09 March 2020
  • climate security
  • Climate-Related Security Risks
  • environment peacebuilding

Summer is coming- scaling up the response

On 17 March, a distinguished panel of experts will meet in École de guerre - Paris to sound the alarm on global environmental risks that will have systemic security implications for Europe. A group of security and environment experts will identify the limitations of our current response to the climate crisis. This is a plea for a new comprehensive approach; scaling up our capacities to face up to future catastrophes. 

The colloquium will start with an opening speech by Brune Poirson, Deputy Minister to the Minister for an Ecological and Solidary Transition. General (Ret) Tom Middendorp, chair of the International Military Council on Climate & Security and Senior Research Associate at the Clingendael Institute, will be among the distinguished experts.

First panel "On the road to extension" starts at 10H15  

Speakers:

Jérôme Chardon. Strategic expert on environmental security issues. 

Hélène Galy. Director, Willis Network Research

Mikaa Mered. Expert in geopolitics (Arctic and Antarctic poles)

 

Second panel "Scaling up the response" starts at 13H45 

Speakers: 

Ariadna Anisimov. Research Fellow in climate change adaptation

Marc Hamy. Airbus Vice president Corporate Affairs, Sustainability and Environment

Jean-Pierre Mustier. Banking Sector CEO of UniCredit

Myrto Tripathi. President of the ONG Voices of Nuclear -Energy and Climate senior professional 

 

For more information, visit L’École de guerre website here.