Dr. Florian Krampe is a Swedish-German political scientist specializing in peace and conflict research, environmental and climate security, and international security.

Florian Krampe is the Director of Studies for Peace and Development at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Director of SIPRI’s Climate Change and Risk Programme. His research focuses on the interlinkages between climate change, security, and peacebuilding, with a particular emphasis on the ecological foundations for sustainable peace and the governance of renewable natural resources in post-conflict societies.

Since joining SIPRI, Krampe has advised policymakers across multiple UN agencies and bodies, including the UN Security Council, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), the UN Peacebuilding Commission, UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), The World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Krampe equally engages with a range of regional organizations such as the African Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), NATO, and the European Union. He regularly provides expert input and policy advice to governments, including Germany, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Switzlerland, South Korea on the interlinkages of climate, peace and security.

Krampe is an Affiliated Researcher at the Research School for International Water Cooperation at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. He served as a Specially Appointed Professor at the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability at Hiroshima University, Japan. From 2014 to 2016, he was Director of the Forum for South Asia Studies at Uppsala University, an interdisciplinary initiative supporting research on South Asia in the humanities and social sciences.

His scholarly work has been published in leading academic journals such as International Affairs, World Development, Global Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics, Political Geography, Environment and Security, Ambio, Earth System Dynamics and The Lancet Global Health. Krampe’s research has been supported by a range of international funders, including the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas), Hiroshima University, Mistra – Stiftelsen för miljöstrategisk forskning, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, the European Union (EU), the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Organisation on Migration (IOM), the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland, the Swedish Armed Forces, and the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Krampe is also a sought-after speaker, regularly delivering keynotes and lectures on climate security, environmental peacebuilding, and innovation at global forums, policy institutions, and academic settings. He has spoken at the UN, COPs, the European Parliament, and leading conferences such as DLD (Digital – Life – Design) and APPSMO in Singapore, engaging audiences on the evolving challenges at the intersection of climate, conflict, and security.

His research has been featured in international media, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Reuters, Foreign Policy, SPIEGEL ONLINE, The Hindustan Times, Deutsche Welle, The East African The Independent, Asahi Shimbun, France 24, Skynews Arabia, and Tagesschau.

Krampe holds a PhD and MSSc from Uppsala University (Sweden) and a BA from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany).