Climate-related Peace and Security Risks (CPSR)
The primary objective of the project is to generate reliable, relevant, timely and actionable information on climate, peace and security risks for specific countries and regions on the UN Security Council agenda. Its main product is a series of fact sheets on countries on the agenda of the Security Council.
The project will stimulate global networking among researchers and policymakers through a series of dialogues, and it aims to establish a Nordic and Baltic Climate, Peace and Security Network.
The project is co-led by Dr. Cedric de Coning at NUPI (cdc@nupi.no) and Dr. Florian Krampe at SIPRI (Florian.Krampe@sipri.org).
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Further reading:
- On the project at SIRPI's home page
- On climate and security at the Norwegian government's home page
- On climate and security on SIPRI's home page
- Fact sheets and appendices
Seminars:
- The Water-Energy-Food Nexus and its implications for Climate Change Security (webinar held on 27 October 2021):
- Preventing climate-related conflict: Challenge for cross-disciplinary research, policy and practice? (webinar held on 24 November 2021):
Funding program
The project is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 2023.Articles
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Somalia experienced its worst drought on record from 2021 to 2023, with an unprecedented five consecutive failed rainy seasons that displaced hundreds of thousands of people, undermined livelihoods and raised the spectre of famine in some areas. From August 2022, clan militias and the Somali armed1
Climate, Peace and Security in Somalia
In a new updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR), the team explore the nexus between climate change, peace, and security in Somalia.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Yemen
Yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world due to a combination of prolonged conflict, economic crisis and recurrent climate change-related natural hazards. These hazards include temperature increases, rising sea levels and changing patterns in rainfall, causing floods, droug1
Climate, Peace, and Security in Yemen
In a new Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR), the team explore the nexus between climate change, peace, and security in Yemen.
Climate, Peace, and Security in Iraq
In this updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR), the team explore the nexus between climate change, peace and security in Iraq.
Seminar on Resilience Governance of Anthropocene Climate-, Energy-, Food- and Security Crises
An international expert-level panel discussed how global crises such as climate-related disasters and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine affect food production, energy supply and security – as well as challenges in global governance in the face of these crises.
Fact sheet: Climate, Peace and Security in Sudan
In this new Fact Sheet, researchers from NUPI and SIPRI’s joint Climate-related Peace and Security Project (CPSR) explore the nexus between climate change and security in Sudan.
Climate Change in the United Nations Security Council: An Analysis of Discourses and Organizational Trends
A talk by Cesare Scartozzi.
Preventing climate-related conflict: A challenge for cross-disciplinary research, policy and practice?
Climate-related peace and security risks are receiving increased attention on the international arena. But how do we ensure that different academic disciplines work together on the challenge of preventing future wars on conflict related to climate change? NUPI and SIPRI’s joint Climate-Related Peac1
Climate change, peace and security in Afghanistan
How does climate change affect peace and security in Afghanistan? NUPI and SIPRI, under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project have published a new fact sheet on this topic. Read it here.
Translating Mandates into Policy and Practice: Emerging lessons from operationalizing climate-related security risks in peace operations
IPI, NUPI and SIPRI co-host webinar on Climate-related Security Risks.
The link between climate, peace and security in Mali
NUPI and SIPRI, under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project have worked on understanding the interlinkages between climate, peace and security in Mali. Read more in a new fact sheet which contains recommendations on addressing climate change.
The impact of climate change on peace and security in Somalia
A new collaborative NUPI-SIPRI project examines how climate change affect peace and security in states and regions on the UN Security Council's agenda. On 4 February, the project launched its first fact sheet, looking into Somalia.
How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan?
How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan?
Climate, Peace and Security in the Sahel region
NUPI and SIPRI, under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project have worked on understanding the interlinkages between climate, peace and security in the Sahel-region.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel
The Sahel region is highly exposed to climate change, but national and local factors mean that climate change will have differentiated impacts across the region. The region will gradually become hotter, with some areas experiencing increased, but erratic, rainfall.
Publications
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Central African Republic
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
Hvis ikke Norge går i bresjen for en grønn omstilling, hvem da?
Is Somalia’s hunger and homelessness crisis beyond hope?
Displaced by the Climate
Climate change and violent conflict in Mali
Fiche technique sur le climat, la paix et la sécurité au Mali
Fiche technique sur le climat, la paix et la sécurité au Sahel
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Mali
The impact of climate change on Africa’s peace and security
The Impact of Climate Change on Peace and Security in Somalia: Implications for AMISOM
Climate, Peace and Security: The case of South Sudan
UN Security Council to Discuss Climate-Related Conflict, But What Role Should It Play?
Why peace is important for COP and why COP26 is important for peace
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel
Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates
How climate insecurity could trigger more conflict in Somalia
Grappling with and Adapting to Climate Change in South Sudan
Project Manager
Participants
External
Florian Krampe, SIPRI
Kheira Tarif, SIPRI