COP24 Climate Security, Big Data and the Responsibility to Prepare Side Event with Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin, Former Netherlands Chief of Defense Gen. Tom Middendorp, David Paul, Environment Minister of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Camilla Born, E3G (Photo by E3G)

Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past several weeks. If we’ve missed any, let us know. This is a long one…

• Dec 31 – New Defense Dossier Released Today: Resource Security and Changing Global Environmental Conditions | via American Foreign Policy Council featuring two articles by CCS authors https://www.afpc.org/publications/e-journals/resource-security-and-changing-global-environmental-conditions#.XCpXzbEzDvA.twitter …

• Dec 30 – Catherine McKenna – “There are not many military threats that directly loom over Canadians as the country heads into the new year. But of those that do, one of the most significant is the increased frequency of major natural disasters.” via @cathmckenna

• Dec 29 – “Climate change is a national security issue. Climate variability and extreme events can exacerbate conflict, displace populations, damage infrastructure, and result in food insecurity. This all has implications for the U.S. military. #NCA4 #ClimateCrisisCountdown” via @RepBonamici

• Dec 30 – .@micheleflournoy says on #MTP there are strong links between national security and climate change: -Will force military to focus more on disaster relief -Melting ice caps open competition with China and Russia -Military bases could flood via @MeetThePress

• Dec 22 – In September, I wrote about how a dire food crisis in Sudan threatened to spill over into (even more) violence. As bread prices rise, the situation is deteriorating rapidly https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/01/how-a-metastasizing-food-crisis-threatens-sudans-stability-a-dispatch-from-khartoum/ … via @PSchwartzstein

• Dec 22 – A Statement About Secretary Mattis’ Departure and Climate Change https://t.co/0gC4SnOEqW via @CntrClimSec

• Dec 21 – This year’s extreme weather showed that the Pentagon is not ready for climate change https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/12/this-years-extreme-weather-showed-that-the-pentagon-is-not-ready-for-climate-change/ … via @MotherJones

• Dec 21 – With Mattis’ resignation, DOD will lose a leader who has expressed worries about the impacts of climate change on national security https://t.co/oQRwxcV86P via @EENewsUpdates

• Dec 21 – The Big Question: What are the Actions Required for A Resilient and Secure Caribbean? Outcomes of the recently held “Regional Consultation on #Climate and Security in the Caribbean Region: A road map to #Resilience” in Aruba. read more here https://bit.ly/2GB9RLa via @cdemacu

• Dec 20 – For years, experts have been considering how #refugee law can be used in the context of conflict/violence and #disasters/the adverse effects of #climatechange. Today, @Refugees is launching a study that explores those nexus dynamics and provides guidance for ways forward. via @DDisplacement

• Dec 19 – New Zealand Defence not turning its back on climate change | @mdthomas75 @CntrClimSec & Anthony Bergin @ASPI_org @NSC_ANU https://shar.es/aaAf8O  via @APPSPolicyForum

• Dec 19 – Senior Military Leaders to Congress: Climate Disasters Costing Us Billions http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/19/senior-military-leaders-to-congress-climate-disasters-costing-us-billions/ … via @CntrClimSec

• Dec 19 – New Zealand Military Releases Climate Change Assessment https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/07/new-zealand-military-releases-climate-change-assessment/ … via @shiloh_fetzek

• Dec 18 – #MigrantsDay: according to @Seghirate_Yas of @CIHEAM, “#migrations in rural areas of the Mediterranean countries must be analyzed considering conflicts and recent climate-change related shocks.” #ForMigration #WithDignity Read @ID4D  https://bit.ly/2BtVwun

• Dec 19 – Poor rainfall is continuing to impact food security in countries across Central America, says @FEWSNET https://t.co/xZ4tfpeyEj via @reliefweb

• Dec 18 – Now live listen to The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode 4 with Christine Parthemore on the links between climate and nuclear security https://t.co/Yn5CaQ6m47 via @CntrClimSec

• Dec 13 – In UN Security Council on Central Africa (UNOCA), @SwedenUN cites unique value of UN’s regional offices to conflict prevention and thus their capacity should be enhanced. Notes the many dimensions of which climate-related impacts drive insecurity and violence. via @GlobalActionPW

• Dec 13 – In UN Security Council on Central Africa (UNOCA), @NLatUN cites Lake Chad “breeding ground” for violence that reinforces the urgent need for early warning on conflict risks, including “water stresses” and other climate-related shocks. via @GlobalActionPW

