Water is life. In Iraq, the Tigris and Euphrates and the waterways connected to them sustai… Erik Gustafson needs your support for Water for Iraq's Future

As the full horror of August’s disastrous floods in Nepal became apparent, the social media inquest began. Many armchair commentators were quick to blame China, accusing it of withholding [...]

‘A landmark work on perhaps the essential question of our time’ – David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth In this ground-breaking book, environmental journalist, Pe…

How climate change is fuelling crime and fraying trust across Europe

Join us for an engaging discussion of the book The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence.

Climate change isn’t just an external driver of violence, in many cases, it quietly erodes the structures that help prevent it from within, like a termite.

The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate ViolencePeter Schwartzstein. Washington DC: Island Press, 2024. $32.00. 328 pp.Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming WorldR. Jisung Park. Prin...

In his ambitious first book, “The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence,” journalist Peter Schwartzstein explores how climate change explains conflict, even war. BookShelf editor To...

The cuts to NED followed the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID, which also impacted OC Media.

On Wednesday, February 26, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and LBJ School of Public Affairs will host a discussion with environmental journalist and researcher Peter Schwartzstei...

Join UNC Global Affairs and the Royster Society of Fellows for a Diplomatic Discussion with Peter Schwartzstein, environmental journalist and author of the book, The Heat and the Fury: On the…

Big farming projects in North Africa’s deserts are presented as a response to food insecurity. But aquifers will be depleted and costs will be high. While small farmers are pushed out, there's no guar...

Peter Shwartzstein recommends his favourite books in our latest Writer's Reads. His latest book, The Heat and the Fury, is out now

The so-called Fair Growth Transition Program has run up against the usual weaknesses of the Greek state.

Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in B...

Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in B...

Climate shocks can lead to violent disruptions.

EPIC (Enabling Peace in Iraq Center) has been challenged by a… Erik Gustafson needs your support for Double Your Impact: Empower Iraq's Environmental Movement

In his new book, journalist Peter Schwartzstein takes readers to the frontlines of a world wracked by climate catastrophes and violence.

‘A landmark work on perhaps the essential question of our time’ – David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth In this ground-breaking book, environmental journalist, Pe…

At COP29, negotiators will be discussing the fate of a planet already riddled with climate-related conflict

I flew into Tel Aviv last Friday afternoon, primed for a week of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian environmentalists and officials. By sounding out these men and women in Jerusalem, the West [...]