REPORT
Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks
This independent report, commissioned by the G7 members, identifies seven compound climate-fragility risks that pose serious threats to the stability of states and societies in the decades ahead. Based on a thorough assessment of existing policies on climate change adaptation, development cooperation and humanitarian aid, and peacebuilding, the report recommends that the G7 take concrete action, both as individual members and jointly, to tackle climate-fragility risks and increase resilience to them.
BLOG
When climate change exacerbates conflicts and crises, resilience must be the compass for foreign policy. The Resilience Compass features news, reflections and opinions on climate change and fragility, with contributions from the Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, International Alert and guest authors.
RESOURCES
This collection of resources complements and extends the analysis of the report. It contains an interactive factbook allowing users to explore case studies from around the world and provides background readings and contextualized report and event summaries.
Additional conceptual and topical infographics illustrating climate and fragility interactions can be downloaded for your use. Please credit adelphi and newclimateforpeace.org.
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Adapted from Steffen, Will et al. 2015: Planetary boundaries: guiding human development on a changing planet. In: Science 347:6223.
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Adapted from Harris, Katie; David Keen and Tom Mitchell 2013: When disasters and conflict collide: improving links between disaster resilience and conflict prevention. London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
Data from IMF 2014: IMF primary commodity prices. Retrieved 8 Jan 2015, from http://www.imf.org/external/np/res/commod/index.aspx.
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Map reproduced from Peek, Katie 2014: Where will the world’s water conflicts erupt? A heatmap of war over water. In: Popular Science: The Water Issue, June 2014. Retrieved 10 Dec 2014, from http://www.popsci.com/article/science/where-will-worlds-water-conflicts-erupt-infographic?src=SOC&dom=tw. Map based on the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database by the Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University.
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Source: OECD 2014: Fragile states 2014: domestic revenue mobilisation in fragile states. Paris: OECD.
Adapted from World Bank 2015: World development report 2015: mind, society, and behavior. Washington, DC: World Bank.