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Event Summary: Progressing Efforts on the Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery, and Peace
By Noah Fritzhand, Amineh Najam-ud-din and Kamsi Obiorah
Introduction
On 16 October, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mercy Corps, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) convened key stakeholders for a roundtable discussion on Progressing Efforts on the Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery, and Peace (RRP Declaration). Signed into existence at COP28 by some 90 states, including the United States, and 40 international partners, this landmark declaration calls for bold and collective action to build climate resilience at the scale and speed necessary to support highly vulnerable communities, including those threatened by fragility or conflict, or facing severe humanitarian needs.
Nearly one year after the signing, this discussion brought together humanitarian, development, climate, and US officials from various agencies to assess progress on these commitments, share concrete examples of efforts that have or have not been successful, and discuss lessons learned. The roundtable was held under Chatham House Rule, and the list of guiding questions can be found in Annex 1 of this summary.
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Event: The Story Behind Climate Security and What it Means for US Foreign Policy
Join the Center for Climate & Security, in partnership with the Wilson Center, on October 1 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm EST for a dialogue with climate security pioneer and Council on Strategic Risks Board Chair Hon. Sherri Goodman, environmental journalist and CCS journalist in residence Peter Schwartzstein, Middle East expert Merissa Khurma, and Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Anne Witkowsky.
They will unpack the impact of climate change on security risks around the globe, the evolution of US engagement on climate security, and opportunities to strengthen stability and build cooperation through climate action. The discussion will feature insights from Goodman and Schwartzstein’s new books, respectively: Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security and The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence.
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CCS to Launch New Report on Food, Climate, and National Security
By Tom Ellison
Global hunger is worsening humanitarian emergencies, food prices are driving instability, weather shocks are threatening the global food system, and extremists and geopolitical challengers are capitalizing. In this context, getting ahead of the nexus of food insecurity and climate change is critical to US national security.
On September 16, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) will launch The Feeding Resilience Plan, a report synthesizing the 18-month Feeding Resilience project on food, climate change, and US national security. Interested policymakers, researchers, and members of the public are invited to register and join CCS for a launch event on September 16 from 12 – 1:30 pm EST on Capitol Hill (Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060).
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Event Summary: Arctic Security – A Tabletop Game for the World House Student Fellows Program
By Ethan Wong
On February 23, The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) facilitated an Arctic security scenario exercise for the World House Student Fellows Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House. The tabletop game was designed to educate future decision makers on the ways in which climate change intersects with existing security risks, and to encourage innovative and rational decision-making given rising uncertainties and time restrictions.
Students engage in tabletop exercise to assess their decision-making skills during high-risk scenarios. (Perry World House / University of Pennsylvania)
The crisis response game was set in 2030 and centered around an environmental crisis in the Arctic amidst brewing geopolitical tensions featuring military exercises, oil spills, gray-zone activities, and ecosystem changes due to rising temperatures. The student fellows took on the role of three different teams, Blue, Red and Green, representing NATO, Russia, and the international community, respectively. Throughout the exercise, teams competed and worked to tackle the ongoing crisis that was exacerbated by “injects,” or wildcard events, such as severe natural disasters and suspicious military incidents. Over the course of several turns, students debated policies, sent and received intelligence, and formulated political and military responses that contributed to the evolving situation in the Arctic.
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