Date |
November 28, 2016 |
Time |
6:30pm – 8:30 PM |
Location |
Ecologic Institute, Pfalzburger Strasse 43/44 D-10717 Berlin |
To join the event, please register here.
Europe is approaching a critical juncture. New security challenges from extremism to migration require a clear understanding of the causes and consequences of new societal patterns emerging. EU President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2015 highlighted the influence of climate change on recent migration waves, and the US Department of Defense regards climate change as an ‘accelerant of instability and conflict’.
A new powerful documentary from the US, The Age of Consequences, explores the links between climate change and security, including in current events in Syria, Egypt, the Sahel and Bangladesh. Our high-level panel will reflect on key sections from the documentary, screened during the event, and explore whether security strategists, militaries and policymakers in nations other than the US are fully cognizant of the risks posed by a changing climate, and whether they are ready to anticipate and respond to its potentially destabilizing effects.
The American Security Project and Ecologic Institute would like to invite you to a preview screening of the documentary followed by a panel discussion, with speakers including:
Moderation: Dr. Camilla Bausch, Director of Ecologic Institute
Brigadier General Stephen A. Cheney, CEO of the American Security Project and member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board R.
Andreas Kraemer, Founder and Director Emeritus of Ecologic Institute and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
A reception with refreshments will close out the evening.
