There is broad agreement that climate change represents a threat to sustainable development; consequently, development efforts must be resilient to the impacts of climate change and related disaster risks in order to be sustainable. This is the first in a series of briefs focusing on alignment of country efforts under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Catalysing the climate economy will be at the heart of climate diplomacy in the years to come. This infographic visualises the cascading benefits of climate action and the role of climate diplomacy.
The International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA2015) brought together 450 participants from 27 countries to exchange on political strategies, framework conditions, and mechanisms for successful municipal climate action.
A New Climate for Peace – Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks. Executive Summary. Berlin/London/Washington/Paris: adelphi, International Alert, The Wilson Center, EUISS. Authors: Rüttinger, Lukas; Gerald Stang, Dan Smith, Dennis Tänzler, Janani Vivekananda, Alexander Carius, Oli Brown, Geoff Dabelko, Roger-Mark De Souza, Shreya Mitra, Katharina Nett, Meaghan Parker and Benjamin Pohl.
Water and Conflict. A Toolkit for Programming. Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance.
Climate diplomacy: Seeing the bigger picture. Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Policy Brief. August 2013.
New Approaches for Climate Diplomacy in Africa. Climate Security Policy Dialogue. October 24, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and the German Embassy in Addis Ababa.
Climate Change and Security in the OSCE Region. Scenarios for Action and Cooperation. Berlin: adelphi.