Planetary Security Conference Convenes Amidst “Unsettling New Normal”

Dec 14, 2016 | Schuyler Null
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Environmental security? Climate security? How about planetary security. Last week at the venerable Peace Palace in The Hague, nearly 300 experts from around the world met for the somewhat dramatically named Planetary Security Conference, a new initiative aimed at bringing together people working on all things related to the environment, climate change, and their security implications.

The first Planetary Security Conference was held in 2015 and hosted by the Dutch Foreign Ministry. This year the Netherlands was joined by five European and one American think tank in hosting and organizing: adelphi, Clingendael, the Center for Climate and Security, The Hague Center for Strategic Studies, the Institute for Environmental Security, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.