Aanvi Sharma

Climate change is increasingly shaping the security environment across the North Atlantic. Extreme weather events, including flooding, wildfires, heatwaves, and coastal storms, are placing growing pressure on infrastructure, emergency response systems, and economic activity. Recognising these dynamics, NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept acknowledges that climate impacts affect military operations, degrade critical infrastructure and shape geopolitical competition.

The 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, signals a critical inflexion point in global climate diplomacy. Marking the 10th year of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, it is the first COP to be convened after a full turn of the Paris Agreement’s ambition cycle.