COP29 - UN Climate Change Conference
DCAF will participate in several events at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku.
"Serving in the storm: strengthening national security institutions to provide accountable and effective security, for the State and its peoples, during the climate crisis"
Led by the United Nations Security Sector Reform Unit
15 November - 11.30-13h
Under the thematic track 3 “Energy/Peace, Relief and Recovery"
About the event: To best serve their respective States and peoples during the climate crisis, national security sectors require urgent strengthening to mitigate, adapt, respond to and cooperate during the climate crisis. This is both an operational imperative and, in the context of the Paris Agreement, a necessity to effectively fulfil their respective State’s legal and/or moral obligations under international climate and human rights law. This event will showcase recent developments in this area, drawing on the experience of international organisations and United Nations Member States, for the benefit of COP29 participants, with a view to stimulating urgent action in this important area.”
Panelists
- Nisreen Elsaim, General Coordinator for the Youth and Environment - Sudan (YES) platform, Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change (SYOCC) and a fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy;
- Major General A.N.M Muniruzzaman (Retd), President, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and Chairman, Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC);
- Hussein Sheikh-Ali, National Security Advisor, Somalia;
- Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and co-chair of the United Nations Inter-agency Security Sector Reform Task Force; and
- ASG/Director, United Nations Development Programme (TBD).
Moderator: Ambassador Nathalie Chuard, Director, DCAF-Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance
"Building a climate-resilient city: people-centered preparedness, crisis management & urban security"
With African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation
21 November at 16.45-18.15h
Under the thematic track 7 on “Urbanization/Transport /Tourism"
About the event: Urban spaces with their high concentration of people are among the most vulnerable to climate disasters. Examples from different cities will show how innovative urban design and infrastructure, and multi-stakeholder disaster risk governance can increase community resilience and urban security.