• Dec 13 – At #UNSC open briefing on @UNOCA_NEWS, amb @LiseGvH welcomed work done by the Office on the adverse risks of climate change included in report and encouraged further joint risk assessment for all climate- & water-related security risks. Full statement: https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/permanent-representations/pr-un-new-york/news/2018/12/13/security-council-briefing-unoca–lra … via @NLatUN

• Dec 13 – Fiji’s High Level Climate Champion and Minister for Defence and National Security Hon. Inia Seruiratu launched Fiji’s Planned Relocation Guidelines at the Pacific and Koronivia Pavilion in Katowice, Poland. via @FijianGovt

• Dec 13 – HE Mohamed Ali hassan led the #djibouti to the 6th HL seminar on peace & security organized by @AU_PSD & the African members of the UNSC (A3) in #Nairobi. He co-chaired the panel on the existing link between climate change &Peace and security via @3Mdjib

• Dec 13 – New: It’s not just nuclear weapons, terrorism and climate change worrying the U.S. intelligence community. Quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things are deemed a long-term threat to U.S. national security https://t.co/JFX9kgD1bZ via @zackwhittaker

• Dec 14 – @UNDP has Climate and Security high on the agenda in supporting #SIDS. Thanks to @martinfredras for elaborating on this work with examples from #Dominica #Cuba and the #Pacific at the @cdemacu @COE4SIDS @DutchMFA @Clingendaelorg conference on Planetary Security in #Aruba via @COE4SIDS

• Dec 15 – Looking forward to speaking on climate security at the post-COP24 Wilton Park “Navigating Pacific Futures” event – an opportunity for global partners to listen to Pacific voices on climate change via @JLSousaSantos

• Dec 15 – ICYM: Climate change is included on a list of long-range, emerging threats to U.S. national security in a new Government Accountability Office report. https://t.co/6qHTR8SCo1 via @EENewsUpdates

• Dec 17 – Thank you Nauru & @GermanyUN for hosting this #GoF Meeting on ‘Climate & Security’  Belgium welcomes the global call of the SG @antonioguterres for more ambition on climate change & the appointment of @ladealba as Special Representative for the Climate Summit next September via @BelgiumUN

• Dec 17 – The agenda of cooperation can be centered around Non Traditional Security threats- Climate change, energy security etc can be a common ground, for harnessing greater integration among nations. Maj Gen Alok Deb #SAC11 #SouthAsiaConference11 #NonTraditionalSecurity @IDSAIndia | Understanding security is important specially in the South Asian context. South Asia is vulnerable in terms of climate change- Sea level rising and the degradation of the Himalayan region. Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha #SAC11 #SouthAsiaConference11 #NonTraditionalSecurity @IDSAIndia via @IDSAIndia

• Dec 18 – India and the Maldives look forward to working together in areas such as maritime cooperation and mitigating climate change. President @ibusolih and @narendramodi agreed on the need to further the atmosphere of peace and security in the Indian Ocean region via @DrYashwantSin14

• Dec 17 – @CntrClimSec’s Oliver-Leighton Barrett insightful keynote at the Caribbean @PlanSecu Conf. About how CC exacerbate security issues, opportunities for better security cooperation, and a Caribbean Pathway to Resilience… Conf documents can be found here: https://www.cdema.org/regional-planetary-security-conference-in-the-caribbean#meeting-documentation … via @COE4SIDS

• Dec 13 – Climate and Security Time Machine: December, 1988 https://t.co/RtXLUToJ1p via @CntrClimSec

• Dec 13 – The Center for Climate and Security’s six element response how to improve #climatesecurity governance: mainstream, institutionalize, elevate, integrate, rapid response and contingency via @makettunen

• Dec 13 – Tom Middendorp – former Chief of Defense of the Netherlands @COP24 “- Climate change can fuel already existing security threats and become a threat multiplier” via @ArjanBraams

• Dec 12 – Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said that he’s concerned about naval bases and sea level rise. US is seeing “100 year storms coming every 2-3 years. We need to start addressing that.” via @paulmcleary

• Dec 13 – Participants and panellists at a #COP24 side event on climate risks and security chaired by E3G’s @camillaborn see climate change as a major threat to peace and security. Thanks to @eu_eeas, @WorldResources & @CntrClimSec for organizing this important event! | Unprecedented risks and unprecedented foresight: today at 12:00 at the #COP24 #EU pavilion E3G’s @camillaborn will moderate a panel hosted by @eu_eeas @WorldResources @CntrClimSec on climate security and big data https://www.e3g.org/docs/COP24_E3G_Side_Events_12_12.pdf … #COP24Katowicevia @e3g

• Dec 12 – COP24: Climate Security, Big Data and the Responsibility to Prepare Dec 13 Event https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/05/cop24-climate-security-big-data-and-the-responsibility-to-prepare/ … #COP24 COPClimSec

