In light of the limited progress of international climate policy development and the end of the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, there is a need for supplementary efforts to develop plans of action regarding crisis and conflict preventive climate policy. The German-led debate on climate change in the UN Security Council in July 2011 was a first step in this regard.

adelphi addresses the above challenges in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office by seeking to identify and further develop innovative foreign policy options regarding climate issues. To this end, adelphi will conduct an in-depth analysis jointly with players of German and international climate diplomacy. It endeavors to develop new ideas and stimuli of how to strategically and practically address the ever more visible challenges of climate change, regarding both mitigation and adaptation. This includes action to foster networks, promote dialogue and facilitate the exchange of information. It also entails developing competences of relevant players and multipliers as well as strengthening existing regional dialogues and extending them to additional regions and stakeholders.