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).

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Publications
Journal article, April 2018

Environmental impact assessment for climate change policy with the simulation-based integrated assessment model E3ME-FTT-GENIE

Jorge Vinuales
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Events
9 December, 2019

Climate Crisis: a New Decade of Consequences

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Centre for International Environmental Studies and Joëlle Noailly
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Events
2 October, 2019

Narratives of Hunger in International Law

Maison de la Paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Events
27 February, 2020

Leveraging the Power-Wielder: De Jure Accountability of International Organizations

Maison de la paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Publications
Journal article, September 2018

Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change

Susanna Hecht
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Teaching
Academic courses

Apocalypse Then and Now: Advanced Research Seminar in Understanding Systemic Collapse and Adaptation

Susanna Hecht
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Events
22 June, 2021

Could Better Data Contribute to Making peace with Nature?

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
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News
7th October 2020

Accounting for Nature: Agriculture and Mitigation in the Era of Global Climate Change – New SNF grant for Prof. Shaila Seshia Galvin

Shaila Seshia Galvin and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Teaching
Executive education

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Executive Education
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Events
23 March, 2020

Sea-level rise: Displacement, Migration and Human Rights

Maison de la Paix
Global Migration Centre
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Events
27 November, 2018

Catalytic Cooperation

Maison de la Paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Events
22 June, 2021

2030 DFS | Could Better Data Contribute To Making Peace With Nature?

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
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Climate 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.

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Target 13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

Target 13.2

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

Target 13.3

Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

Target 13.a

Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

Target 13.b

Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities