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Climate Security Risks in the Arctic
Event Co-Sponsors
The Center for Climate and Security
Climate change is rapidly changing the Arctic at the same time that security tensions are heightened across the region. How will future climate impacts affect the security environment, operations, and infrastructure of the region? How do Arctic nations understand the changing risk landscape? How can Arctic nations move forward on a “low tension, high effort” agenda in the climate era?
Join the Wilson Center and the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) for a high-level discussion on the intersection of climate change and security in the Arctic, followed by a dialogue on opportunities to manage future security risks in the region. Panelists will build on the findings and recommendations of two new reports from CCS and its partners: Climate Change and Security in the Arctic and a Climate Security Plan for Canada.
Introductions
Dr. Michael Sfraga
US Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs; Former Chair, US Arctic Research Commission
Sherri Goodman
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security, coming in 2024.
Keynote Speakers
Moderator
Kate Guy (Invited)
Panelists
Nina Borgen
Marisol Maddox
Ole Jacob Sending
Shiloh Fetzek
John Conger
Hosted By
Polar Institute
Since its inception in 2017, the Polar Institute has become a premier forum for discussion and policy analysis of Arctic and Antarctic issues, and is known in Washington, DC and elsewhere as the Arctic Public Square. The Institute holistically studies the central policy issues facing these regions—with an emphasis on Arctic governance, climate change, economic development, scientific research, security, and Indigenous communities—and communicates trusted analysis to policymakers and other stakeholders. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
Canada Institute
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
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