Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.
- RELEASE: At Critical Juncture for the EU, Experts Unveil “Europe’s Responsibility to Prepare” Framework for Climate and Security https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/06/20/release-at-critical-juncture-for-the-eu-experts-unveil-europes-responsibility-to-prepare-framework-for-climate-and-security/ …
#ClimaDiplo via @CntrClimSec
- Last week,
#NATO DSG@Gottemoeller addressed the importance of practical cooperation & adaptation at EU conference on “Climate, Peace and Security” https://goo.gl/axgrHL via @ItalyatNATO
- 8 days until the
#SwedeninUNSC presidency! Understanding climate risks is crucial to ensuring effective &#sustainable conflict prevention. This is why we will hold a debate on#climate-related security risks on July 11, chaired by FM@MargotWallstrom – don’t miss it. via @SwedenUN
#Climatechange is considered as one of the most serious challenges that pose threats to global security and economic prosperity. Last September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan published a report on climate change and fragility. Read morehttps://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_001714.html … via @CCMofa_Japan
- At critical juncture for the EU, experts unveil “Europe’s Responsibility to Prepare” framework for climate and security. https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/58887 via @PlanSecu
#NATO works actively to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency in field operations. DSG@gottemoeller discussed the links between climate & security at an#EU conference on Climate, Peace and Security, read more: https://bit.ly/2MhZ5r4 via @NATODepSpox
- Interesting discussions today during the Climate, Peace and Security conference: it is crucial for countries & organisations to work together to ensure we have the right tools to take on the challenges of today and tomorrow. Read more: https://bit.ly/2trKwJX via @Gottemoeller
- Deputy Secretary Gral Miguel García-Herraiz spoke today at the high level event “Climate, Peace and Security: The Time for Action” in Brussels on the vulnerability of the
#Mediterranean to#climatechange, but also the opportunities for the region to be part of the solution via @UfMSecretariat
- RMI’s
@MinisterDPaul says his we urgently need a multilateral system fit for purpose so that we can predict prepare and prevent climate disasters. He is calling for a UN Climate and Security Hub which could analyse the implications of every UNSC resolution and update on impacts. via @riamatic
- New analysis on how climate change reinforces nuclear threats | Planetary Security Initiative https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/new-analysis-how-climate-change-reinforces-nuclear-threats?utm_source=Adreslijst+PSI&utm_campaign=8bba1d347e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_20_12_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bee8b307c4-8bba1d347e-79891761 … via @MajGenMunir
@FedericaMog kicks off@eu_eeas conference on climate, peace & security, emphasising the increasingly obvious links between climate change and conflict. Effective multilateralism crucial. No country can handle this challenge alone.@SweMFA@SwedeninEU#ClimaDiplo#united4climate via @MikaelLindvall
- Clima: minaccia per la sicurezza: l’UE ha la “responsabilità di prepararsi” – Meteo Web http://po.st/DaSpLW via
@MeteoWeb_eu#united4climate#climadiplo via @shiloh_fetzek
- During my presentation at the Climate, Peace and Security Conf happening now in Brussels , I highlighted the importance of Prevention as the major action to undertake to tackle climate change.
@AUC_CAADP@_AfricanUnion via @JosefaSacko
- “Three key approaches: treat symptoms of climate change; find root causes; address need of multilateral approach when dealing with climate change impact on security,” says
@FedericaMog Climate, Peace and Security confernce@EgmontInstitute#ClimaDiplo#United4ClimateÀ via @alex_owski
- My message in
#Brussels today:#Climatechange is major global threat to sustainable development,#peace and#security. Broad coalition of actors is best way to address those challenges.#United4climate#climadiplo via @gremingerosce
- Climate security is not some abstract concept for us, climate change is already the greatest threat to our island nation. That is why we are taking steps to shore up our own security, including by ensuring our territorial integrity is protected.
