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. 

  • Advancing Latin American and Caribbean leadership: Exploring practical solutions for climate, environment and peace

    Advancing Latin American and Caribbean Leadership: Exploring practical solutions for climate, environment and peace

    Despite the urgency of Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) challenges in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), the region is still not recognised as a priority within global CPS discussions. Gaps also remain in connecting local and traditional knowledge and experience to global CPS debates. This Practical Note aims to fill these gaps. It explores regional CPS challenges and, most importantly, identifies practical solutions stakeholders should prioritise to address these challenges.
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  • Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia

    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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  • Harmonising biodiversity and climate action with a peace lens in Latin America and the Caribbean - BCSC-Cali Practical Note Cover

    Harmonising biodiversity and climate action with a peace lens in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Biodiversity conservation plays a crucial role in addressing the challenges climate change and environmental degradation pose to human security and peace. This practical note explores how these agendas intersect in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the world's most biodiverse regions. The document summarises the discussions held at BCSC-Cali during the past UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) in Colombia, including key highlights and priority action areas for various stakeholders.
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  • Haiti Policy Brief
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    Roots for peace: Uncovering climate security challenges in Haiti and what to do about them

    In 2022, the United Nations and Haiti’s Ministry of the Environment took the initiative to establish the Haiti Climate Security Working Group, bringing together UN agencies, international organisations, Haitian government institutions and civil society organisations. To help guide the work of this group, adelphi led a collaborative effort to undertake a study mapping out the linkages between climate, peace and security in Haiti, applying the methodology of the Weathering Risk initiative.
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