Climate, Crisis and Security Network

The purpose of the network is to develop the rapidly growing field of research that links climate, crisis and security studies at the Swedish Defence University.

The network consists primarily of researchers at the Swedish Defence University who focus on various aspects of climate-related issues, such as climate resilience, sustainability, climate adaptation, environmental security, disaster studies and crisis management.

The network provides a key space to share new ideas, collaborate on research projects and make connect with other scolars as well as practitioners working on climate and environmental issues. The network regularly invites experts to give talks and open lectures.

Open lectures autumn 2025

16 September, 10.00-11.30: Climate Security, Ashok Swain, Professor, Uppsala University, presents his new book. Location: Hannah Arendt
14 October, 13.00-14.30:Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Production: Indigenous/Traditional Understandings of Resilience and Sustainable Practices in the Pacific, Unaisi Nabobo Baba, Professor and Vice-Chancellor, Fiji National University. Location: Cardell

25 November, 10.00-11.30: Resilient ethics in crisis action, Joel Martinsson, Assistant Professor, Linnaeus University. Location: Hanna Arendt

Here you can find a list of some of the previous open lectures organized by the network.

Publications

Plange, N., Hollis, S. (2025): Climate Resilience in the Pacific: Indigenous learning for a more sustainable future, AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. Forthcoming
Hollis, S., & Halapua, W. (2025): A Climate Change Talanoa: Exploring creative possibilities for a hopeful future, AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 21(1), 31-41