The Horn of Africa, West Africa and the Sahel, and
Central Africa are among those regions of the world
most affected by the confluence of climate change and...
Climate change effects are felt in every corner of the world and can affect conflicts in different ways. They can be a source of conflict, a multiplier of...
On 20 July, Secretary-General António Guterres presented to Member States his Policy Brief on A New Agenda for Peace, which outlines his vision for multilateral...
While it has long been known that conflict drives food insecurity, the Dangerously Hungry report shows that the inverse is also true: Food insecurity drives...
This paper explores how mediators should understand, and how they could address, conservation (including land restoration) in the context of peace negotiations...
Fragile and conflict-affected situations, environmental degradation, and natural disasters are on the rise and threaten to reverse development gains. In the...
Small-scale farmers in Iraq are among the most affected groups in Iraq by climate change and water scarcity. With the reduction of rainfall and soaring...
This publication calls attention to and provide examples of local initiatives for climate-sensitive conflict and violence prevention. In addition, the...
Agriculture absorbs a disproportionate share of the damage and loss wrought by disasters, thereby upending people’s lives, devastating livelihoods, and...
This paper is the result of a series of structured interviews with more than a dozen senior envoys, peace process facilitators and conflict resolution experts...
As water is the most disruptive element in the ongoing climate crisis, how land is managed plays a major role in taming this disruption. This publication shows...
Today’s violent conflicts are proving deadlier and more difficult to resolve than ever before. In addition, there is a growing recognition of the role of...
Climate change is not only one of the greatest global challenges, but also gives the German Federal Foreign Office the opportunity in the area of foreign policy...
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above)...
To date, responses to climate change have failed to address the full range of knock-on effects. Most climate change programmes do not address conflict and...
To date, responses to climate change have failed to address the full range of knock-on effects. Most climate change programmes do not address conflict and...
To date, responses to climate change have failed to address the full range of knock-on effects. Most climate change programmes do not address conflict, while...
Land remains the most fundamental asset for the majority of vulnerable populations living in developing countries, as their livelihoods are directly linked to...
Land is already under growing human pressure and climate change is adding to these pressures. The Special Report on Climate Change and Land, launched by the...
The first Berlin Climate and Security Conference, which took place at the German Federal Foreign Office on 4 June 2019, aimed at increasing the momentum for...