On 18-19 April 1996 an international workshop was organised by NWO, the Dutch HDP-committee and NRP to contribute to the research planning within the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) on the subject of 'Environmental Security and Sustainable Development'. The report contains the papers presented during the workshop on various-issues such as food- and watersecurity, response strategies and the concept of environmental security. Within IHDP 'Global Environmental Change and Human Security' has become one of the core projects.