Reports from the 2019 Planetary Security Conference
For the fourth time, The Hague has hosted from 19-20
February 2019 the Planetary Security Conference. This year, the conference’s
motto was #doable. Implementation of measures to tackle climate security risks
were on the table, and the conference was transformed into a platform for
sharing experiences and lessons learned on preventative action.
We have compiled a series of expert interviews on key
issues and regions.
Climate
policy as an approach for security – Interview with Susanne Dröge, SWP Berlin: https://adelph.it/ClimPolicy4Sec
One of the biggest political challenges today is to
close the gap between climate action and security objectives. Susanne Dröge
argues that the debate on climate security is expected to become more prominent
and dynamic in the near future.
Making cities
livable through nature-based solutions – Interview with Luc Bas, IUCN: https://adelph.it/LivableCities
Can climate change be better addressed through a more
localised, city-centric and nature-oriented focus? Watch Luc Bas explain how
nature-based solutions are being employed to make cities more livable.
Looking into
security to make climate action #doable - Interview with Kishan Khoday, UNDP: https://adelph.it/ClimActDoable
While translating climate action into reality still
poses a challenge for the international community, the security nexus approach
might offer a solution. Kishan Khoday explains how integrative measures can
address security in crisis countries by tackling the climate and environmental
SDGs.
Climate
crisis in Iraq: The final straw that broke the camel’s back - Peter
Schwartzstein: https://adelph.it/IraqClimSec
In Iraq, climate shocks are deeply intertwined with
the country's crumbling security. As a journalist, Peter Schwartzstein could
observe how the lack of livelihoods in Iraq's drought-stricken rural landscapes
has pushed young men to join terrorist organizations.
High urbanization and extreme
weather: a dire mix for the Caribbean – Interview with Amilcar Kraudie: https://adelph.it/CaribSIDSclim
Small island developing states
(SIDS) in the Caribbean already struggle to cope with rampant population growth
in its urban centers, and the scarcity of living spaces and resources that
comes with it, argues Amilcar Kraudie.
With the
right tools, water can become a source for peacebuilding – Susanne Schmeier,
IHE Delft: https://adelph.it/Water4Peace
What if water – a resource that is at the center of
many local and regional conflicts – could be utilized for fostering peace? It
is this potential that the ‘Water, Peace and Security Partnership’ is seeking
to leverage, according to Susanne Schmeier.
News on the
Lake Chad crisis – Interview with Mohammed Bila, Lake Chad Basin Commission: https://adelph.it/NewsLakeChad
The issues that afflict the Lake Chad basin cross
sectors and national borders – and so should their solutions. Mohammed Bila
gives an overview of the main political developments in the last two years.
The Climate Diplomacy initiative is a collaborative effort of the German Federal Foreign Office in
partnership with adelphi. The videos are supported by the Planetary Security Initiative.
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