Climate Change: Germany Calls for Action in Climate Security

Jun 14, 2019 | Planetary Security Initiative
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On 4 June German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas hosted seven foreign ministers, 19 ambassadors, several other ministers and more than 200 experts and civil society representatives at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference. The Climate Security Nexus was the central theme discussed with Maas proclaiming climate action as Germanys new foreign policy imperative, as the security implications of its effects can already be seen across the globe. The current Security Council member aims to play a leading role in the fight against climate risks to peace and stability. A fight, that according to former US state secretary John Kerry, one of the keynote speakers at the BCSC, is not taken serious enough by governments at the international level.