Transatlantic Climate Security Dialogue

Jun 16, 2015 | Global Governance Institute
Brussels, Belgium
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This event will bring together around 30 high level experts from the climate, security and foreign policy community. The security and defense community has long understood how climate change can be a driver of conflict. However, EU action on integrating this into security and foreign policy has been a challenge and often overshadowed by short term crises. In light of recent security crises and with 2015 a crucial year for political agreement on tackling climate change, this dialogue will focus on the long-term economic and geopolitical implications of a climate agreement in Paris. It will examine what these mean for EU security policy and lessons from US initiatives.