New Frontiers and Tools in Climate Change Adaptation and the Role of Civil - Miliary Cooperation

17th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD)

Friday, 28 March 2025 – 14:15-17:00 CET

Mission of Canada to the EU, Brussels - In Person / On-line / Live-Streamed

PROGRAMMME

13:45-14:15:	Arrival of Participants

14:15-15:30:	Session 1 - Moderator: Blair Brimmell, Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO
	Opening and Welcome by Ronald A. Kingham, Executive Director, Environment & Development Resource Centre (EDRC) / Coordinator, BDCD, GMACCC and Project CASA

	Strengthening Climate and Environmental Resilience by Luc Bas, Director, Belgian Centre for Risk Assessment of Climate Change (CeRAC)

	How prepared is Europe for Rapidly Growing Climate Risks? by Elina Bardram, Director, Communication and Civil Society Relations (CLIMA.E), Adaptation & Resilience, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission

	The impact of Climate Change on NATO’s Operations, Resilience and Civil Preparedness by Speaker (TBC) from Environment, Climate and Security, NATO

	Advancing Understanding and Action on Climate-related Security Challenges (on-line) by Dr Colonel Reiner Zimmermann (TBC), Head Research, Analysis and Lessons Learned Branch, the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (NATO CCASCOE) / Member, GMACCC

	Discussion

15:30-16:00:	Coffee Break

16:00-16:50:	Session 2 – Moderator: Dr Jamie Shea, Secretary General, GMACCC

	Supporting National Authorities in Civil Emergencies by Irina Novakova, Head of Disaster Response and Coordination, Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), NATO

	Presentation of the Report on “Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies (Project CASA)” (on-line) by Ashley McIlvain Moran, Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin / Member, GMACCC

	Presentation of the Climate Security Alert Tool (CSAT) (on-line) by Jessica Olcott Yllemo, Research Scientist (Climate), Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs, Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) / Member, GMACCC

	Discussion

16:50-17:00:	Final Remarks and Closing

Organised by the Environment & Development Resource Centre (EDRC) for the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD), the project on Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies (Project CASA) and the Global Military Council on Climate Change (GMACCC) at the Mission of Canada to the EU

With the support of the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Program, Directorate of Strategic Coordination and Outreach, Canadian Department of Defence

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Event banner modified Image credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

This image, acquired by one of the Sentinel-2 satellites on 5 November 2022, shows the town of Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer and the surrounding wetlands, which are threatened by the rising water level. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites deliver free and open data that can be used to monitor drought impact.

^{Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2022 via Wikimedia Commons. Original Source: Climate Change and drought threaten Camargue’s wetlands The use of Copernicus Sentinel Data is regulated under EU law (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1159/2013 and}^{Regulation (EU) No 377/2014).}