• Dec 12 – The Nordic countries should prepare for global climate-related threats. We should contribute to developing an up-to-date conflict early warning system which includes climate security risks, says Nordic Council´s president Michael Tetzschner | Fighting climate change means sustaining peace, averting conflict and reducing the risk of deadly climate-related natural disasters. It is in the interest of us all, says @tetzschner in an intence debate about climate and security at #nordicpavilion #COP24via @NordicClimate

• Dec 11 – New post on the blog! @jamiekwong calls for greater attention to the link between climate change and nuclear security in the Arctic. Check it out https://t.co/Ug72UlmhUp via @UKPONI

• Dec 12 – Discussing climate peace and security at Oslo Nobel Peace Prize Forum. Solutions around women’s education, resilient societies and conflict prevention via @TuijaTa

• Dec 11- Good meeting between @NorwayMFA & @UNDP in #Oslo this morning on UN reform, development funding and #GlobalGoals. #Climate, #Conflict and #Poverty challenges require #innovative solutions! @nikolaiastrup @jensfh @UlrikaModeer @camillabruckner @NorwayUN via @UNDPNorway

• Dec 11 – “Today #climatechange is one of the greatest threats to global security and cannot be seen as independent of traditional notions of security ” says @TetzchnerM President of @nordensk. Meet him LIVE at #COP24 12/12 at 9:30: http://fal.cn/rtfH  #nordicSolutions #TalaNordic via @Nordic_Climate

• Dec 10 – In Security Council working breakfast with Polish Minister Krzysztof Szczerski at @PLinUN discussing ao nexus climate and security, also with a view to Poland chairing #COP24 and #Katowice via @KvanOosterom

• Dec 10 – After a year of achieving more focus on Climate, Peace & Security and Women, Peace & Security and opening the bastion of the #UNSC to (women) civil society briefers, @DutchMFA, @SwedenUN & @PolandMFA hand over good practices to incoming members @BelgiumUN & @GermanyUN via @genderplatform

• Dec 9 – The Thirty Years Warming – Climate and Security Time Machine: 1988 https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/06/climate-and-security-time-machine-dec-6-1988/ … via @CntrClimSec

• Dec 10 – Watch this space: WWF France + the Ecole de Guerre, the top French military academy, launch joint study on the pressures of a changing climate in conflict areas https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-climatechange-military/french-military-enlists-green-group-to-fight-climate-change-idUSKBN1O806Q … @SebastienMalo via @TRF_Storie via @RPearshouse

• Dec 9 – The national security implications of climate change are already happening and are likely to become worse https://t.co/IXsd9b1aAm via @WarOnTheRocks

• Dec 9 – Human security’s affected by disasters and conflicts, and exacerbated by climate change. “In some places, communities are exposed to disasters that are exacerbating pre-existing fragility,” said @GaryLewisUN @ the Global Compact #ForMigration side-event. https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/curbing-environmentally-unsafe-irregular-and-disorderly-migration … via @MaxFromMontreal

• Dec 9 – At #GFMD11 event hosted by ⁦⁦@DDisplacement⁩ ⁦@UNmigration⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@Refugees⁩ on #ClimateChange impacts on #displacement #migration: need to work to allow people to stay as well as promote “migration with dignity” via @AliceRThomas

• Dec 9 – Navy Secretary States ‘Wish List’ For Arctic Operations | Story by @ConnieLee_ https://bit.ly/2G3pXNk via @NationalDefense

• Dec 7 – Climate change puts our military bases at risk – by John Conger http://thehill.com/opinion/energy … via @thehill

• Dec 7 – The Roof of the World is melting. Join @UNDPNepal for a  ride to Mt. Everest w/ the Nepalese army. See how our sensors, canals & drainage equipment are protecting millions of people in valleys below from glacial lake flooding: http://ow.ly/aJ9w30mUjrl  via @UNDP

• Dec 7 – “You can’t manage what you can’t monitor.” In latest edition of @USAIDWater‘s #GlobalWaters Stories, learn how @SERVIRGlobal, an innovative 13-year collaboration between @NASA & @USAID, is using satellite data to empower communities across the world https://t.co/1gJaiJHQmB via @Sticklor

• Dec 7 – Rear Amiral (ret’d) US Navy Jonathan White @OceanLeadership focuses on climate change and global/national security. Natural disasters and climatic changes are impacting our Forces’ operational effectiveness. Food and water security are being impacted worldwide by climate change via @WIISCanada

