Digital Governance
Digital governance becomes increasingly important to build more transparency and informational equity. This includes building more open source datasets and having governments partner with the privatized cyber industry to ensure accessible data. Digital governance can also place checks and balances for better cybersecurity.
Resources
Monitoring Sudan’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining from Space
Blog
Gold is helping fuel the war in Sudan, and its extraction is causing environmental degradation and chemical pollution that threatens human health.
Text Mining and Machine Learning Reveal Global Determinants of Food Insecurity
Library
This study applies Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) to investigate global historical trends in food security. Using USAID’s Famine Early Warning Systems…
Fishers' Rights Matter: Mapping Small-Scale Fisheries Landing and Smoking Sites in Liberia to Assess Environmental and Legal Risks to Their Tenure Rights
Library
Liberia’s small-scale fisheries are the backbone of coastal livelihoods, but they face mounting threats from coastal erosion, mangrove destruction, and insecure land rights. Fishing communities’…
Data Collection in Fragile States
Library
Monitoring food security in regions experiencing multiple crises remains challenging. Satellite imagery combined with artificial intelligence can now estimate food availability in the fragile state…
Food Security: FAO Launches the Risk Monitor: A New Early Warning System to Tackle Food Security Risks
International
On the sidelines of the 44th Session of the FAO Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched the first Food…
Hallucinating Climate Security: A Cautionary Tale about Generative AI
Blog
Recent studies indicate that over 90% of all students – and an increasing number of policy makers – are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to…
Harnessing NIC Surveillance for Better Climate Security Outcomes
Blog
Australia’s National Intelligence Community could substantially enhance Australia’s climate security response. It could do so by applying its surveillance resources to the task.
Cyber and Climate Threats: Shared Risks, Resilience, and Response Strategies
Blog
Cybersecurity and climate security may seem unrelated, but both pose escalating risks that demand innovative, cross-sector solutions. The Stimson Center’s Cyber and Environmental Security Programs…
Towards a Climate Security Observatory 2.0: Lessons from a Year of Implementation
Blog
In 2023, the Climate Security Observatory (CSO) launched its first public version, aiming to bridge the gap between climate science and resilient peace. After a…
Advancing an Internet Research Agenda for CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security
Blog
As digital platforms increasingly influence social interactions, social scientists have had to evolve their methodologies to capture this transformation. At CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, the…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Intel Report: Fergana Valley and Regional Security
International
The last meeting in Fergana between the heads of the security services of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan accentuated the countries’ desire to cooperate in regional…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Groundbreaking Study Reveals Way to Resolve Nile Water Dispute
International
Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK in collaboration with regional organizations have now shed light on a new, groundbreaking approach that could…
DENR, UN Women Partner for Environmental Protection, Climate Resilience
International
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga on Monday said she and United Nations Women Philippines Country Programme Coordinator Ma.…
Colombia: Unergy Introduces Agrovoltaic Projects in Colombia
International
Amidst controversies surrounding the installation of photovoltaic projects on farmlands in Europe, Unergy’s mini-farms in Latin America offer tangible solutions to agricultural issues stemming from…
Israel/Palestine: How War Destroyed Gaza’s Neighbourhoods – Visual Investigation
International
A Guardian investigation has detailed the mass destruction of buildings and land in three neighbourhoods in Gaza.Using satellite imagery and open-source evidence, the investigation found…
Afghanistan: Oil Extraction at Amu Darya to Surge with Opening of New Wells: Ministry
International
The head of the Afg-China Oil and Gas Ltd in a meeting with the acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP), Shahabuddin Delawar, said that…
Afghanistan: FAO’s Assessment Unveils Impact of Shocks on Afghan Farmers
International
In an effort to decipher the labyrinth of challenges faced by Afghanistan’s rural population, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has…
Israel/Palestine: Three Israeli Groups Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize amid Hamas War
International
An environmental peacebuilding organization founded by an Israeli has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, also known as the…
New Platform Seeks to Prevent Ocean Conflict in the Face of Climate Change
Blog
Oceans are under immense threat from climate change. Around the world, oceanographic changes like melting sea ice, warming waters, sea level rise and shifting fish…
Climate Security: EEARTH: A Groundbreaking Climate Security Early Warning System
International
Led by Crisis Group’s Future of Conflict Program, the Environmental Early Action and Risk Tracking Hub (EEARTH) is an innovative climate security early warning system…
Climate Change: Understanding the Stakes of Climate Talks for Countries in Conflict
International
On 30 November, delegates gathered for the 28th iteration of the UN Climate Conference, where peace and security will be included on the thematic agenda…
Climate Security: CCS Releases New Tool: Military Responses to Climate Hazards Tracker
International
As temperatures continue to rise and drive extreme weather events that draw in militaries worldwide, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) is launching a…
Myanmar: Civilians Pay the Price as Land Mines Play Growing Role in Myanmar’s Conflict
International
The war zone has expanded in the two years since the putsch in Myanmar, and so have the number of minefields. Both Myanmar military and…
Assessing Damage to Agricultural Fields from Military Actions in Ukraine: An Integrated Approach Using Statistical Indicators and Machine Learning
Briefs & Development
The ongoing full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to widespread damage of agricultural lands, jeopardizing global food security. Timely detection of impacted fields enables…
Artificial Intelligence for Climate Security: Possibilities and Challenges
Briefs & Development
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)—largely based on machine learning—offer possibilities for addressing climate-related security risks. AI can, for example, be used for developing disaster…
Knowledge Gaps in the Nexus of Climate, Peace and Security
Briefs & Development
There is a growing body of research on the relationship between climate change and peace and security. Research shows that the effects of climate change…
Using Machine Learning and Remote Sensing to Track Land Use/Land Cover Changes Due to Armed Conflict
Briefs & Development
Armed conflicts have detrimental impacts on the environment, including land systems. The prevailing understanding of the relation between Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) and armed conflict…
Climate Change and Fragility: Improving Early Warning and Climate-Proofing Development and Conflict Interventions (chapter in "Handbook of Fragile States")
Briefs & Development
Climate change knows no political boundaries, yet political boundaries shape much of the response (or lack of response) to that change. In recent years, rapid…
Aqueduct: Using Cutting-Edge Data to Identify and Evaluate Water Risks around the World
Library
Water risks are an urgent global challenge. Most public health crises are already driven by water, including floods, droughts and water-borne diseases. Climate change is…
Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
Library
This map is based on a dataset regularly updated by CCS staff, based on publicly available information, tracking the date, location, actors, and circumstances of…