Publications

Explore resources from Weathering Risk, including assessments, studies, roadmaps, climate risk profiles, practical notes, mapping exercises, policy papers and infographics.

Assessments, studies and roadmaps explore the effects of climate change impacts and environmental challenges, identify key climate and environmental security pathways and provide actionable recommendations and entry points for governments, UN agencies, donors, civil society, international organisations and key context-specific actors.

Climate risk profiles provide forward-looking data on a region's climate with the goal of supporting resilience-oriented short to long-term planning. Weathering Risk climate risk profiles summarise projected climate parameters and related sectoral impacts under different emissions scenarios. These profiles are used in assessments, studies and roadmaps.

Weathering Risk Peace Pillar: Project Evaluation Syntheses

These project evaluation syntheses identify key highlights, lessons and recommendations from outcome evaluations from the first two project phases of the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar projects in the Bay of Bengal, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen.

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Gender Responsive Climate Security Assessment for Sri Lanka

Commissioned by the UNDP–DPPA Joint Programme and UN Women with the support from the Government of Australia, and conducted by adelphi research, this pioneering assessment offers the first integrated analysis of climate resilience, peacebuilding, and gender dynamics in Sri Lanka. The report provides actionable insights and locally tailored recommendations to support inclusive governance, equitable climate adaptation, and strengthened social cohesion.
Gendered and Ethnic Climate Security Risks in Sri Lanka: Concrete Realities and Politically Smart Solutions

This policy brief, based on the Gender Responsive Climate Security Assessment for Sri Lanka, examines how climate change is intensifying vulnerabilities and deepening inequalities in Sri Lanka, particularly for women and marginalised ethnic groups in post-conflict areas. Drawing on recent fieldwork and lived experiences of communities in Batticaloa, Mullaitivu, Badulla, and Hambantota districts, it offers concrete examples and politically realistic recommendations for inclusive, conflict-sensitive climate adaptation.
Gender Responsive Climate, Peace and Resilience: Climate Opportunities for Peace and a Unified Sri Lanka

This policy brief, based on the Gender Responsive Climate Security Assessment for Sri Lanka, examines how embedding justice and equity in climate action can address underlying grievances, strengthen social cohesion, and prevent the re-emergence of conflict in Sri Lanka. It offers gender-responsive and conflict-sensitive recommendations to advance inclusive climate adaptation, peacebuilding, and national unity.
From Waste to Resolution: Assessing the Impact of Armed Conflict on the Solid Waste Sector in Yemen

Co-authored by the Institute and PAX, this report investigates Yemen’s waste crisis as a result of the armed conflict and reflects on ways to address it as a contribution to peacemaking, conflict prevention, and stabilisation. It identifies the main governance challenges in relation to effective waste management and analyses the impact of Yemen's solid waste crisis on society, security, and the environment. The report also identifies entry points to respond to this crisis and support local resilience to both environmental and conflict risks.
Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia

This report analyses the peacebuilding policy approaches of the Santos, Duque, and Petro administrations in Colombia and explores environmental peacebuilding good practices at the local level to address the intricate relationship between environmental degradation, climate change, and peacebuilding efforts. It presents recommendations for implementing an Environmental Peacebuilding Policy (EPP) to strengthen resilience and achieve sustainable peace.

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Climate, Peace and Security Assessment: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is at a pivotal moment, facing the converging threats of climate change, environmental degradation and persistent insecurity. These intersecting challenges demand urgent and coordinated action by all relevant stakeholders. This assessment aims to provide up-to-date evidence to support policy planning and programming in PNG’s various regions and offers recommendations to strengthen the country’s resilience and enhance its capacity to cope, withstand and respond to concurrent shocks.

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Climate, Peace and Security Assessment: Papua New Guinea - Executive Summary

This assessment identifies six interconnected pathways through which climate and environmental changes amplify security risks in PNG and eight priority recommendation areas.

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Climate, Peace and Environmental Resilience in the Asia-Pacific Region

From rising sea levels to intensifying competition over natural resources, climate change is posing critical threats to peace, stability and development across the Asia-Pacific region. Despite increasing climate-related security risks, international discussions have often overlooked the region’s experiences and expertise. This report seeks to address that gap.

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