Climate Security Mechanism and the United Nations System Staff College

Climate, Crisis and Courage: A UN Podcast

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The Climate Security Mechanism at the United Nations and the UN System Staff College, with the support of Berghof Foundation, are launching Climate, Crisis, and Courage, a limited podcast series that brings the realities of climate-related security risks to life. Climate, Crisis, and Courage is designed as a high-impact, human-centred product that brings out real-world stories from the affected context, highlights connections across climate and peace, and showcases practitioner and community voices. For more information, please visit https://shorturl.at/0bgNv

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Iraq: Shrinking Rivers, Rising Tensions and Survival 12.06.2026 38:19

Iraq is facing a deepening water crisis, driven by years of conflict, drought, rising temperatures, and pollution. For many communities, water shortages are reshaping daily life, especially for young people. In this episode, we explore how these pressures intersect with conflict, and whether water management can offer a starting point for cooperation and a more stable future for Iraqis. Nazanine M...

Haiti: Resilience Amid Gang Violence and Climate Shocks 15.05.2026 39:02

This episode explores Climate, Peace and Security in Haiti. The Caribbean country is living through overlapping crises, where violence and instability are being intensified by climate shocks and environmental degradation. We look at how these pressures play out in day-to-day life, and how this affects Port-au-Prince differently from other areas. We also hear how Haitians are responding with practi...

From Islands to Highlands: Climate, Identity and Security in the Pacific 08.05.2026 29:32

The episode explores what climate, peace and security means in one of the world’s most climate-exposed regions where climate change is not a distant threat, but a lived reality shaping land, livelihoods and identity. It unpacks how rising seas, extreme weather, and environmental pressures intersect with governance, culture, and geopolitical dynamics in the Pacific, from regional frameworks to comm...

South Sudan: Floods, Conflict, and Finding Higher Ground 24.04.2026 29:17

The pilot episode introduces the concept of climate, peace and security and the UN’s work on it. It serves as a primer on what climate, peace and security means at the UN, and why it matters. It then discusses this through one of the most tangible examples: South Sudan’s devastating floods in areas where resource competition and armed group presence already strain social cohesion. It weaves togeth...

Climate, Crisis and Courage — Official Trailer | A UN Podcast 20.04.2026 1:43

Climate, Crisis and Courage is the podcast that connects the dots between climate change, peace, and security — the stories most podcasts never tell. While others talk about emissions or war in isolation, this show goes deeper: to the frontlines where a shifting climate is already reshaping people's lives, communities, and conflicts right now. Hosted by Nazanine Moshiri — journalist, conflict...