The Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, is proud to endorse the urgent call to action embodied in the COP28 Declaration On Climate, Relief, Recovery And Peace, and welcomes the COP’s inclusion of a dedicated day on the topic for the first time. This Declaration reflects inputs and endorsements from a wide range of governmental and non-governmental actors across the climate, environment, development, humanitarian, and peace and security sectors. This demonstrates a growing recognition of the reality that climate change poses a multifaceted threat to peace and stability, requiring an integrated response across these sectors.

CCS’s work underscores the peace and security imperatives behind the Declaration’s call for enhanced financial support, improved understanding and programming, and strengthened coordination and partnerships to build climate resilience in the most vulnerable, fragile, and conflict-threatened communities. 

CCS applauds these priorities and encourages endorsing organizations to take concrete action on them. 

For its part, CCS commits to strengthening its work supporting the Declaration’s goals, including producing analysis to understand climate-related risks and refine climate action in conflict-affected states, articulating the security imperative for enhanced investments in climate resilience, and collaborating with partners to break down silos and reduce barriers to addressing climate change threat to peace and security.