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).
‘Green stimulus, jobs and the post-pandemic green recovery ‘- VOX EU
Keep Environment High up on the Agenda!
Narratives of Hunger in International Law
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
A 1000 days of SDGs – Looking ahead
New SNIS Project for Prof Marc Hufty, “Green Dealings – Negotiating Lithium Between South America and Europe for Batteries that Fuel a Just Energy Transition”
Climatizing the UN Security Council
The Search for Climate Leadership in a Time of Climate Crisis
Climate-resilient crops and international climate change adaptation law
CIES Annual Report 2020
The Point of No Return: Is There Still Time for COP27 to Make a Difference?
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.