Conference Summary: Impacts of Climate Change on Human Security: What Can Be Done?
A Conference about Climate, Security, Solutions and Finance (CSSF) Hosted on May 18th & 19th, 2021

Climate Solutions Advancement Network (ClimateSAN) is working to build broad-based support for very large-scale action on climate change.  In order to do so, it is focused on three main areas.  The first area to explain the current warming trend that we are on.  The second area, as advocated by Prof. Michael Klare, is to create awareness of how security experts can help “bridge the gap between believers and doubters” on the need for action on climate change on a sufficiently large-scale.  Thirdly, is to highlight how civil society can help develop strategies that will enable everyone to benefit from implementing this scale of action.

As part of its work to build this support, ClimateSAN hosted a conference about climate, security, solutions and finance in conjunction with the NATO Association of Canada and the Modern War Insititute at West Point on May 18th & 19th, 2021.  This conference was called “Impacts of Climate Change on Human Security: What Can Be Done?”.  The detailed agenda along with links to related reports for this conference can be viewed at this LINK.  To view video recordings of sessions, click on images or links below:

Welcoming Address & Opening Session
Session 0a: Welcoming Address & Opening Session
Session 0b: Keynote Speakers Session
Session 0b: Keynote Speakers Session
Session 1a: Highlights of The World Climate and Security Report 2020
Session 1b: Confronting Climate Security Risks: Proposals for the Biden Administration
Session 1b: Confronting Climate Security Risks: Proposals for the Biden Administration
Tackling Climate Change: What Role for NATO?
Session 1c: Tackling Climate Change: What Role for NATO?
Session 1d: Educating America’s Future Leaders:  Climate Change Impacts, Education, and Vulnerability
Session 1d: Educating America’s Future Leaders:  Climate Change Impacts, Education, and Vulnerability
Session 1e: Canada and the Arctic: Climate Change and Security
Session 1e: Canada and the Arctic: Climate Change and Security
Strategies to Mitigate Conflicts, Build Stability and Accelerate Action
Session 2: Strategies to Mitigate Conflicts, Build Stability and Accelerate Action
Highlighting Climate Solutions That Can Be Implemented on a Global Scale
Session 3: Highlighting Climate Solutions That Can Be Implemented on a Global Scale
Financing Climate Action on a Global Scale
Session 4: Financing Climate Action on a Global Scale

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Reducing Investment Risks to Increase Private Climate Finance in Africa
Day 2 – Session 1: Reducing Investment Risks to Increase Private Climate Finance in Africa
Day 2 - Session 2: Preview of a planned event: "Opportunity for Comprehensive Climate Action in Nigeria".
Day 2 – Session 2: Opportunity for Comprehensive Climate Action in Nigeria (Preview)

To view the Call to Action page, visit: Current Climate Warming Trend and Call to Action

Recordings of each of the sessions of the full conference on May 18 & 19th are also available at the replays section of our conference website.  As well, a youtube playlist of all conference recordings is available here: Playlist of CSSF Conference 2021 Session Video Recordings.

This conference and associated recordings have been made possible by our financial sponsors, Next Hydrogen and Think Renewables Group.