
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).


Environmental Governance – Lead the change!

Democracy and Climate

Public Lecture by Mr Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General “Climate: Reclaiming Our Common Future”

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

Protected Areas, Indigenous Communities, Deforestation and the Role of Institutions: Evidence for the Lowlands of Bolivia

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems

Futures of Green Democracy

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

How Can Developing Countries Gather Enough Financing to Undertake Critical Investments in Climate Action? An Exploration.

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
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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.