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Climate Diplomacy Podcast
The Climate Diplomacy Podcast gives insights into the latest developments in international climate diplomacy and security. Our host Alexandra Steinkraus interviews experts and practitioners on their take on climate foreign policy, climate-related impacts to security, and promoting peace and resilience in a changing climate. Together we look into climate-fragility, migration, food insecurity, gender dynamics and much more, not to mention our deep dive into countries and regions. For more…
Episodes
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 60: Rising heat, rising costs: The health and economic impacts of a warming world
Extreme heat is a direct and escalating threat to human health, livelihoods and economic stability. Since the Paris Agreement entered into force…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 59: What solutions do we have when the world is burning? Building peace and resilience amid converging crises
Europe is experiencing another summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires. Across the world, communities are also facing record temperatures, intense…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 58: Shared waters, shared stakes: Science diplomacy and conflict prevention in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is home to a quarter of humanity, and it is under pressure. Geopolitical competition, declining fish stocks, and the intensifying impacts of…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 57: Sustainable peace from the ground up: Natural resource peace agreements in Nigeria
In Nigeria's Middle Belt, farmer-herder conflicts over land and natural resources have claimed thousands of lives in recent years. Climate change – through…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 56: A landmark ruling: What the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change means for climate security
When the International Court of Justice delivered its landmark advisory opinion on climate change in July 2025, it did more than clarify legal obligations — it…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 55: Insights from Iraq: Climate-informed mediation and peacebuilding
In Iraq, climate stress is colliding with fragile governance and long-standing social fault lines. Rising heat, shrinking rainfall and worsening water scarcity…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 54: Truth under threat: How climate disinformation fuels insecurity
For the last episode of 2025, we're joined by Jonah Thompson, EU Policy Manager at the Center for Countering Digital Hate, who also works on EU policy at…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 53: Women, Peace and Security agenda at 25: How can gender-responsive climate action be a pathway to sustainable peace?
Marking 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, in collaboration with UN Women, this episode explores how gender-responsive climate action can…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 52: 100 days until COP30: Brazil on climate, environment and human security
In this episode, we explore the critical intersection of climate, environment, and human security in Brazil with Laís Clemente, Analyst in adelphi’s Climate…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 51: Current affairs: Water diplomacy and climate finance in South and Central Asia
In this episode we're joined by Assem Mayar, independent researcher and Climate Security Expert Network member, specialising in climate change, transboundary…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 50: Around the world in 50 episodes
This month, hosts Alexandra and Raquel celebrate the 50th episode by looking back continent by continent at the countries and regions that have been covered…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 49: Unrooting environmental crime: Impacts and opportunities for climate and security
Crimes against the environment, from illegal deforestation to hazardous waste trafficking, are not just ecological issues—they’re deeply intertwined with…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 48: The case for cautious optimism: Community-led approaches in Bangladesh's borderlands
In this episode, we delve into the complexities of fragility in Bangladesh. Our guest for this discussion is Tasnia Khandaker Prova, Lead on Climate Research…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 47: Flipping the script on Yemen: Environment and climate as pathways to peace
In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between conflict and war, climate change and environmental degradation in Yemen with Hisham Al-Omeisy…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 46: The weaponisation of water in Libya
In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between water, climate change and conflict in Libya. We are joined by independent consultant and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 45: COP29 debrief: Where do we stand on climate finance, action and peace?
As COP29 in Azerbaijan has come to a close, in this episode, our colleague Yosr Khèdr (Analyst, adelphi) joins the podcast to discuss the climate finance…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 44: It’s called BCSC season for a reason: Convening the community from Berlin to Cali
From key takeaways to a look behind the scenes, in this episode we take a deep dive into all things Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC). One of our…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 43: Biodiversity for Peace: Exploring the nature-security nexus ahead of CBD COP16
Biodiversity COP is around the corner. For the first time, the forum will look into how peace and security issues intersect with nature, and we are here for…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 42: 42: The answer to everything - Addressing your questions on climate, peace & security
What did you always want to know about climate, peace and security, but didn't know who to ask? In this episode, hosts Alexandra and Raquel address questions…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 41: Climate change, peace and progress: Renewable energy opportunities in the Middle East
As a heat dome drives record high temperatures for June across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), we speak with Ali Nasrallah, a green energy policy and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 40: It takes a climate-smart village: Peace-positive approaches for sustainable resilience
In an era of polycrisis, operationalising the humanitarian-development-peace nexus is crucial for finding solutions that create synergies between these areas…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 39: Livelihoods: The socioeconomic link between climate change and security
Livelihoods are how the necessities of life are secured. They are a determining factor in many contexts around the world. Many livelihoods are dependent on a…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 38: Reconnecting people to their power: Transitional justice and 'cosmovisión' in Colombia
Colombia faces multiple challenges - from a complex peacebuilding process after more than 50 years of armed conflict to growing climate change impacts on its…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 37: Roots for peace: Bringing together diverse stakeholders for an inclusive response to climate and insecurity in Haiti
Haiti is facing a deep security, political and humanitarian crisis and is simultaneously one of the most vulnerable countries in Latin America and the…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 36: Climate, peace and security in Yemen: How deteriorating rights of women and minorities affect the whole of society
Since 2014, Yemen has been ravaged by civil war. Our guest today - Yemeni journalist, writer and activist Hind Al-Eryani - brings to light how the war is…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 35: Damage control: Unpacking rules and recommendations to protect the environment during armed conflict
So much can be said about how war and conflict disrupt the environment. The effects on human lives are excruciating and long-lived, making environmental…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 34: SPECIAL EDITION: Displacement, migration and how funding can reach those who need it
COP28 is around the corner, and everyone wants to know: how will the conversations around finance for climate-affected states, which officially kicked off in…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 33: Integrating climate security in peacebuilding: Meet the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar
The Peace Pillar initiative, launched in 2022, is sharing and elevating evidence-based recommendations in mainstreaming climate-security to support sustainable…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 32: Farmer-herder conflicts: Climate change is the straw that broke the camel’s back
If you work with climate, environment, development, humanitarian assistance or adjacent areas, you have certainly come across this particular type of conflict…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 31: From advocates to experts: Youth leadership on peace, gender and migration
In this episode, we are joined by Khouloud Ben Mansour, African Youth Ambassador for Peace with the African Union for North Africa and activist for women's and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 30: A sea of opportunity: Climate justice, grassroots movements and interregional cooperation in the Caribbean
In this episode, Christianne Zakour, Advocate for Environmental Governance and Climate Justice, joins us to discuss shared challenges amongst Small Island…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 29: Resilience gone wrong: Maladaptation as a side-effect of neglecting climate vulnerability
Join our hosts, Raquel Munayer and Alexandra Steinkraus, for a conversation on how maladaptation makes communities even more vulnerable, rather than less, to…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 28: News from the frontline: Why narrative matters when reporting on the climate-conflict nexus
Reporting on the climate and environmental crises is increasingly a risky endeavour – even more so where insecurity and conflict are present. Environmental…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 27: HoP(ping) into the new year: A 2023 outlook on climate, peace and security
Join us for a conversation with our Heads of Programme (HoPs) for Climate Diplomacy and Security, Janani Vivekananda and Benjamin Pohl, as we reflect on…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 26: Revisiting roles: The evolution of climate, peace and security in the UNSC and beyond
In this episode, we speak with Hafsa Maalim, one of the panel discussants at the 29 November UNSC meeting on climate, peace and security, to discuss the…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 25: BCSC and beyond: Looking back at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2022
In this episode, Alina Viehoff joins one of our hosts, Alexandra Steinkraus, to discuss all things BCSC. As members of the organising team, together they…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 24: Eco wars & wasted havens: can international environmental law curb the impacts of conflicts on nature?
