Bonn climate negotiations: adelphi supports pathways towards a fairer, more resilient and peaceful world

At the Bonn climate negotiations, adelphi global contributed to discussions on how climate policy can promote resilience, stability and peace. With inputs from Janani Vivekananda and Dennis Tänzler, adelphi highlighted why conflict sensitive climate action matters on the road to COP31.

The climate negotiations in Bonn have drawn to a close. Alongside preparations for COP31 and modest progress in the negotiations themselves, adelphi actively contributed to discussions on the role of climate policy in promoting resilience and stability.

Janani Vivekananda, Director of Diplomacy and Security at adelphi global, addressed this issue in her keynote speech at the main meeting of the International Climate Initiative. She underlined that sustained climate action cannot be separated from questions of peace and conflict sensitivity. Climate impacts and climate policies both reshape who has access to land, water, energy and income. In other words, climate action changes power. For climate finance and climate programming, this means that conflict sensitivity is not an add on. It is essential to ensuring that climate action strengthens resilience, social cohesion and stability.

Like other financing mechanisms, the International Climate Initiative can be used as a tool of climate foreign policy to specifically strengthen peace and stability. This is particularly important in contexts where climate impacts interact with existing social, political and economic tensions.

In light of these discussions, adelphi will also continue to help shape the preparations for COP31, which is to be hosted in Antalya in November.