The following sessions took place the day prior to BCSC.

 

5 October 2023 (closed sessions)

Scroll for the full 6 October agenda and subsequent virtual sessions

  
Full day
Workshop 
 

Next steps towards an inclusive climate, peace and security agenda: Experiences, lessons learnt and practical recommendations

--- Participation by invitation only ---

Hosted by adelphi and United Nations System Staff College
  
Half day
Table-top exercise 
 

Fertile grounds for conflict: How to fight climate induced risks, hunger and conflict and sow the seeds of peace in Iraq

--- Participation by invitation only ---

Hosted by adelphi and NATO
  

You can download the in-person agenda overview here. 

 

6 October 2023

 
Time
Session
Venue
08:45-09:15
Working coffee
Foyer
09:15 - 09:30 

Conference opening and welcome

by Markus Hicken, Director for Energy Diplomacy, Climate and Security, German Federal Foreign Office
Plenary session

(Weltsaal)
 
09:30 - 10:20
Keynote conversation
 

Setting the stage: Climate solutions for fragile and vulnerable contexts

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)
10:20 - 11:00
Project Presentations by Climate for Peace initiative
 

Spotlight session: Climate for Peace

Plenary session 

(Weltsaal)
11:00 - 12:00
Panel discussion
 

Advancing joint action on climate and food security 

Plenary session

(Weltsaal)
12:00 - 13:15
Lunch
 
Foyer
 
13:15 - 14:15
Panel discussion
 

Water, Peace and Security: Data driven tools for fragile contexts

Hosted by Water, Peace and Security (WPS) Partnership
Plenary session 

(Weltsaal)
14:15 - 14:30
Transfer break
Foyer
14:30 - 15:30
Roundtable discussion
 

Securing impact: Insights from integrated climate, peace and security projects 

Hosted by adelphi 
Breakout
room 1

(Willy-Brandt-Saal)
 
Roundtable discussion
 

Enlisting expertise: Exploring the climate security gap in peace operations

Hosted by Crisis Management Centre, Folke Bernadotte Academy and Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)
Breakout
room 2 

(Adenauer-Saal)
 
Roundtable discussion 
 

Climate and security: The defence perspective

Hosted by the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight and the German Federal Ministry of Defence
Breakout
room 4 

(Rathenau-Saal)
15:30 - 15:50
Coffee Break
Foyer
15:50 - 16:50
Roundtable discussion
 

Protecting people, planet and peace: Shaping the future of the security sector

Hosted by Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)
Breakout
room 1

(Willy-Brandt-Saal) 
 
Roundtable discussion
 

State of play: Critical minerals and the renewable energy transition

Hosted by Wilson Center
Breakout
room 2 

(Adenauer-Saal)
 
Roundtable discussion
 

Security implications of climate change: Perspectives from the Bay of Bengal

Hosted by Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) and Clingendael Institute
Breakout
room 4

(Rathenau-Saal)
16:50 - 17:00
Break
Foyer
17:00 - 18:00
Panel discussion
 

Multilateral responses to climate related security risks

 
Plenary session

(Weltsaal)
 
18:00 - 20:00
Networking reception with canapés and drinks
Foyer
18:00 - 20:00
Working group dinner
 

Thematic focus: Migration

--- Participation by invitation only ---

Hosted by adelphi, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and Bosch Foundation
Closed session

 

 

 

Virtual sessions

Open to the public -sign up via the registration link

Stay tuned for more session info

 
Date and time
Session and registration link
 
 
 
Monday 16 October
11:00-12:30 CEST

 

Ensuring conflict sensitivity in the Loss and Damage Fund

Register here(link is external)



Hosted by the Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) and International Alert
 
Monday 23 October
16:00 CEST

Beyond Climate: How Nature Loss Undermines Peace and Security

Register here(link is external)

Hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP), IISD and WWF
 
Monday 30 October
16:00 CET

Rule of Law Solutions at the Nexus of Climate, Conflict and Food Security

Register here(link is external)

Hosted by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO)