Nina von Uexkull is Professor of International Politics at the University of Konstanz and adjunct Research Professor at PRIO. Her main research areas are the impacts of climate change and climate change policies on armed conflict and human security. Her research at PRIO is contributing to the POLIMPACT project.
Nina von Uexkull
Research Professor
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Paola Vesco et al. (2025)
Peace and good institutions save lives from floods
Peace and good institutions save lives from floods
Popular article in United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Paola Vesco et al. (2025)
Political development predicts reduced human cost of flooding
Political development predicts reduced human cost of flooding
Journal article in Nature Communications
Nina von Uexkull & Halvard Buhaug (2025)
Peace and sustainability - Two sides of the same coin
Peace and sustainability - Two sides of the same coin
Popular article in UNU WIDERAngle
Halvard Buhaug & Nina von Uexkull (2025)
Fred og bærekraft er to sider av samme sak
Fred og bærekraft er to sider av samme sak
Popular article in Panorama Nyheter
Halvard Buhaug & Nina von Uexkull (2025)
Strong rationale, weak evidence: Why integrating research on sustainability and peacebuilding is needed
Strong rationale, weak evidence: Why integrating research on sustainability and peacebuilding is needed
Journal article in One Earth
Nina von Uexkull & Halvard Buhaug (2025)
Scientific uptake in United Nations Security Council debates on climate change and security
Scientific uptake in United Nations Security Council debates on climate change and security
Journal article in Climatic Change
Paola Vesco et al. (2024)
The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature
The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature
Journal article in World Development
Halvard Buhaug, Cedric de Coning & Nina von Uexkull (2023)
Scientific Evidence Supports UN Security Council Engagement with Climate Change
Scientific Evidence Supports UN Security Council Engagement with Climate Change
PRIO Policy Brief
Halvard Buhaug, Cedric de Coning & Nina von Uexkull (2023)
Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence
Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence
Popular article in Global Observatory
Cullen Hendrix et al. (2023)
Climate change and conflict
Climate change and conflict
Journal article in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
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Monday, 25 Nov 2024
Armed Conflict’s Hidden Costs: A Multidisciplinary Look at War's Impact on Human Development
Armed Conflict’s Hidden Costs: A Multidisciplinary Look at War's Impact on Human Development
A new comprehensive review reveals that the detrimental effects of armed conflict extend far beyond the battlefield, with war reverberating through every aspect of human development.
Thursday, 30 Jun 2022
Nina von Uexkull Receives Major Award
Nina von Uexkull Receives Major Award
Associate Professor at Uppsala University and PRIO associateNina von Uexkull has been awarded the prestigious Oscar Prizefor her work on security implications of climate change.
Thursday, 28 Jan 2021
New special issue on climate change and conflict
New special issue on climate change and conflict
The Journal of PeaceResearch has just published a new special issue on ‘Security implicationsof climate change’ (January 2021), guest edited by Nina von Uexkull and HalvardBuhaug.
Friday, 4 Dec 2020
PRIO's Youth & Peacebuilding Research
PRIO's Youth & Peacebuilding Research
Read up before the PRIO Annual Peace Address 2020
Thursday, 13 Jun 2019
PRIO Researchers Part of New 'Nature' study
PRIO Researchers Part of New 'Nature' study
A new study published in the journal Nature today assesses the role of climate in affecting the risk of armed conflict.
Monday, 1 Oct 2018
Workshop on Climate Change and Security
Workshop on Climate Change and Security
On 27-28 September2018, the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and PRIOco-hosted a joint Workshop on Climate Change and Security in Uppsala.
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2016
PRIO Spearheads New Climate-Conflict Project
PRIO Spearheads New Climate-Conflict Project
The project will focus on the causal connection between adverse environmental change and discrete social upheavals, with examples including the ongoing civil war in Syria and the early Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016
New Study on Climate-Conflict Linkages Published in PNAS
New Study on Climate-Conflict Linkages Published in PNAS
Severe drought is associated with an increased incidence of armed conflict among agriculture-dependent populations in the least developed states.
Monday, 26 Sep 2016
Successful PhD defense by Nina von Uexkull
Successful PhD defense by Nina von Uexkull
On Friday 23 September, Nina von Uexkull was awarded a doctoral degree in peace and conflict research at Uppsala University.
Latest comments
Monday, 1 Dec 2025
Peace and good institutions save lives from floods
Peace and good institutions save lives from floods
Friday, 24 Oct 2025
Peace and sustainability – two sides of the same coin
Peace and sustainability – two sides of the same coin
Monday, 15 May 2023
What's Next in Climate Security Studies? Exploiting Synergies between Practice and Research
What's Next in Climate Security Studies? Exploiting Synergies between Practice and Research
Wednesday, 5 Jan 2022
Can we predict climate change impacts on future peace and security?
Can we predict climate change impacts on future peace and security?
Friday, 5 Mar 2021
Climate-conflict research: A decade of scientific progress
Climate-conflict research: A decade of scientific progress
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017
No Land, No Life
No Land, No Life
