Global and Regional Research: Policy approaches to Climate, Peace and Security Risks at the international, continental and regional level

"In addition to its strong, on‑the‑ground foothold in West Africa, the Skylark Centre also works to generate research that speaks directly to policy processes at the regional, continental, and global levels. This section brings together analyses that examine how these processes do—or do not—integrate climate, peace, and security; where practitioners and communities perceive gaps; and what opportunities emerge for more coherent, responsive action

Our Research

CPS brings attention to how climate impacts shape fragility, conflict risks, and humanitarian needs. Though not central in UNFCCC negotiations, the agenda is increasingly visible across COP spaces. It aims to ensure global climate decisions reflect the realities of vulnerable and conflict‑affected contexts. Learn more how these dynamics occur in practice here

Climate, Peace and Security in the international climate governance (UNFCCC COP)

  • The analytical summary, as part of Skylark Center’s Path to Ottawa session sought to examine how CPS featured during COP30, and identify pathways to strengthen its integration in global climate governance. The event aimed to build momentum for embedding peace and security more firmly within climate action, ensuring that responses to a warming world contribute to stability, cooperation, and resilience rather than exacerbating fragility.

  • This report examines why climate security remains largely absent from major COP outcomes, and unpacks Brazil’s complex positioning as COP30 host. It identifies five systemic barriers that keep the nexus at the margins, and outlines a practical roadmap to make COP a platform for peace and resilience through both negotiation and non‑negotiation tracks. The report concludes with concrete recommendations for negotiators, advocates, and decision‑makers seeking to elevate climate security in global climate governance.

  • In this op-ed published in EnviroNews, the Skylark Center argues that, climate‑related peace and security risks remain dangerously sidelined despite their impact on survival, displacement, and stability globally. Elevating local voices, recognising conflict‑related vulnerabilities, and ensuring fair, conflict‑sensitive climate finance are essential if COP30 is to protect those most at risk.