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In a Time of Competing Crises, Environmental Action Matters More than Ever

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Guest Contributor // June 3, 2022 // By Richard Black, Cedric de Coning, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Hafsa Maalim, Melvis Ndiloseh, Dan Smith & Caspar Trimmer

This article was originally published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Last week saw the launch of SIPRI’s major policy report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk, looking at how to manage the growing risks emerging at the nexus of environmental degradation, peace and security.

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Russia’s ‘Nyet’ Does Not Mean Climate Security Is off the Security Council Agenda

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Guest Contributor // December 14, 2021 // By Florian Krampe & Cedric de Coning

This article originally appeared on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) Expert Comments.
On Monday, 13 December, Russia used its veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a thematic resolution on climate change and security put forward by Ireland and Niger. While the draft resolution contained specific actions, its main purpose was symbolic: to put the security implications of climate change firmly on the Security Council’s agenda, much as Resolution 1325 did with women, peace and security.

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