EVENT SUMMARY - Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2022: Event Summary

From 11 to 12 October, the climate security community of practice met in Berlin to discuss the most urgent and cutting-edge issues in climate and security today, to launch the Climate for Peace Initiative (#Climate4Peace) and elaborate a substantive agenda for implementation of peace positive climate action at local, national and global levels. [...] The BCSC 2022 programme aimed to focus on new and emerging issues and debates, with the three linked goals of: Establishing informed responses to climate, peace and security as a top priority on international agendas including COP 27 Advancing climate and conflict sensitive policies and operations on the ground Connecting people, knowledge and ideas across sectors, regions and disciplines to infor. [...] The conference connected important initiatives in the climate security space, such as the Climate for Peace Initiative and the Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace, encouraging cross-sector deliberation across and between governmental and civil society stakeholders from around the world. [...] Eamon Ryan Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport of Ireland Organized by: The digital conference The follow-up digital segment (17-20 October) comprised of 12 partner-run webinars and workshops and brought together over 580 members, including 51 speakers, of the broader climate security community of practice from around the world including: Colombia, Brazi. [...] Over the coming year we will be actively monitoring the implementation of the principles of the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security declaration and assess substantive action around Climate for Peace Initiative.