Security
Displaced Afghan negotiator calls for climate aid to war-torn states
Ahmad Samim Hoshmand, a top climate official before he fled the Taliban, says Afghans need support more than ever to cope with climate impacts
As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan, coal is a key source of revenue
Mining was a major source of finance for the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern
Biden orders adviser to explore options for resettling climate migrants
Campaigners welcome “extraordinary” move by the White House to address displacement triggered by climate disasters
Greta Thunberg looks to UN security council election for leverage on climate
Youth activists have written to small island negotiators, urging them to use their vote to pressure Canada and Norway into ending oil extraction
Kenya places climate disorder at centre of UN security council bid
Facing internal pressure and transboundary tensions over water, Kenya says it will progress climate security issues if it wins Africa’s seat
Climate change an ‘unconscionable’ threat to peace: German foreign office
Ministers from a dozen countries discussed stronger international cooperation on climate security threats at a conference in Berlin on Tuesday