Climate and Security Resources: Non-U.S. Governments, Regional & International Institutions
This page includes a list of resources on the nexus of climate change and security by Non-U.S. Governments and Regional Institutions.
2023
2023: NATO Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment, July 2023
2023: NATO Climate Change and Security Action Plan: Compendium of Best Practices, July 2023
2023: The NATO Greenhouse Gases Emission Mapping and Analytical Methodology, July 2023
2021
2021: “Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, Special Report on Drought 2021,” United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021.
2021: “Regional Consultation for the South Caucasus – Armenia and Georgia: Co-operation opportunities for addressing the security implications of climate change,” OSCE and adelphi, July 2021
2021: “Regional Consultation for the South Caucasus – Azerbaijan and Georgia: Co-operation opportunities for addressing the security implications of climate change,” OSCE and adelphi, July 2021
2021: “The UN Security Council and Climate Change,” Security Council Report, June 21, 2021
2021: “NATO Climate and Security Action Plan,” North Atlantic Treaty Organization, June 14, 2021
2021: “The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021”, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
2021: “Global Report on Food Crises-2021,” United Nations World Food Program, May 5, 2021
2021: Regional Assessment for South-Eastern Europe: Security Implications of Climate Change, OSCE and adelphi
2020
2020: Climate Change and Defence Roadmap. European Union External Action Service
2019
2019: Responding to the Climate Crisis: An Implementation Plan. New Zealand Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force.
2019: New Zealand Defense Capability Plan 2019, New Zealand Ministry of Defence
2019: “Implications of Climate Change on Defence and Security in the South Pacific by 2030,” Observatory on Defence and Climate at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), commissioned by the 2017 South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM); Executive Summary
2019: Joint Communiqué, South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting
2019: Open Debate Concept Note, UN Security Council Presidency of the Dominican Republic
2018
2018: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency: Regional Consultation on Climate & Security in the Caribbean: A Roadmap to Resilience
2018: New Zealand Ministry of Defence: The Climate Crisis – Defence Readiness and Responsibilities
2018: EU External Action Service (EEAS): Climate, Peace and Security: The Time for Action
2018: Council of the European Union: Council Conclusions on Climate Diplomacy
2018: Munich Security Conference: Munich Security Report 2018
2018: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Climate Change and Security in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus
2018: UN Security Council: Statement by the President of the Security Council
2017
2017: UN Security Council: Arria Meeting, Preparing for the security implications of rising temperatures
2017: UN Security Council: Resolution 2349
2017: Croatia Security Intelligence Agency: 2017 Security Intelligence Report
2016
2016: Australian Department of Defence: Defence White Paper
2015
2015: UN Security Council: Press Release: Issues Facing Small Island Developing States ‘Global Challenges’ Demanding Collective Responsibility, Secretary-General Tells Security Council.
2015: UN Security Council: Concept Note: Open debate on “Maintenance of international peace and security: peace and security challenges facing small island developing States”.
2015: Council of the European Union. Council conclusions on Climate Diplomacy. Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
2015: UN Security Council: Concept Note: Open Arria-formula meeting on the role of Climate Change as a threat multiplier for Global Security, dialogue initiated by the Spanish and Malaysian permanent missions to the UN
2015: Climate Change: A Risk Assessment, Independent report commissioned by the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office
2015: A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks, Independent report commissioned by members of the G7
Produced by adelphi, International Alert, the Woodrow Wilson Center and the European Union Institute for Security Studies.
