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We attempt a bottom-up approach to developing NFF-based localized future scenarios up to 2050 that capture these local concerns and efforts. Our exercise started with interpreting the Ramsar Site Management Plan (2022) from the NFF lens, followed by a stakeholder workshop in 2024 to flesh out multiple future scenarios. A spatially-explicit...

This discussion paper introduces the conceptual foundations and analytical framework of the Asia-Pacific Climate Security (APCS) briefing note series. It situates climate security within an evolving geopolitical context marked by intensifying climate impacts and growing challenges to multilateral cooperation. The paper examines how climate change...

This discussion paper examines whether the securitisation of climate change can accelerate the transition to net-zero emissions in the Asia-Pacific region. It argues that framing climate change and energy transition as national security concerns can elevate policy urgency and mobilise resources to address systemic risks, including energy insecurity...

This discussion paper explores the concept of climate-induced mobility in the Asia-Pacific region and its implications for security, governance, and policy development. It highlights the growing recognition of climate mobility in international and regional policy frameworks, while emphasizing the absence of a comprehensive global legal regime to...

This discussion paper analyzes the impacts of global warming on maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on both geopolitical transformations and legal implications arising from climate-induced oceanic changes. It highlights how rising sea levels, intensifying marine disasters, and shifting ecosystems are reshaping security dynamics...

This paper examines the complex relationship between climate change and food security in the Asia-Pacific region. It demonstrates how climate change disrupts food systems through impacts on crop yields, fisheries, and supply chains, while interacting with socio-economic inequalities, governance failures, and competing resource demands to produce...