Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The fourth edition of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference was entitled Climate – Conflict – Clash of Crises: Weathering the Risks. BCSC 2022 addressed climate impacts on peace and stability, and its interlinkages with current global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the looming food crisis. The conference focused on advancing inter alia locally informed-action in response to these multiple global crises.
BCSC 2022 sought to:
- Identify intersectoral, cross-border, cross-regional and cross-government cooperation;
- Showcase best practice of locally informed and participatory climate and conflict sensitive policies and operations;
- Build awareness of risk and foresight assessments and capacity for climate-security decision-making to use through trainings and interactive sessions;
- Establish the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Initiative.
The conference examined some of the best examples of risk analysis, early warning and decision-making support to address the challenges posed by climate change to international peace and security, with a view to finding clear steps forward to strengthen responses to the climate-related security risks.
Featuring a high-level political segment with German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, the conference took stock of the agenda for action set out in the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Declaration and outlined a concrete roadmap to inform the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Initiative, announced by Foreign Minister Baerbock and endorsed by G7 FM on 3rd May 2022. It was informed by the flagship Weathering Risk initiative and its impact focussed Peace Pillar, as well as by the highest quality knowledge and experience of climate security risk analysis and responses, such as PREVIEW.
Capitalising on the value of convening world class climate and security expertise in person, BCSC 2022 also offered high-level strategic side meetings, for example a meeting of the Climate Security Expert Network, the Strategic Advisory Board of Weathering Risk, a consultation for the NATO Centre of Excellence on Climate and Security and the G7 Climate Security Working Group.
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adelphi global (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.
The fourth edition of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference was entitled Climate – Conflict – Clash of Crises: Weathering the Risks. BCSC 2022 addressed climate impacts on peace and stability, and its interlinkages with current global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the looming food crisis. The conference focused on advancing inter alia locally informed-action in response to these multiple global crises.
BCSC 2022 sought to:
- Identify intersectoral, cross-border, cross-regional and cross-government cooperation;
- Showcase best practice of locally informed and participatory climate and conflict sensitive policies and operations;
- Build awareness of risk and foresight assessments and capacity for climate-security decision-making to use through trainings and interactive sessions;
- Establish the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Initiative.
The conference examined some of the best examples of risk analysis, early warning and decision-making support to address the challenges posed by climate change to international peace and security, with a view to finding clear steps forward to strengthen responses to the climate-related security risks.
Featuring a high-level political segment with German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, the conference took stock of the agenda for action set out in the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Declaration and outlined a concrete roadmap to inform the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Initiative, announced by Foreign Minister Baerbock and endorsed by G7 FM on 3rd May 2022. It was informed by the flagship Weathering Risk initiative and its impact focussed Peace Pillar, as well as by the highest quality knowledge and experience of climate security risk analysis and responses, such as PREVIEW.
Capitalising on the value of convening world class climate and security expertise in person, BCSC 2022 also offered high-level strategic side meetings, for example a meeting of the Climate Security Expert Network, the Strategic Advisory Board of Weathering Risk, a consultation for the NATO Centre of Excellence on Climate and Security and the G7 Climate Security Working Group.
© adelphi global, all rights reserved
adelphi global (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.
