Climate Change & (In)Security Project

What Climate Change & (In)Security Project does

Climate Change & (In)Security Project (CCIP) is a non-profit research and policy collaboration between the University of Oxford and the British Army's Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR), headquartered in Oxford, UK. The organisation's core function is to produce climate-security analysis, briefing notes, and policy recommendations, and to convene scholars, practitioners, and decision-makers on the climate-security nexus for UK and international audiences.

Its outputs span six product lines: publications and briefing notes on regional climate-security risks (Arctic, Antarctic, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Sahel); an open-access blog and resources hub; an annual conference; workshops and training sessions delivered to the British Army, Royal Navy, UK Ministry of Defence, NATO, and the United Nations; a conceptual framework called Climate Intelligence (CLINT) for widening UK military climate indicators; and secretariat services to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate & Security. Distribution is non-commercial: all outputs are provided freely to parliamentarians, policy-makers, and practitioners, with monetisation routed through research grants and institutional funding, including UK FCDO, rather than fees or licensing.

The 13-employee core is augmented by a large associate network spanning NATO (Katarina Kertysova), the UN (Christophe Hodder as first Climate Security Advisor in a peacebuilding mission; Gary Lewis at UN University), the British Army (Lt Col Matt Stott at DSTL; Maj Luke Turrell at the Land Command and Staff College), major think tanks (RUSI, Atlantic Council, Chatham House, Princeton), and Australian Strategic Policy Institute, giving CCIP distributed reach across defence, diplomacy, and academic ecosystems that no single employee count suggests.

Name

Climate Change & (In)Security Project

Legal name

Climate Change & (In)Security Project

Website

https://cciproject.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCIP is a non-profit Oxford and British Army CHACR collaboration that produces open-access climate-security research, briefings, and convening services for UK parliamentarians, defence and intelligence agencies, NATO, the UN, and allied militaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Security Policy Research

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (928), National Security and International Affairs (9281)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Risk Management (BPADALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Peace, Security Sector Reform & Stabilization Programs (BPADABAH)

Keywords

• Climate security research
• Policy analysis services
• Defence advisory services
• Security research collaboration
• Parliamentary secretariat services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Funding: CCIP operates as a collaboration between University of Oxford and British Army's CHACR. The project is funded by UK FCDO among other sources, supporting research initiatives and policy development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Climate Change & (In)Security Project (CCIP) is a research and policy collaboration between the University of Oxford and the British Army's Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR). It produces analytical publications, briefing notes, and policy recommendations on climate-security risks; runs an annual conference, workshops, and training sessions for military and government audiences; provides secretariat services to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate & Security; and develops conceptual frameworks such as Climate Intelligence (CLINT) to enhance military climate analysis.

Product overview

The Climate Change & (In)Security Project (CCIP) is a policy research collaboration between the University of Oxford and the British Army's Centre for Historical and Armed Conflict Research (CHACR). CCIP does not offer a unified software product but rather delivers a portfolio of research, advisory, and convening services focused on understanding and addressing the security implications of climate change. Its offerings include: publications and briefing notes providing in-depth analysis on climate security risks; a blog/resource hub featuring commentary and articles; an annual conference bringing together experts; workshops and training programs for military and government clients; and secretariat support for the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate & Security. The project also develops conceptual frameworks such as Climate Intelligence (CLINT) to enhance military climate analysis capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publications and Briefing Notes
• Climate Security Resources and Blog
• Annual Climate and Security Conference
• Workshops and Training Sessions
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate & Security Secretariat
• Climate Intelligence (CLINT) Framework

Quantifiable outcome

• Regular briefings and evidence to House of Commons Defence Committee on climate security
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• University of OxfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Oxford provides academic research excellence and institutional credibility. The project is led by Dr Timothy Clack as Chingiz Gutseriev Fellow at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography. Multiple team members are Oxford research affiliates.
• Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR), British ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHACR is the British Army's think tank providing military expertise and practical insights on conflict and security. The collaboration combines academic rigor with military operational understanding.
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate & SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIP provides secretariat services to the APPG, bringing together cross-party parliamentarians including Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green, SNP, and DUP benches. The APPG coordinates with Environmental Audit Committee, Defence Committee, National Security Strategy Joint Committee, and National Preparedness Commission.
• International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIP team members serve as Expert Participants in IMCCS. The collaboration produced the World Climate and Security Report 2021 with contributions from NATO, US, UK, and European military leaders including General Tom Middendorp and Lt Gen Richard Nugee.
• NATOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIP team members contribute to NATO's climate security agenda. Katarina Kertysova serves as Climate Security Policy Officer in NATO's Emerging Security Challenges Division. Team members participated in NATO 2030 Reflection Process.
• United NationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIP team members have extensive UN experience including serving as UNEP Director for Disasters and Conflict, UN Resident Coordinator, and climate security advisors to UN missions. Gary Lewis is Professor of Practice at UN University.
• UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIP receives funding from UK FCDO. Team members work as advisors and analysts within FCDO on climate security, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding.
• Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple CCIP team members are Associate Fellows at RUSI including Dr Tim Clack, Dr Ziya Meral, and Alistair Harris. Collaboration on defence and security research.
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCIP team members Ella Fleming and Lt Colonel Matt Stott work at DSTL. The collaboration supports MOD climate change and sustainability research.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Royal United Services Institute (RUSI): UK's leading defence and security think tank. Multiple CCIP senior associates are RUSI Associate Fellows, and both organisations produce climate-security research and briefings for UK Parliament, MOD and NATO - the most direct functional peer.
• Adelphi: German think tank running major climate-security programmes including the Berlin Climate and Security Conference. Highly comparable in mandate and convening power across European defence and security audiences; reflected in CCIP's participation in the 2025 Berlin conference.
• European Leadership Network (ELN): ELN convenes European and NATO policymakers on emerging security issues including climate security. A CCIP research associate is an ELN Policy Fellow; both organisations target NATO, EU and national-parliament audiences with policy briefs and convening.
• International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS): IMCCS convenes senior military leaders on climate security and publishes the World Climate and Security Report, co-authored with CCIP team members. It is the closest direct peer in mandate, output (flagship reports, expert convening) and audience (defence and security policymakers).

Broad incumbents

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI): Independent resource on conflict, armaments and security with a growing climate-security agenda (Environment of Peace Initiative). CCIP associates consult to SIPRI, and both organisations produce policy-oriented research for governments and multilateral bodies.
• Chatham House: Long-established international affairs think tank whose International Security Programme addresses climate-related security risks. Multiple CCIP associates have Chatham House affiliations; broader incumbent covering CCIP's niche within a wider geopolitical portfolio.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): World-leading strategic-studies institute producing balanced assessment of geopolitical and security issues. Larger incumbent that increasingly covers climate as a defence and security variable; complementary but broader scope.
• Atlantic Council - GeoTech Center: Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center, where a CCIP senior associate is a Non-resident Senior Fellow, addresses climate, technology and security intersections. A broader US-anchored incumbent with overlapping climate-security output.

Emerging players

• London Politica: London-based geopolitical risk and security research group employing several CCIP research associates. Overlapping focus on geopolitical risk, climate-security and MENA analysis; a smaller, emerging peer with shared personnel.
• Council on Strategic Risks (CSR): US non-profit producing climate-security and nuclear-risk analysis, including the Task Force on Climate and Security. Comparable niche mandate and audience of policy and military practitioners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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