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Global Outlook: Climate Change and Conflict

COP 29: The Climate-Peace Nexus Was on the Agenda, But …

By Volker Boege  |  23 November, 2024

While international public attention is on the COP negotiations about money, other issues also play a role in Baku, including the climate-peace nexus.

COP29: Keeping Climate Security Human-Centric

By Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda  |  19 November, 2024

Since its emergence nearly two decades ago, the concept of climate security has been an important avenue to uphold the place of human security within the international climate system.

The COP29 Climate Talks are About to Kick Off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here’s What to Expect

By Matt McDonald  |  12 November, 2024

The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate crisis.

Is It Really Fale Pili? Tuvaluan Diaspora Dissatisfied with Tuvalu Government’s Consultation on Falepili Union Treaty

By Taukiei Kitara  |  11 November, 2024

While the Australian and Tuvalu governments have been highly visible in the negotiation of the Falepili Union Treaty, the lack of consultation with Tuvaluan people in both Australia and Tuvalu before the treaty was signed was widely criticized.

We Have No Land, We Are The Land. We Have No Sea, We Are The Sea

By Günther Baechler  |  04 November, 2024

Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East make us forget that climate change has also long since claimed its victims. Its geographical effects are inevitably fueling social stress, political tensions and even military violence.

Talk Isn’t Enough: Pacific Nations Say Australia Must End New Fossil Fuel Projects

By Liam Moore  |  04 September, 2024

This week, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel exporters went to a meeting of island states strongly affected by human-induced climate change.

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