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Global Outlook: Climate Change and Conflict

Human Insecurity from Climate Change on Vanuatu and Guam

By Anselm Vogler  |  01 February, 2025

A recent publication documents the pathways to human insecurity in the specific political and economic contexts of Vanuatu and Guam. The country-specific political and economic contexts of these Pacific islands translate climate change impacts into different forms of human insecurity.

We Live in Times of Multiple Entwined Crises – But Our Policy Responses Aren’t Keeping Up

By Peter Bridgewater, Dirk S. Schmeller, and Suraj Upadhaya  |  29 January, 2025

Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts.

Trusted Partner to the Pacific, or Giant Fossil Fuel Exporter?

By Wesley Morgan and Liam Moore  |  08 December, 2024

Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter

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.

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