TDCCS

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Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security Events

07 February 2011 - Report Launch - The IISS Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security In 2008 the IISS launched The IISS Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security (TDCCS) to establish a forum in which policy-makers, opinion-formers and experts within the Transatlantic community and beyond could examine and debate the security implications of climate change. On Monday 7 February a panel of experts prsented the report which outlines the most critical findings and policy recommendations of the project.
26 January 2011- IISS-US Discussion Meeting - The Results of the IISS Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security Andrew Holland, the Programme Manager of the IISS Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security,presented the findings and recommendations from the IISS two-year study of the impacts of climate change on transatlantic security on 26 January 2001 at IISS-US in Washington DC.
04 November 2010 - Discussion Meeting - Climate Wars Journalist and author Dr Gwynne Dyer opened a discussion on climate change and its geopolitical implications. This is a subject he has covered extensively both in a radio series and in a recent book titled 'Climate Wars'.
06 October 2010 - Discussion Meeting - The Rapidly Melting Arctic: Opportunity or Danger? David Fairhall, former defence correspondent for the Guardian, discussed the themes of his recent book 'Cold Front'. As the ice cap shrinks, the entire Arctic geography is changing - clear shipping channels and opening up hitherto tinaccessible oil resources. Investigating the Arctic's pivotal role in international relations, Fairhall weighed the huge opportunities for trade and transport against the dangers of Arctic conflict.
28 May 2010 - Capstone Conference- The Global Security Implications of Climate Change On Friday, May 28, the International Institute for Strategic Studies convened a conference on The Global Security Implications of Climate Change in Brussels Belgium. The conference was held at the European Commissions headquarters, in the Schuman Room of the Berlaymont Building. Approximately 80 people, including representatives from government, academia, and the private sector participated. Participants came from at least five continents.
24 May 2010 - IISS-US Adelphi Book Launch - 'Climate Conflict: How global warming threatens security and what to do about it' On 24 May 2010, Jeffrey Mazo, Managing Editor, Survival and IISS Research Fellow for Environmental Security and Science Policy spoke on his Adelphi Book, Climate Conflict: How global warming threatens security and what to do about it. Andrew Parasiliti, Executive Director, IISS-US, and Corresponding Director, IISS-Middle East, moderated the discussion.
27 April 2010 - IISS-US Ambassadors' Forum - Arctic Security and Climate Change On Tuesday, April 27, His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen, Ambassador of Norway to the United States, addressed the IISS-US Ambassadors Forum on Arctic Security and Climate Change. Ambassador Strommen also briefed IISS members on the maritime delimitation agreement between Norway and the Russian Federation, signed earlier that same day. Dr. Andrew Parasiliti, IISS-US Executive Director, moderated the programme. In attendance was Dr. John Chipman, IISS Director-General and Chief Executive.
16 March 2010 - IISS US - Special Address - Dr Klaus Scharioth On Tuesday 16 March 2010, after an IISS roundtable workshop on Climate Change & Energy Security: Overlapping Priorities, Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States, spoke to a group of approximately 40 IISS Members and invited guests. During his speech, Ambassador Scharioth said that the US should learn from Germanys efforts to Kill three birds with one stone. He said that moving to a low-carbon economy can address climate change, increase energy securi
16 March 2010 - IISS US - Workshop - Climate Change & Energy Security: Overlapping Priorities On Tuesday 16 March 2010 the IISS hosted a roundtable workshop on Climate Change & Energy Security: Overlapping Priorities. The event, which took place on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, saw the participation of over 40 international representatives from government agencies, research and academic institutions, and NGOs.
10 December 09 - IISS-US - Roundtable - Security, Climate Change and Uncertainty: Rethinking Strategic Risk On Thursday 10 December 2009 David Robson, Directorate for Business, Enterprise and Energy, The Scottish Government, and Carol Dumaine, US Department of Energy will speak on Security, Climate Change and Uncertainty: Rethinking Strategic Risk from 5-6pm.
10 Nov 09 - IISS Workshop - Climate Change, Food, and Security On Tuesday July The IISS hosted a roundtable on Climate Change: Impacts on Food and Security -Long-term strategic planning in a warming climate'. The event, which took place in London, saw the participation of over 20 international representatives from government agencies, research and academic institutions, and NGOs.
23 Jul 09 - IISS Workshop - Conflict and Competition over Changing Water Resources On Thursday 23 July The IISS hosted a roundtable on How states react to water stress: Recommendations for Long-Term Strategic Planning in a Warming Climate. The event, which took place in London, saw the participation of over 20 international representatives from government agencies, research and academic institutions, and NGOs.
05 May 09 - IISS-US - Conference - The Global Security Implications of Climate Change' On Tuesday, 5 May, the IISS convened the first conference of the Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security at the Ritz Carlton in Washington DC. The title of the conference was The Global Security Implications of Climate Change.
28 Apr 2009 - Book Launch - Energy and Climate Change: Europe at the Crossroads On Friday, 28 April 2009, David Buchan, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, will launch his latest book, Energy and Climate Change: Europe at the Crossroads from 6-6:45pm.
27 April 09 - IISS-US - Discussion Meeting - 'The Political Consequences of Climate Change' On Monday 27 April Paul F. Herman, Program Director, Transnational Issues, National Intelligence Council Long-Range Analysis Unit, Gregory F. Treverton, Director of the RAND Corporations Center for Global Risk and Security, and General Rich Engel (ret.), Director, Climate Change and State Stability Program, Office of the Director of National Intelligence will discuss The Political Consequences of Climate Change from 5-6pm.
TDCCS Launch On Wednesday 25th February 2009, the IISS successfully launched its new programme, the Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security, with an event at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC.

TDCCS Blog

On Monday 12 January 2009 the IISS brought the Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security (TDCCS) online. This blog was set-up to be the online forum for anyone interested in the overlapping worlds of climate change and global security. Read More

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The Strategic Implications of Climate Change

Watch: Alan Dupont, Michael Hintze Professor of International Security and Director of the Centre for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney discusses his article on The Strategic Implications of Climate Change from the June-July 2008 issue of Survival. (14 mins)