• Dec 7 – The Final Program for @PlanSecu has been released! Have a look at our High-level speakers in the Opening Plenary!  @Clingendaelorg @adelphi_berlin @hcssnl @SIPRIorg @DutchMFA @CntrClimSec  https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/conference-2019  via @PlanSecu

• Dec 7 – The Global Compact #ForMigration acknowledges disasters, climate change and environmental degradation as drivers of migration. Heads of IOM, OHCHR and UNHCR and representatives of Bangladesh, Fiji, Tuvalu, UNEP and NRC discuss the next steps in Marrakesh. https://environmentalmigration.iom.int/gcm-side-event-addressing-natural-disasters-adverse-effects-climate-change-and-environmental … via @IOM_MECC

• Dec 5 – The U.S. military is already working to understand increased security risks resulting from climate change including extreme weather & direct impacts on military infrastructure, like sea level rise and extreme heat. Learn more about #NCA4 at https://nca2018.globalchange.gov via @HarvardCCH

• Dec 5 – Great time discussing homeland security, disaster response, climate and resilience at @HarvardIOP‘s Bipartisan Orientation For Newly Elected Members of Congress. As we honor President Bush, today we are ushering in a new generation of leaders. The future is bright via @MitchLandrieu

• Dec 5 – Interesting read: ‘Climate Change as a National Security Threat and What to Do About It’ – @CaitlinWerrell and @F_Femia for @WarOnTheRocks. https://warontherocks.com/2018/12/climate-change-as-a-national-security-threat-and-what-to-do-about-it/ … cc: @TexasNSN via @daniel_heinke

• Dec 5 – Defence Minister Ron Mark & Climate Minister James Shaw launch New Zealand’s climate defence assessment. Key messaging on the geopolitics of climate security: some states may seek to use climate assistance to secure influence and access via @AnnaPowles

• Dec 5 – Some stark language in this @NZDefenceForce climate assessment. Opening sentence- “climate change will be one of the greatest security challenges for New Zealand Defence in the coming decades” https://defence.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Climate-Change-and-Security-2018.pdf … | In brief – climate change will bring more extreme weather events to the South Pacific. That means New Zealand (and Australia) will probably need to conduct more disaster relief operations. This will be expensive, and could stretch defence forces via @stephendziedzic

• Dec 6 – Dr. Alice Baillat gave public lectures at Quaid-I-Azam University and #SDC2018 on Tuesday 4th of December related to climate change and security. @AliceBail via @FranceinPak

• Dec 5 Interested in reading our report, Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges? Download the full report for free here: http://ow.ly/DUxs30mSDpn  #environmentalengineering via @theNASEM

• Dec 5 – Here’s a list of #ClimateSecurity events taking place at the #COP24 | COP24: Climate Security, Big Data and the Responsibility to Prepare https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/05/cop24-climate-security-big-data-and-the-responsibility-to-prepare/ …

• Dec 4 – At a meeting in Katowice, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev conferred with Swiss President Alain Berset about the bilateral cooperation in #economy , #education and #security: https://bit.ly/2PiV7zQ via@SwissBulgaria

• Dec 5 – Home to a growing population of 1.3 million people, the Liberian  capital of #Monrovia is turning to community-driven #data sharing to tackle the challenge of  coastal flooding: http://wrld.bg/Ty0T30mLL4v  #drm via @GFDRR

• Dec 5 – Pleased to share our new @Nature paper, “Nonlinear rise in Greenland runoff in response to post-industrial Arctic warming” on unprecedented rise in #Greenland ice melting (w/ @sarahbdas, @WheatonGeochem, @xavierfettweis, @BricepyNoel, @mrvandenbroeke https://t.co/qv16Ynz1CN via @highlatitude

• Dec 3 – Fiji’s COP 23 High Level Climate Champion and Minister for Defence and National Security Hon. Inia Seruiratu this afternoon opened the Pacific and Koronivia Pavillion at the International Conference Centre in Katowice, Poland via @FijianGovt

• Dec 4 – New scenarios around Climate and Security for Swedish actors – now the brief from yesterday’s seminar on Stockholm Geopolitics Scenarios with #MistraGeopolitics and @SEIresearch at @Forsvarshogsk is available at https://www.mistra-geopolitics.se/news/launching-the-stockholm-geopolitics-scenarios/ … via @krutis65

• Dec 5 – #Netherlands and #Germany are joining forces to discuss climate- and water-related security risks. Posing a threat to international peace and security, these risks must be addressed in the UN Security Council via @GERonEconomy

• Dec 5 – Lecturing on Philippine Environmental Policy and National Security, including global challenges like climate change, at the Special Intelligence Training School. The course is a requirement for those military… https://www.facebook.com/193018527435755/posts/2320546854682901/ … via @tonylavs