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Security
Global Issues
13 February, 2017

Munich Security Report 2017: "Post-Truth, Post-West, Post-Order?"

Munich Security Conference Foundation
Documents
Munich Security Report 2017

Is the world facing an era shaped by disorder and by illberal actors? Several days ahead of the 53rd edition of the Munich Security Conference, the Munich Security Conference Foundation publishes the third edition of its annual report on key issues in international security.

Adaptation & Resilience
Security
Water
Sub-Saharan Africa
10 February, 2017

Capturing double exposures in Lake Chad

Uche Okpara, Lindsay Stringer, and Andrews Dougill
Documents
Regional environmental change

In an article recently published in Regional Environmental Change, Uche Okpara, Lindsay Stringer, and Andrews Dougill discuss the development and application of a climate-water conflict vulnerability index to assess communities along the southeastern shores of Lake Chad in the Republic of Congo.

Adaptation & Resilience
Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Cities
Climate Change
Early Warning & Risk Analysis
Environment & Migration
Security
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Issues
Asia
09 February, 2017

Briefer: Coastal Megacities vs. the Sea: Climate and Security in Urban Spaces

Janani Vivekananda and Neil Bhatiya
Policy Brief

Cities are on the sharp end of a range of risks from criminal violence, terrorism and war to demographic pressures, to climate and environmental change. Coastal megacities are especially at risk given the specific impacts of climate change they face, including accelerated global sea-level rise, increased storm frequency and severity, and destruction to critical infrastructure such as port facilities, rail and road linkages, and energy installations, all of which are amplified as urban populations become ever larger.

Climate Diplomacy
Water
Global Issues
07 February, 2017

Water Connects

Dr. Thomas Vetter

With water resources under increasing pressure, transboundary water management and cooperation are becoming more and more important in shared river basins and should correspondingly step up on the diplomatic agenda. The paper “Water connects” outlines the available options and provides the scientific underpinning for future-oriented narratives and desirable action in water diplomacy.

Climate Change
Security
North America
06 February, 2017

Pentagon: Arctic melt requires updated US strategy

Ed King

Falling sea ice levels due to climate change and spike in Russian activity require strategic response in US, says department of defense.

 

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Climate Home

Diplomacy, Development and Defense Need to Address Climate-Fragility Risks

In this video, Sherri Goodman argues that one has to integrate climate-fragility risks into diplomacy, development, and defense activities to protect U.S. national security. The impacts of climate change are no longer an issue for development only, but a hard reality for armed troops and diplomats.

Climate Change
Environment & Migration
Security
Global Issues
01 February, 2017

Climate change and mass migration: a growing threat to global security

Jared Ferrie

When international leaders met in the Bangladeshi capital last month for ongoing discussions about a new global migration policy, they glossed over what experts say will soon become a massive driver of migration: climate change.

Climate Change
Europe
31 January, 2017

Climate change poses increasingly severe risks for ecosystems, human health and the economy in Europe

European Energy Agency

Europe’s regions are facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather, such as more frequent and more intense heatwaves, flooding, droughts and storms due to climate change, according to a European Environment Agency report published today. The report assesses the latest trends and projections on climate change and its impacts across Europe and finds that better and more flexible adaptation strategies, policies and measures will be crucial to lessen these impacts.

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Europe
31 January, 2017

Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2016

European Energy Agency
Books and Studies
This report is an indicator-based assessment of past and projected climate change and its impacts on ecosystems and society. It also looks at society’s vulnerability to these impacts and at the development of adaptation policies and the underlying knowledge base. This is the fourth ‘Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe’ report, which is published every four years. This edition aims to support the implementation and review process of the 2013 EU Adaptation Strategy, which is foreseen for 2018, and the development of national and transnational adaptation strategies and plans.
Climate Change
Energy
Global Issues
31 January, 2017

Three policy options for Germany to lead the G20 towards carbon pricing

Brigitte Knopf

At first glance, the outlook for climate policy in 2017 does not look too promising: Donald Trump has become the president of the US  and presented an energy plan that does not even mention climate change but is based on shale gas and coal. In addition, Europe’s often claimed leadership in climate policy is in jeopardy, with Brexit and the potential outcome of elections in the Netherlands and France, where populism and EU scepticism is on the rise.

However, on reflection, this year could be a good starting point for the achievement of new milestones in climate protection. Part and parcel of this less pessimistic outlook are the aims of the G20 and its German presidency. Under the leadership of Angela Merkel there is a good chance for a push towards carbon pricing. This would allow the world to pursue a growth path that protects the environment at the same time as lifting people out of poverty.

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