The defense secretary's cluelessness was on full display in disregarding climate change's role in global conflict.

Global conflict and uncertainty are nothing new, but since the 2008/09 economic crash, they have worsened exponentially. The ...

demographic change, and civil conflict. (iii) Policy: the existing evidence on many policies indicates that they cannot be evaluated with the current data or are simply ineffective. Innovative policy ...

Armed conflict and extreme weather driven by climate change are viewed as the top risks for the global economy in 2025, according to a new report. The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks ...

The effects of climate change and the COVID‑19 pandemic are only compounding these challenges. We know that achieving and sustaining progress requires reducing conflict and violence. That’s why our ...

NECR student Sarah Farber shares how her studies in the Columbia SPS program have deepened her understanding of conflict and ...

While conflict remains the primary driver of displacement, climate change can aggravate an already devastating reality. Its impacts disproportionately affect the world’s most vulnerable populations – ...

GOVERNMENTS everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change hold back child development, UN ...

The intersection of WPS, climate change, ecological destruction and conflict or post-conflict situations thus raises a myriad of issues. As the recent UN Report on Gender, Climate and Security put it: ...