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).
Heard the news? Environmental Policy and Clean Investment
International law and feeding the world in times of climate change
ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute
New SNIS Project for Prof Marc Hufty, “Green Dealings – Negotiating Lithium Between South America and Europe for Batteries that Fuel a Just Energy Transition”
Negotiating environmental protection in trade agreements: a regime shift or a tactical linkage?
Mobility, Migration and Climate Change
“The Hazards of Mainstreaming: Climate change adaptation politics in three dimensions”
World Climate Game with Prof Joëlle Noailly
The Search for Climate Leadership in a Time of Climate Crisis
Book Launch: ‘Narratives of Hunger in International Law’
Discover more SDGs
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.