Climate change and geopolitics map
The recent Chinese brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia signalled a milestone in Middle Eastern politics. The two major powers of the region had…
Last year was when climate risks become a reality. Major rivers including the Rhine, Po and Yangtze fell to record lows. Heatwaves in China forced…
Why Iraq is losing the battle against climate risks, and how it can fight back. Two mighty rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris wind through Iraq…
Snaking for miles into the vast Mongolian steppe, trucks laden with coal headed to fuel iron ore smelters used to queue for days at the…
Why the next decade will be warmer, more chaotic and conflict ridden Global politics is changing. China has emerged as a rival to the US…
Please note I have set up a new climate focused site called https://climatefrontiers.substack.com/ which focuses on risk and opportunity for climate sector. The site will…
Conflict over water is as old as civilisation itself. The developed world enjoys safe, plentiful supplies of potable water. Emerging economies often suffer from drought,…
View larger map The Philippines is highly exposed to climate risk. Made up of thousands of islands the Pacific nation faces threats to its fish…
Water wars have long been predicted by analysts. Conflict over water and other resources is as old as civilisation itself. Now the world’s freshwater supplies…