
The Graduate Institute serves as a hub for research and activity on climate change and action. We offer an Executive Certificate and Master on Environmental Governance, and various PhD and MA academic courses. We also hold events and have produced academic and policy publications on this topic. The Centre for International Environmental Studies serves as a research centre on climate action. Our researchers also consult with organisations in the policy world, including the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).


Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute

The Crossroads of Lithium: An International Conference

Tax Law for Sustainable Development

CIES Publications News | June 2022

World Environment Day: Learning from COVID-19

‘Does successful emissions reduction lie in the hands of non-state rather than state actors? ‘

E-Seminar: Covid-19 and Climate Change: Lessons and Challenges

Futures of Green Democracy

Geneva SDG Community Coffee – Young People driving Climate Action

Climate Crisis – Out of Balance: Confronting Equity and Sustainability

Sustainability Initiative Days – 17-21 October 2022
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View moreClimate change presents the single biggest threat to development, and its widespread, unprecedented impacts disproportionately burden the poorest and most vulnerable. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform stresses that “urgent action to combat climate change and minimize its disruptions is integral to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”. Read more about Goal 13.