Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in the framework of NATO SPS Programme

Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in the framework of NATO SPS Programme


Date: (19-07-2024)

On 16 – 18 July 2024, in the framework of the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE), together with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, conducted the Advanced Research Workshop on Climate and Security Action: The Role of Civil-Military Cooperation.

 

The event is organised in the context of the research project on “Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies”. The workshop brought together experts dealing with climate change and security from 20 NATO Allied and Partner countries and provided them with a venue for active discussions aimed at analysing the nature, extent, and effectiveness of civil-military cooperation in climate-related emergencies, as well as contributing to the enhancement of officials’ and public understanding of defence and security issues, including the climate and security nexus.



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CMDR COE FEBRUARY Forthcoming events
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The purpose of the exercise is to train and educate civilian and military participants in planning and conducting an UN mandated Chapter VII Peace Operation/Crisis Response Operation, based on a Comprehensive Approach, and focusing on co-operation and co-ordination within an unstable environment, involving all stakeholders. The principal exercise focus is the civilian-military cooperation and coordination. The scenario supports exercising a wide range of peace operations functions (e.g. rule of law, humanitarian, etc.). The CMDR COE will contribute to achieving the exercise objectives by providing subject matter expert support in the CMDR area and by organizing distributed point for White cell.

  • In 11-13 February 2014 the Civil-Military Interaction: Disaster Preparedness and Response Workshop will take place in Sofia. The workshop is sponsored by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria and the CMDR COE. The workshop comprises lectures dedicated to NATO and EU Crisis Management, role of military in civil security, risk management, as well as discussions and tabletop exercise.
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Internal CMDR COE Seminar on the Crisis in Syria

The CMDR COE organised an internal seminar which was held on 20.12.2013. The main focus of the seminar was the crisis in Syria. The CMDR COE experts discussed issued related to the chronology of the crisis; the increased influx of refugees to neighbouring countries and Bulgaria; the positions of NATO, the UN and EU; the involvement of international humanitarian organisations etc.

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Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships was conducted

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