National security strategies that fail to take account of the climate crisis are “dangerously narrow”, and will leave countries open to “a new world disorder” threatening famine and conflict, the UN’s climate chief has warned. For any leader who is serious about security, climate action is mission critical, as climate impacts wreak havoc on every population and economy.”Leaders and high-ranking officials from dozens of governments will gather in Munich this weekend for an annual conference on security. AI also appears on the list of actions, but “climate action implementation” only makes it in as the eighth item. Sieber called for the Cop31 action agenda draft to be rewritten. “It is essential that the co-presidencies highlight the phaseout of fossil fuels, which devastate local communities and exacerbate the climate crisis.”

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2026 15:58 UTC