change and develop real-time solutions.