Join the webinar on Thursday 4 March 2021, 15:00 – 16:30 CEST. Register: https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/webinar-adapt-defend-security-dimension-climate-change/

The security dimension of climate change is increasingly recognized by the Defence sector, and Dutch and British voices have been leading internationally in raising awareness on this issue. Whereas climate change initially was considered just as a new risk factor, attention has shifted to how the increase of extreme weather events impacts todays’ military capabilities, how defence organisations and institutions can adapt and mitigate, and to how the military can contribute to environmental peacebuilding efforts. Another area of attention is how military research and innovation could better align with energy transition objectives, and become a test-bed and accelerator of new technologies and how new tech can be harnessed to reduce the climate impact of defence organisations.

In the run-up to COP26 that will be organized at the end of 2021 (1-12 November, Glasgow), this webinar, that is co-organised by the British Embassy in the Netherlands and the Clingendael Institute, will consider how the military can contribute more to reducing security risks related to climate change. When a post-Corona virus world emerges, the military needs to be prepared to confront this challenge head-on.

This event will focus attention on broadening the discussion of climate change by drawing upon the Planetary Security Initiative climate-security nexus research. How, in what way and in what context can defence organisations be involved and play a role. For example, what does this changing environmental (operational) context mean for MODs, NATO and partners? What does this mean for defence, targeted investments for defence and the bringing together of the nexus and expertise, taking into account the Defence Vision 2035, for example.