#United4Climate#ClimaDiplo via @MinisterDPaul
#NATO Dep SG@Gottemoeller says NATO has been supporting Western Balkans to develop an “interoperable” response to the huge climate disasters they’ve been experiencing in form of fires & floods#WarGames#climatediplo via @riamatic
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@shiloh_fetzek of Center for Climate and Security says high understanding in the Pentagon that climate change is happening now and getting worse. “They get this, they are cautious but wont back down, they understand it is going to affect their mission.”#climatediplo via @riamatic
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@kentuckyguard maintenance team visits Ecuadorian military https://ngpa.us/5599 via @USNationalGuard
- It was an honor to meet with
@unisdr head Mami Mizutori at@unisdr_americas to discuss areas of mutual interest and@fema’s role in disaster risk reduction & resilience#drr#sendai via @FEMA_Dan
#Weeklypick#Myanmar Heavy rain and floods have affected several regions since the#monsoon season began in June. Nearly 70,000 acres of crop plantations have been flooded, +12,000 people have been#displaced and floodwaters have contaminated water sources https://www.acaps.org/countries#weeklypicks … via @ACAPSproject
- The responsibility to prepare approach on climate security applied to the European context! A must-read! https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/06/20/release-at-critical-juncture-for-the-eu-experts-unveil-europes-responsibility-to-prepare-framework-for-climate-and-security/ via @MalinMobjork
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@LouiseVanSchaik of@Clingendaelorg &@PlanSecu and I outline how the#EU can meet its#R2Prepare – routinising, institutionalising, elevating & integrating#climatesecurity, improving rapid response & contingencies for unintended consequences.#united4climate#climadiplo via @shiloh_fetzek
- NEW PUBLICATION – What the
#EuropeanUnion can do to mitigate#climate related#Security risks in#Iraq and#Mali. How can the European institutions address the risks and destabilising effects of#climatechange? Read more here: https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/what-can-eu-do-climate-related-security-risks-iraq-mali … via @PlanSecu
- Climate Change Remains a Consistent Theme at Shangri-La Security Dialogue https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/06/19/climate-change-remains-a-consistent-theme-at-shangri-la-security-dialogue/ via CntrClimSec
#AngelaMerkel at#PCD9 today: “Protecting#Climate is investment in#peace &#stability.#UN peace#policy is unthinkable without ambitious climate policy.#climatechange & its’ security aspects will be a focus of#Germany membership of#UNSC.” https://m.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/Rede/2018/06/2018-06-19-rede-merkel-petersberger-klimadialog.html … via @GERClimatEnergy
- Deadly
#flood hits Ivory Coast killing 15 in#Abidjan as further heavy rains expected underlining need for flood warnings and good drainage. Ghana also hit by floods#SendaiFramework#ResilienceForAll@AJENews http://aje.io/n4568 . Ghan via @unisdr
- USAID contributes to global stability & national security by building the capacity of partner countries to lead their own
#DevJourney.@USAIDMarkGreen shares more with Senate Foreign Relations Committee 10:15am EST tomorrow. WATCH LIVE: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/usaid-resources-and-redesign …#USAIDTransforms via @USAID
- “More than ever before, we must look at
#climatechange as an issue of survival and start to understand the expansion of what security means in order to see the importance of moving beyond its traditional concepts.” –Pakistani senator Sherry Rehman https://buff.ly/2MyqbeR via @ClimateHome
- Vice Chairman Discusses Building DoD Partnership With Humanitarian Agencies https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1554170/vice-chairman-discusses-building-dod-partnership-with-humanitarian-agencies/ via @DeptofDefense
- New Book Review: Simon Dalby (
@GeopolSimon) Reviews@ElgarPublishing “Climate Change and the UN Security Council” https://acuns.org/review-of-climate-change-and-the-un-security-council/ via @ACUNStweets
- Coast Guard Receives International Recognition for Hurricane Response https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1553975/coast-guard-receives-international-recognition-for-hurricane-response/ via @BlogsofWar
- Extensive quotes from
@CSIS#Arctic expert Heather Conley and myself regarding a lack of U.S. focus and preparation in the#Arctic, forced by#climatechange@CntrClimSec@PennStateSIA | The Next ‘cold’ war: America may be missing the boat in the Arctic https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/the-next-cold-war-america-may-be-missing-the-boat-in-the-arctic?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb%206/19/18&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief via @dwtitley
- Join
#WMCOE@VACoastalPolicy and@CntrClimSec at@williamandmary July 9: Navigating the Impacts of climate change on military & Coastal communities. Email wmcoe@wm.edu for info. via @InternationalIWM
- See how@UNDP & the Gov. of
#Somalia are adopting#ClimateChange adaptation strategies to address the complex interactions between climate, droughts, conflict, development & security https://bit.ly/2HJvBzZ@UNDPSomalia@UNDPArabStates via @pgremillet
#NATO is looking at the hazardous effects of#climatechange as a threat and risk multiplier, and tries to include these in force and exercise planning. NATO also gives assistance in case of natural disasters, replies@DrStefanieBabst on environmental#security.#DebSecPlus18 via @DebSecPlus
