The PSI side event on climate security risks will take place on Friday November 17 in the German Pavillon. It discusses how climate change acts as a “threat multiplier”, aggravating already fragile situations and contributing to security risks. This event will focus on areas for which climate change poses an immediate threat to public safety and an existential threat in the long-term, such as the Lake Chad crisis and the Small Island States.

UN Environment and partners are pleased to announce a new massive open online course on environmental security and sustaining peace. The 10-week course covers a range of natural resources, from extractives to land and water, as well as a range of tools and approaches from conflict and gender sensitivity to assessments, meditation and spatial planning. Apply now!

The Business Continuity Institute, the world’s leading institute for business continuity and resilience, and Siemens, a worldwide technology supplier for critical infrastructure, cities and buildings, conducted a survey of continuity and risk professionals. Are organizations planning for climate-related risks yet? How far ahead is their horizon?

The links between resources availability and security are conspicuous since ecological change can lead to regional instability, migration, social and economic conflict and the rise of insurgencies. This book, edited by David Reed, examines a series of case studies where water-related disruption threatens national security; and explores US foreign policies on this matter.

In this policy brief Leon Fuerth argues a new type of complex problems, climate change being the apex example, needs a new type of governance that anticipates for future threats.

In October and November a series of Roundtables brings together government representatives from 4 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to discuss the water-energy-food nexus in the region. The meetings will be organised in Amman and Beirut.

What if the hundreds of millions of dollars spent each and every year burning fossil fuels to power peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts could instead create lasting energy infrastructure powered by the wind and the sun? This article explores how renewable energies in could lay the foundation for the utilities of the future in a post-crisis phase and assist communities to reap the development benefits associated with increased energy access.

On 23-24 October 2017 International Alert and the Netherlands Embassy in Mali are organising a workshop on the relationship between climate change, natural resources and security. The meeting will be organised in Bamako and will involve representatives from the Mali Government, bilateral and multilateral donors, civil society and private sector.

This article discusses the potential connections between climate change adaptation and urban violence. It identifies some of the gaps in the knowledge base of urban resilience and potential entry points for future research and action.

The Skoll Global Threats Fund and the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence are organising an online collaborative climate-security game – the Climate Risks CoLab from October 9 - November 17.