Click here to view the official side events taking place the day before and after BCSC.

 

 

8 October 2024

Morning 

 
Time
Session
Venue
08:00 - 09:00
Working coffee
Foyer
09:00 - 09:10 

Conference opening and welcome

H.E. Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, German Federal Foreign Office and Janani Vivekananda, Head of Programme, adelphi 

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed
 

09:10 - 10:00
Plenary discussion 1
 

Climate security risk informed national security planning

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

10:00 - 10:20

Keynote

H.E. Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister, German Federal Foreign Office

Plenary Session
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

10:55 - 11:35
Plenary discussion 2
 

Climate change impacts on crisis management and mediation

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

11:35 - 11:45
Coffee and transfer break
Foyer
11:45 - 12:45
Roundtable discussion
 

Urban solutions for urban futures, climate and migration

Hosted by International Organization for Migration (IOM) and adelphi

Breakout room 1 
(Willy-Brandt-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

 
Roundtable discussion
 

Climate, Conflict and Community: Strategies for addressing climate in prevention, reintegration and peacebuilding efforts

Hosted by the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) Project at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Breakout room 2 
(Adenauer-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

 
Roundtable discussion
 

The peace and conflict potential of the green transition

Hosted by the Wilson Center and Energy Peace Partners 

Breakout room 4 
(Rathenau-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

 
Panel discussion
 

Regional approaches to climate security: Africa and the EU

Plenary room

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

 
Roundtable discussion
 

Climate change and security: Civil-military cooperation in natural disaster response

Hosted by the German Ministry of Defense, NATO and the German Federal Foreign Office
 
Breakout room 5

(Room 1.0.14) 

Kindly note that participants in this breakout session will need to be escorted to the room. 

12:45 - 13:50
Lunch
Foyer

 

8 October 2024

Afternoon

Time
Session
Venue
13:50 - 14:30
Plenary discussion 3
 

Climate security in humanitarian, peacekeeping and stabilisation responses

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

14:30 - 14:50 
Spotlight Conversation 
 

From COP28 Declaration to COP 29: Bridging a Climate for Peace to Baku

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)
🎬 Live streamed
 
14:50 - 15:10 
Spotlight Conversation 
 

What can the UNSC do on climate, food insecurity and conflict?

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

15:10 - 15:30
Coffee break
Foyer
15:30 - 16:40
Roundtable discussion
 

Leveraging transboundary climate, environmental and land action for cooperation and peace

Hosted by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Weathering Risk
Breakout room 1
 
(Willy-Brandt-Saal)

 

 
Workshop
 

Local solutions, global impact: Investing in community-driven and inclusive climate security approaches

Hosted by the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), German Federal Foreign Office, and Peace Nexus Foundation
Breakout room 2 
(Adenauer-Saal)
 
Panel discussion
 

Feeding resilience: Managing the nexus of climate change, food systems and security

Hosted by the Center for Climate & Security
Plenary room

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

 
Roundtable discussion
 

Operationalising climate security in UN peace operations: Experience sharing from the UN Mission in South Sudan

Hosted by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Norwegian Capacity to International Operations (NORCAP)
Breakout room 4 
(Rathenau-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

16:40 - 17:00
Coffee and transfer break 
Foyer
17:00 - 17:45
Plenary discussion 4
 

Climate for Peace: Climate proofing post-conflict reconstruction

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

17:45 - 17:55

Conference closing

Oliver Rentschler, Director-General for Climate Diplomacy and Geoeconomics
Plenary session

(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

18:00 - 20:00
Networking reception with canapés and drinks 
Foyer