Climate Change and Security Challenges

Interdisciplinary Research on Climate Risks and Their Impact on Global Security

Project Duration: 2025. – 2028.

About the project

The project “Climate Change and Security Challenges (CLI-SEC)” is an interdisciplinary research initiative examining how climate risks affect society, security, and geopolitical relations. The aim of the project is to deepen the understanding of these interdependencies and to develop scientifically grounded guidelines for the effective management of climate and security challenges at the local and national levels.

Research Areas and Objectives

The main objective of the project is to develop a framework of tools consisting of various recommendations, measures, guidelines, and mappings of security challenges that will facilitate cooperation between the scientific community and public policy makers regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, based on the results of a longitudinal study on climate change and security challenges.

Specific Objective 1
01

Social Perception of Climate Change in the Global and Local Context

Specific Objective 2
02

The Role of Media and Social Networks in Shaping Attitudes Towards Climate Change

Specific Objective 3
03

New Geopolitical Circumstances Caused by Climate Change

Specific Objective 4
04

Climate Change in Education, Curricula, Teacher Competencies and Interdisciplinary Pedagogy

Specific Objective 5
05

Religiosity, Risk Perception, and Religious Communities in the Climate–Security Nexus

News
Participation of Project Leader Associate Professor Andreja Sršen at the Conference “Civil Protection and Urban Security”
28.08.2026

Participation of Project Leader Associate Professor Andreja Sršen at the Conference “Civil Protection and Urban Security”

Under the patronage of the Ministry of the Interior, Split-Dalmatia County, the City of Split, the Croatian Counties and Cities Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Association of Cities in the Republic of Croatia, the conference “Civil Protection and Urban Security (SIGG)” was held in Split on 19 and 20 March, with the participation […]
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Participation of Project Leader Associate Professor Andreja Sršen at the “Defense and Security Conference”
28.08.2026

Participation of Project Leader Associate Professor Andreja Sršen at the “Defense and Security Conference”

The Defense and Security Conference 2026 (DSC 2026), an international scientific and professional conference organized by the University of Defense and Security “Dr. Franjo Tuđman”, was successfully held. During the two-day program, held on 23 and 24 April at The Westin Zagreb Hotel, key topics in defense and security were addressed, including the application of […]
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