2014
2014: Environmental and Energy Issues for the Military. Environment and Energy Security for the Americas, Military Resiliency and Readiness. Environmental and Energy Collaboration Group (EECG)
2014: Global Strategic Trends Out to 2045: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC)
2014: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: IPCC Working Group II Contribution to AR5
2014: Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Program Details, “Security Implications of Climate Change”
2013
2013: Council of the European Union 2013. Council conclusions on EU Climate Diplomacy. Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Luxembourg 24
2013: The EU’s comprehensive approach to external conflict and crises, Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council, from the European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
2013: NATO Centre of Excellence for Crisis Management and Disaster Response: Conference Details, “Visualizing Implications Of Climate Change On Military Activities And Relationships”
2013: Australian Government: Strong and Secure – A Strategy for Australia’s National Security
2013: Australian Government Department of Defence: Defence White Paper
2013: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Workshop Details, “Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Loss and Damage”
2013: Arria Formula Meeting on Security Implications of Climate Change. UN Security Council
2012
2012: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting Chair’s Statement, pg. 10
2012: Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC): “Climate change in Eastern Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine”
2012: OSCE, EEA, Carec, German Federal Foreign Office: “Climate Change and the Water-Energy-Agriculture Nexus in Central Asia”
2012: OSCE, ENVSEC: “Experience of the European Union in Adaptation to Climate Change and its Application to Ukraine.”
2012: European Commission: Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO), Working Paper
2012: European Parliament. Resolution on the role of the Common Security and Defence Policy in case of climate-driven crises and natural disasters.
2012: United Kingdom Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)
2011
2011: Council of the European Union. Council conclusions on EU Climate Diplomacy. Brussels: CEU.
2011: OSCE, EEA, ENVSEC: Scenario Report, “Climate Change and Food Security in Eastern Europe”
2011: Livelihood Security: Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Sahel, UNEP
2011: United Nations Security Council, Statement by the President of the Security Council: The impact of climate change on the maintenance of international peace and security. 6587th meeting on 20 July 2011.
2011: United Nations Security Council, Meeting: The impact of climate change on the maintenance of international peace and security. 6587th 20 July 2011.
2010
2010: Strategic Concept 2010, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
2010: Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP): Study Group on the Implications of Climate Change, Memo 15, “The Security Implications of Climate Change”
2010: Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Shifting Bases, Shifting Perils: A Scoping Study on Security Implications of Climate Change in the OSCE Region and Beyond
2010: UK Strategic Defense and Security Review: Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty
2010: FOI Swedish Defense Research Agency: On Connecting Climate Change with Security and Armed Conflict
2010: NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme: Workshop Details, Climate Change and Security
2010: Mapping the Resilience of International River Basins to Future Climate Change-Induced Water Variability, World Bank
2009
2009: Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Conference on the security implications of climate change in the OSCE region
2009: Council of the European Union, Council conclusions on Climate change and security. 2985th Foreign Affairs Council meeting Brussels, 8 December 2009.
2009: UN Secretary General Report Climate change and its possible security implications (A/64/350)
2009: UN General Assembly: Resolution on climate change and its possible security implications (A/63/281)
2009: Australian Defence White Paper, Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030
2008
2008: The National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom: Security in an interdependent world
2008: Royal United Services Institute: Delivering climate security: international security responses to a climate changed world
2008: European Commission: The European Union and the Arctic Region
2008: High Representative and European Commission to the European Council: Climate change and international security, Joint Paper to the European Council
2008: High Representative and European Council: Review on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy: Providing Security in a Changing World
2008: EU High Representative: Climate Change and Security: Follow-up recommendations by EUHR Solana
2008: For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark: Assessing the security implications of climate change for West Africa Country case studies of Ghana and Burkina Faso, IISD
2007
2007: Security Council Debate on climate change as threat to international peace and security, UN Security Council
2007: Council of the European Union: Presidency Conclusions June
2007: German Advisory Council on Global Change: World in Transition. Climate Change as a Security Risk
2007: FOI Swedish Defense Research Agency, The Geopolitics of Climate Change: Changes to the International System. Peter Haldén, Stockholm
2005
2005: The Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change. Stern, Nicholas. Cambridge University Press, report commissioned by the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer
2005: UNISDR: Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
2003
2003: EU European Security Strategy: A Secure Europe in a Better World
2002
2002: German Ministry for the Environment 2002: Climate Change and Conflict
