Partner publications

South Sudan is one of the least peaceful countries in the world and one of the most vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns have led to both drought and flooding, impacting river flows and the groundwater availability and water quality for a population highly reliant on agriculture and pastoralism. Decades of violent conflict have also eroded the population’s coping capacities. Weak governance and the lack of infrastructure further undermine the capacity of state and social institutions to adapt to climate change. Beyond the existing tensions between armed groups in South Sudan, the spillover effects of the war in Sudan are exacerbating a complex and persistent humanitarian crisis.

This comic shows the effects of climate change and provides a hopeful vision of environmental peacebuilding, highlighting the resilience and ingenuity of Somali youth as they tackle environmental challenges and build peaceful communities.

This guidance note bridges the climate, peace, and security (CPS) and youth, peace, and security (YPS) agendas. Building on real-world examples from diverse contexts, it highlights how young people are at the forefront of addressing climate-related security risks.  It also provides guidance for creating an integrated agenda on youth, climate, peace, and security, aimed for peacebuilding and development practitioners, policymakers and researchers.

This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on the Central African Republic (CAR) and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country. The fact sheet offers a range of recommended actions for the international community to address these issues effectively.

This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on Colombia and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country.

This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on Libya and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country.

This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on Myanmar and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country.

This report presents the collective perspective of the Latin American Regional Working Group on the pressing issues surrounding climate and environmental justice, as well as food security, that affect the region as a whole, but whose impact is most strongly felt at the local level.

Climate change is fundamentally changing human security, ecological security and even international security. There is growing evidence of its impacts on peace and conflict, which is reflected in discussions in the United Nations Security Council. In a series of fact sheets, SIPRI and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs' (NUPI) Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project has analysed the links between climate, peace and security in countries and regions on the UN Security Council’s agenda.