Below you will find the programme, speakers and workshops of the December 5th and 6th 2016 Planetary Security Conference.
A list of the attendees to our 2016 conference can be found here.
Programme 2016
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16:30 - 20:00
| Pre-event film screening 'The Age of Consequences' |
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Screening of the film “The Age of Consequences” followed by Panel Discussion and Reception
Location: Filmhuis, Spui 191, 2511 BN in The Hague (Room 1)
Programme
Arrival: 16:30
Welcome: 17:00 by Jan Pronk
Start of film: 17:10
Panel discussion: 18:30 Moderated by Shiloh Fetzek
Reception: 18.50 (Studio A)
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Francesco Femia
Co-Founder and President, Center for Climate and Security
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Munir Muniruzzaman
General & Chairman, Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change
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Alice Hill
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University / Former Senior Director for Resilience Policy, National Security Council, White House
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Jan Pronk
Chairman of the Board, Filmhuis
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09:00 - 10:00
| Security Check-in, Registration and Coffee |
10:00 - 11:00
| Opening Plenary: Addressing the Risks of Climate Change |
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Bert Koenders
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Amina J. Mohammed
Honourable Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Monika Sie Dhian Ho
General Director, the Clingendael Institute
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André Haspels
Director General Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Tom Middendorp
Chief of Defence of the Netherlands (Ret)
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11:00 - 11:30
| Coffee |
11:30 - 12:30
| Opening Plenary: Continued |
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Monique Barbut
Executive Secretary, UNCCD
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Alice Hill
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University / Former Senior Director for Resilience Policy, National Security Council, White House
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Lotte Knudsen
Managing Director Human Rights, Global and Multilateral Issues, European External Action Service
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12:30 - 13:30
| Lunch |
13:30 - 15:00
| Working group Session A |
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Working group 1
Arctic: Perspectives on Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Nuvanut
Moderator: Annette L. Bickford
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Working group 2
Horn of Africa: Natural Resource Management, Conflict and Resilience
Moderator: Marcel Leroy
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Working group 3
Middle East and North Africa: A Case for Regional Cooperation
Moderator: Nadim Farajalla
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Working group 4
South Asia: Water Diplomacy, Security and Justice
Moderator: Patrick Huntjens
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15:00 - 15:30
| Coffee |
15:30 - 16:30
| Working Groups Session A – Continued |
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Working group 1
Arctic: Perspectives on Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Nuvanut
Moderator: Annette L. Bickford
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Working group 2
Horn of Africa: Natural Resource Management, Conflict and Resilience
Moderator: Marcel Leroy
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Working group 3
Middle East and North Africa: A Case for Regional Cooperation
Moderator: Nadim Farajalla
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Working group 4
South Asia: Water Diplomacy, Security and Justice
Moderator: Patrick Huntjens
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16:30 - 17:45
| Plenary Session: Advancing Multilateral Organisation’s Responses towards a Global Resilience Agenda |
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Alexander Carius
Managing Director, adelphi
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Hammou Laamrani
Senior Expert - League of Arab States
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Mette Wilkie
Director, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation at UNEP
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Paula Caballero
Global Director, Climate Program, World Resources Institute (WRI) / Former Senior Director, World Bank Group
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Peter Fischer
Deputy Director General for Energy and Climate Policy and Export Control, German Federal Foreign Office
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Nick Mabey
CEO - E3G
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Abdul Mohammed
Chief of Staff, African Union
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17:45 - 18:45
| Transfer to Reception / Dinner Venue |
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17:45-18:00 - Participants assemble in lobby
18:15-18:30 - Boarding and Departure of buses
18:30-18:45 - Arrival of buses at Kurhaus
18:45 - 19:30
| Reception at the Kurhaus |
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Venue:The Gallery in the Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus
19:30 - 22:00
| Conference Dinner |
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Kurzaal, Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus
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08:00 - 09:00
| Security Check-in, Registration and Coffee |
09:00 - 10:30
| Working Group Session B |
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Working group 5
Food Security: Strengthening Resilience to Climate-fragility Risks
Moderator: Benjamin Pohl
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Working group 6
Water Security: Conflicts and Tensions in the Past, Present and Future
Moderator:
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Working group 7
Building Resilience by Linking Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding
Moderator: Dennis Tänzler
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Working group 8
Using Foresight Tools to Manage Systemic Risk
Moderator: Shiloh Fetzek (CCS)
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10:30 - 11:00
| Coffee |
11:00 - 12:00
| Working Group Session B - Continued |
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Working group 5
Food Security: Strengthening Resilience to Climate-fragility Risks
Moderator: Benjamin Pohl
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Working group 6
Water Security: Conflicts and Tensions in the Past, Present and Future
Moderator:
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Working group 7
Building Resilience by Linking Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding
Moderator: Dennis Tänzler
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Working group 8
Using Foresight Tools to Manage Systemic Risk
Moderator: Shiloh Fetzek (CCS)
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12:00 - 13:00
| Lunch |
13:00 - 14:30
| Working Group Session C |
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Working group 9
The Role of the EU in Climate Change and International Security
Moderator: Gerald Stang
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Working group 10
Governance and Policy Tools: Translating Climate Security Policy into Practice
Moderator: Dan Smith
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Working group 11
The Economics of Planetary Security
Moderator: Michel Rademaker
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Working group 12
Climate Risk Management for the Defence and Intelligence Communities
Moderator: Shiloh Fetzek (CCS)
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14:30 - 15:00
| Coffee |
15:00 - 16:00
| Working Group Session C – Continued |
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Working group 9
The Role of the EU in Climate Change and International Security
Moderator: Gerald Stang
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Working group 10
Governance and Policy Tools: Translating Climate Security Policy into Practice
Moderator: Dan Smith
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Working group 11
The Economics of Planetary Security
Moderator: Michel Rademaker
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Working group 12
Climate Risk Management for the Defence and Intelligence Communities
Moderator: Shiloh Fetzek (CCS)
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16:00 - 17:00
| Closing Plenary: Setting Priorities for Integrated Climate Action |
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Chairmans Summary by Dan Smith
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Conference Follow-up by Alexander Verbeek "Building the Planetary Security Initiative Community of Practice"
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Dan Smith
Director - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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Alexander Verbeek
Founder, Institute for Planetary Security
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Christiaan Rebergen
Director-General International Cooperation, Ministery of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Tariq Gahzi
Lieutenant General
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Tosca Barucco
Minister Plenipotentiary, Coordinator for Environment and Climate Change, Directorate General for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
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17:00 - 18:00
| Farewell Drink |