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



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

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

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Hosted by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO)