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...
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...
As countries around the world rally behind net zero targets, hydrogen is increasingly seen as a missing piece of the energy transformation puzzle to decarbonise...
This publication calls attention to and provide examples of local initiatives for climate-sensitive conflict and violence prevention. In addition, the...
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...
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...
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...
International cooperation in support of a global energy transition is on the rise. Initiatives and fora for multilateral cooperation are complemented by growing...
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...
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool of countries' climate protection performances. It compares climate protection...
Current trends depict an irreversible momentum for a global energy transformation. Renewables have moved to the centre of the global energy landscape...
"From Riches to Rags?" looks into the subject of stranded assets in the fossil fuel sector. Stranded assets are assets that lose value, or generate new...
This book is a joint United Nations and World Bank study that looks at how development processes can better interact with diplomacy and mediation, security and...
While research on climate change and urban violence are independently strong, few efforts have been made to understand the linkages between them. To date, there...