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Sweden re-launches research partnership for environment, climate and security
A research partnership was re-launched 18 May for the environment, climate and security. Called the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security, it combines the strengths of four world-leading...
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Informal roundtable on ‘Climate Change, Peace and Security at COP27—Risks and Opportunities’
On 24 March 2022, the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security, in cooperation with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, hosted an informal roundtable on the theme ’Climate...
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Security implications of climate change impacts on the ocean
Written by Karina Barquet and Ylva Rylander, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and Mats Eriksson, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The profound impacts of global warming on ocean temperature and...
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Building resilience while tackling climate-related security challenges
Conclusions from the showcase at World Water Week 2019 Stockholm, Sweden. Written by Aina Virginia Bituin Eriksson The effects of climate change are increasingly felt around the globe through...
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Climate Security: Moving Towards Reduced Insecurity
In recent years, we have seen climate security increasingly move to the centre of the security debate. Once part of “low politics,” or matters not vital to a state,...
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Laying out a new vision for global adaptation
It’s most often at local, regional and national levels that adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change happens. But warning of the breakdown of global cooperation, SEI researchers together with international...
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“Living without water means living without hope”
Water can be a source of conflict, especially as it becomes scarcer due to climate change. In order to maintain or make peace, it is thus essential for countries...
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Why our current legal framework for the international regulation of fisheries struggles to cool heated fish wars
Overfishing, fractured international relationships and political conflicts loom as fish migrate more unpredictably because of climate change. This is why we need to redesign the governance of fisheries, says...
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Laureate shows the way to peaceful cooperation
Water can play an important role as a catalyst for peace. The work by the 2019 Stockholm Water Prize laureate Dr Jackie King has given the world new tools to...
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Take-aways from the Planetary Security Conference 2019: New nuances in the climate security debate
Following the fourth Planetary Security Conference, the Stockholm Climate Security Hub reflects on the changing debate around climate security. A Q&A with Malin Mobjörk of the Stockholm Peace Research...
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Building resilience and bridging policies: 2 key ingredients in climate security
There is a growing understanding of the interaction between climate change and human security. But to date, this has largely been examined through the lens of security studies and...
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