For the Pacific Conference of Churches there are compelling reasons to attend COP28 in Dubai.

An introduction to Toda Peace Institute's new Global Outlook series on COP28: hopes, expectations and reality.

Debates on climate change and conflict and discussions around women, peace and conflict are largely taking place in separate silos. Rather than acknowledging the numerous intersections of those two topics and enriching each other’s work, there has been little engagement between experts on both issues.

Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the Pacific and elsewhere. Yet island states are resourceful. They are not only adapting to change but also seeking legal advice.

The end of June brought monsoon rains to North India as it always does. The rains were a welcome respite from the scorching heat the region reeled under since March. The heat waves that swept through North India in 2023 attest to the fact that India is witnessing and enduring the impacts of climate change.

India’s presidency of the G20 for 2023 has been hailed with much fanfare and national pride in India. It has the platform and the responsibility to direct the collective energies of the group towards not only addressing the climate crisis but also potentially reshape the ideological contours of international climate politics.