Nina von Uexkull is Professor of International Politics at the University of Konstanz and adjunct Professor in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. She is associated with PRIO as contributor to the POLIMPACT project. Her research interests broadly cover causes, dynamics, and impacts of armed conflict, security implications of climate change, climate and energy policies, and armed conflict and development.
Nina von Uexkull
Research Professor
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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
Sophie P. de Bruin et al. (2022)
Projecting long-term armed conflict risk: An underappreciated field of inquiry?
Projecting long-term armed conflict risk: An underappreciated field of inquiry?
Journal article in Global Environmental Change
Jannis M. Hoch et al. (2021)
Projecting armed conflict risk in Africa towards 2050 along the SSP-RCP scenarios: a machine learning approach
Projecting armed conflict risk in Africa towards 2050 along the SSP-RCP scenarios: a machine learning approach
Journal article in Environmental Research Letters
Halvard Buhaug & Nina von Uexkull (2021)
Vicious circles: Violence, vulnerability, and climate change
Vicious circles: Violence, vulnerability, and climate change
Journal article in Annual Review of Environment and Resources
Halvard Buhaug & Nina von Uexkull (2021)
Climate-conflict research: A decade of scientific progress
Climate-conflict research: A decade of scientific progress
Popular article in New Security Beat
Nina von Uexkull & Halvard Buhaug (2021)
Is climate change driving global conflict?
Is climate change driving global conflict?
Popular article in Political Violence at a Glance
Nina von Uexkull & Halvard Buhaug (2021)
Security implications of climate change: A decade of scientific progress
Security implications of climate change: A decade of scientific progress
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Jonas Vestby, Halvard Buhaug & Nina von Uexkull (2021)
Why do some poor countries see armed conflict while others do not? A dual sector approach
Why do some poor countries see armed conflict while others do not? A dual sector approach
Journal article in World Development
Latest news
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.
