Berlin Climate and Security Conference | BCSC2020 | Part I | 24 June | High-level Segment
June 24 - High-Level Political Segment Moderated by Daniela Schwarzer, Director, DGAP 00:00:05 Introduction Why is the climate crisis a threat to international peace and security and how should the UNSC act? Keynotes: 00:01:57 Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany 00:04:27 Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France 00:09:27 Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General 00:12:20 Climate-related security risks: a synthesis of the scientific evidence - Presentation by Prof. Ottmar Edenhofer, Director, PIK 00:23:23 How can the UNSC strengthen its response to climate-related threats to international peace and security? 00:24:00 Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany 00:26:52 Raychelle Awuor Omamo, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Kenya 00:33:04 | 00:36:55 Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Norway 00:35:02 | 00:39:31 Prof. Ottmar Edenhofer, Director, PIK 00:44:14 Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 00:52:32 Panel discussion with audience questions 01:20:02 Building Back Better for Peace in a Changing Climate: Concluding Remarks - Alexander Carius, Managing Director, adelphi The first part of the 2020 Berlin Climate and Security Conference took place online on June 23 and 24, 2020, bringing together leading figures from governments, international organisations, the scientific community, the private sector and civil society through two sessions on the state of the art of climate and security and a high-level political segment. From September 7 to October 2, the second part of the BCSC 2020 will reflect on how more comprehensive risk assessments could support forward-looking and preventative foreign and security policy. https://berlin-climate-security-confe... There is increasing evidence that climate change is undermining livelihoods, food and water security in rural and urban areas around the world, thereby acting as a “risk multiplier” in fragile and conflict-prone situations. The conference will explore how more comprehensive climate-security risk assessments could help in creating a forward-looking and preventative foreign and security policy, and offer a space to discuss the role that the international community, and the UN Security Council in particular, can and should take in this respect, including during Germany’s membership of the UN Security Council in 2020. After launching the Berlin Call for Action in 2019 and working to increase the momentum for decisive action to address climate-related drivers of conflict and instability, this is the second iteration of this event. The Berlin Climate and Security Conferences are hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office, in partnership with adelphi and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). © adelphi global, all rights reserved adelphi global (https://adelphi-global.de/en) is an economically and politically independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainability, enhancing environmental protection, improving education, expanding development cooperation, and strengthening international collaborations. Our commitment is reflected in targeted projects, in-depth analyses, and informative educational events, through which we strive for a just and sustainable world.
