Artikel Germany, Multilateralism and the Climate Crisis: How Cooperation Can Strengthen Climate Policy For climate policy to be successful, cooperation among big emitters is essential. Germany should use its political weight to help bring initiatives in the EU and the G20 to fruition while initiating and strengthening alliances aiming at concrete transformative measures and innovation. It can also help build knowledge systems that are fit for instigating and supporting change. Camilla Bausch • 16 December 2020
Artikel The Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent: A Framework for Action to Manage Climate-Linked Conflict Climate change comes with a range of security risks. However, with the right preparation, they can be managed and mitigated. Germany should push for the implementation of the Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent framework by promoting the institutionalization and harmonization of risk assessments, as well as better coordination between climate and security governance. Erin Sikorsky • 08 February 2021
Artikel Renewing Multilateralism by Protecting the Planet: Achieving Two Global Goals in One Fell Swoop Protecting the planet depends on international cooperation – but the environmental regime also contributes to the progress of multilateral governance. Germany should use this synergy effect to promote multilateralism by investing in negotiations to expand ecological approaches among trade partners and building up regional cooperation based on shared environmental commons. Lucien Chabason, Sébastien Treyer • 28 January 2021
Artikel Bridging Needs and Amplifying Voices: The Peacebuilding Commission and Climate-Related Security Risks To include climate change permanently in the UN’s peace and security pillar, Germany should reinforce the Peacebuilding Commission’s role. By fostering the Commission’s cross-pillar mandate and identifying political opportunities to strengthen its advisory role to the UN Security Council, Berlin can support the UN system in adapting to climate-related security challenges. Jake Sherman, Florian Krampe • 16 February 2021
Artikel Protecting the Amazon by Empowering Its Women Climate change and environmental crime endanger food, health, and economic security in the Amazon region. This disproportionately affects women who play an important role in agricultural production, yet are excluded from resource governance. Germany should support community-based initiatives and include climate security when implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Maiara Folly, Adriana Erthal Abdenur • 17 February 2021
Artikel A Storm on the Horizon: How to Translate Climate-Security Early Warning Into Action To address climate-security risks in a timely manner, Germany should enhance actionable forecast capacities. The government should strengthen climate- and conflict-sensitive programming by linking global climate data with conflict mapping, and expand its funding for inclusive, regional, and cross-border approaches. Jessica Caus, Adam Day • 23 February 2021
Artikel Climate Insecurity: Undermining Rural Livelihoods in Niger Nigerien farmers and pastoralists are particularly exposed to security threats reinforced by climate impacts, making them vulnerable to food insecurity and recruitment through extremist groups. To reduce these risks, Germany should expand its support for participatory methods and climate adaptation measures geared towards marginalized groups and bolster early warning systems. Stefanie Wesch, Janna Rheinbay • 17 March 2021
Artikel Climate and Conflict in the Sahel: A Rule of Law Perspective The Sahel faces one of the world’s most serious humanitarian crises, as rising insecurity intersects with climate change. Resulting competition over land and natural resources exacerbates violence across the region. Efficient, accountable and inclusive institutions, especially for land governance and dispute resolution, are key to improving stability in the Sahel. Marco Lankhorst • 22 March 2021
Artikel Vectors of Violence: Climate Change and Security in South Asia In South Asia, where rising sea levels and drought permanently destroy livelihoods, internal displacement increases. To prevent a growth of extremist armed groups and a surge of violence, the EU and Germany should strengthen their support for disaster preparedness in the region, tap into their experience with transregional approaches, and fund research for adaption measures. Omair Ahmad • 24 March 2021
Artikel Bridging Silos at the Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus International security agendas must account for the overlapping threats of climate change and conflict, and their unequal impacts on women. Similarly, climate action must integrate a gender and security lens. To accelerate progress, policymakers must harmonize efforts to address conflict and climate change and promote inclusive approaches at domestic and international levels. Jessica Smith, Lauren Olosky, Jennifer Grosman Fernández • 30 March 2021
Artikel Yemen’s Water Crisis: A New Urgency to an Old Problem In Yemen’s complex humanitarian crisis, water scarcity, conflict, and climate change impacts are interlinked. The use of water as a weapon accelerates the emergency. Germany and other EU member states should support technical solutions to reduce the agricultural sector’s water dependency. Politically, they should strengthen communities’ self-management of water governance. Hadil Al-Mowafak • 06 April 2021
Artikel A Threat to Regional Stability: Water and Conflict in Central Asia Water availability represents a major challenge for the five Central Asian countries and is increasingly exacerbated by climate change. This has led to violence in the region, bearing the risk of further conflict. Germany should support stronger regional cooperation for transboundary water management to foster security in Central Asia. Janna Rheinbay, Sebastian Mayer, Stefanie Wesch, Kira Vinke • 20 April 2021