In this episode, we are joined by Philippa Nuttall for a conversation on the impacts of war and conflict on nature, and about what can and is being done in the…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 23: Anticipating risk: applying foresight to tackle disaster-induced food insecurity
Beyond its reactive role as a humanitarian agency, the World Food Programme (WFP) looks increasingly to preventative and anticipatory measures to hinder and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 22: Syria's poisoned earth: how war impacts the environment and the lives that depend on it
It seems counter-intuitive to talk about environmental issues in Syria, in the face of overwhelming human suffering. Yet, human life requires functioning…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 21: Who's not at the table? Intersectional environmentalism, climate justice and why it's worth fighting for Utopia
In this episode, we discuss feminist foreign policy, intersectional environmentalism, climate justice and how they are all interrelated. We offer a deep-dive…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 20: When a country mandate includes climate language: lessons from UNSOM
In this episode, we discover what happens when the UN includes climate and environmental risks into a country mandate. Somalia is one of the first political…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 19: Regional cooperation for climate security: a look into the Horn of Africa
In this episode, we speak with Ayan Mahamoud, Senior Coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional economic community with…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 18: Climate Security and the Tyranny of the Immediate in Libya
In this episode, recorded just after the startling assassination attempt of the Libyan prime minister, we discuss climate security risks in Libya and how they…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 17: What a Year! Looking Back at Climate Diplomacy and Climate Security in 2021
This podcast episode looks back at progress, achievements and developments regarding climate diplomacy and security throughout the year 2021. It celebrates…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 16: Climate-related security risks as an opportunity for mediation?
This special podcast episode, recorded live at the 2021 Berlin Climate Security Conference, explores how to integrate climate security into mediation and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 15: Climate Security around the world: examples of locally informed solutions - live from #BCSC 2021
In this special episode, recorded live at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2021, we explore climate-related security risks and entry-points in three…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 14: Setting the scene: EU climate diplomacy in a post-Covid-19 world
The European Parliament issued a resolution on climate diplomacy in 2018. Since then, the policy landscape has evolved rapidly with the development of the…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 13: What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic
The Arctic is experiencing anthropogenic climate change at three times the global rate of change. Its sea ice minimum reached its second lowest level on record…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 12: Old narratives die hard: Rethinking climate-induced human mobility
Climate-induced mobility is more than sudden displacement. It is also a consequence of slow-onset changes, structural shortcomings and governance failures…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 11: South Asia on the brink: A look at climate change to help address the region's compound fragilities
South Asia is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. Parts of the region are characterised by a high level of political instability and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 10: Digging into food insecurity and climate change - Root causes and how (not) to solve it
This episode digs into the food insecurity-climate change nexus. It looks at how vulnerable agriculture is to a rapidly and erratically changing climate, but…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 9: Let´s talk about Mali: The impacts of climate change on insecurity and gender inequality
In this episode we speak about climate fragility risks in Mali together with Chitra Nagarajan, author of the climate fragility risk brief on Mali. During the…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 8: Hot days ahead: How climate impacts are pushing Afghanistan’s multiple burdens to the brink
For over 42 years, Afghanistan has endured nearly constant armed conflict, whether in the form of revolution, occupation, extremism or insurgency. This has…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 7: Does China's Belt and Road initiative put the brakes on decarbonisation? The case of Kazakhstan
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a prime example of how decarbonisation processes interact with geopolitics. China’s support to energy, transportation and…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 6: COVID and Climate Security
The COVID-19 pandemic has profound global impacts. While all countries have been affected, the pandemic is hitting those that were already struggling with…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 5: We Need To Talk: Changing Climate, Changing Conflicts
This podcast features Andrew Gilmour, Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation, and Janani Vivekananda, Senior Advisor at adelphi, in an intimate fireside…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 4: Foreign Affairs and the 2030 Agenda
The world needs to undergo a deep, transformative change to achieve sustainability. Yet, progress on many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 3: Populism and Climate Change
Right-wing populist parties are already part of the governments of seven EU member states and are expected to make up a quarter of MEPs after the European…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 2: #Doable - The Planetary Security Conference 2019
The Planetary Security Conference brings together experts, policy makers and politicians from around the world to discuss how best to tackle the security risks…
Climate Diplomacy PodcastEpisode 1: The UNSC's role in addressing climate related security risks
With climate change increasingly being seen as a security issue, we ask what role the United Nations Security Council could and should play. To answer this…