In the context of the changing ”geopolitics of sustainability”, Mistra Geopolitics has established itself as an important international hub of academic research, foresight and co-creation with societal actors. Our aim moving forwards is to understand how these transformative processes are remaking the scene for global politics and governance, and how they are shaping the prospects for advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Mistra Geopolitics
Read the Mistra Geopolitics annual report 2020, with introduction by
Lena Ek, Chair of the Board, and foreword by Björn-Ola Linnér, Programme Director.

Mistra Geopolitics Annual Report 2020

HIGHLIGHTS
The Mistra Geopolitics annual report include highlights from research performed in the five work packages during 2020: the first estimation of UN climate-related disaster aid worldwide; just transition and the geopolitics of decarbonization; climate-related financial risk in the age of covid; and feature articles with associated PhDs, media appearances and events and a list of publications.

This new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) finds that aid provided by the United Nations (UN) in the aftermath of climate-related disasters is driven by humanitarian need rather than by strategic donor interests. The results underline the importance of climate related hazards in understanding aid disbursements.
COVID-19 starkly illustrates how the international community and global financial architecture are woefully ill-prepared for a scenario of cascading sovereign insolvencies and their geopolitical consequences. A new set of rules are urgently needed for how responsibility for climate financial risk is shared and managed between countries and institutions.