DGAP’s Center for Climate and Foreign Policy assesses the societal and geoeconomic impacts of climate change. The interdisciplinary team builds on scientific findings to develop policy recommendations for a coherent German foreign policy at the interface of climate security and human security.
Main Topics:
- Relevance of climate change for German security policy
- Coherence in response to the climate crisis given the interrelationship between the domestic and foreign policy dimensions of climate policy
- Consequences of climate migration and displacement worldwide
- Geoeconomic dimensions of the climate crisis: German climate and energy policy and international climate diplomacy
- Role of civilian crisis prevention in hindering the escalation of resource conflicts
- International legal dimensions of the climate crisis
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Publications
Anticipating Vulnerability Hotspots in the Sahel
A Synthesis Report from the Sahel Predictive Analytics Project in Support of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS)
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Die schlechte Nachricht: Für den Erhalt des Planeten muss die Menschheit schnellstmöglich auf Nachhaltigkeit umstellen. Die gute Nachricht: An den Lösungen wird bereits gearbeitet.
Integrating Climate in Germany’s National Security Strategy
How to Avoid Being Derailed by Russia’s Aggression
