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Global Outlook: Climate Change and Conflict

Two Decades after Landmark Declaration – Pacific Churches Take a Stronger Stand for Climate Justice

By James Bhagwan  |  18 July, 2024

After two decades, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has this year commemorated the monumental journey of environmental leadership by Pacific Christian churches and enabled their recommitment to climate action through a regional and ecumenical reconvening of Pacific church leaders and partners.

Turbulent Currents, Merging Storms: Northeast Asia Outlook June-July 2024

By Hugh Miall  |  11 July, 2024

Recently, transnational conflicts in different parts of the world have started to merge together. East Asia has a raft of unresolved conflicts.. How can the risks of transnational conflicts coming together into global conflict complexes be defused?

Rising Risks of Climate Disasters Mean Some Communities Will Need to Move

By Roslyn Prinsley and Naomi Hay  |  06 July, 2024

Australia needs a national conversation about relocation now.

Climate Change: The Missing Agenda in India’s Recent Elections

By Robert Mizo  |  14 June, 2024

The recently concluded general election in India was shrouded in irony. The six-week long voting period coincided with one of the worst heat waves yet recorded, but there was hardly any discussion of climate change or environment-related issues in the public political discourse.

Why a New Ruling on the Law of the Sea and Climate Change Matters for Australia and Especially Our Island Neighbours

By Clive Schofield and Karen Scott  |  27 May, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has found countries are obliged to protect the oceans from climate change impacts under the law of the sea.

The Quad, Maritime Security, and Climate Change

By Robert Mizo  |  15 May, 2024

The Quad has an opportunity (and a need) to revamp itself as a bigger, more durable platform by engaging with diverse concerns of the region, including non-traditional ones, particularly climate change.

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