BRUSSELS CLIMATE SECURITY DIALOGUE
The Brussels Climate Security Dialogue was held on February 19-20, 2025, bringing together policymakers, experts, and practitioners to discuss the growing interlinkages between climate change, security, and peacekeeping. The event was organized by the European Commission's Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) in cooperation with the think tank Adelphi Global and the European External Action Service (EEAS).
The event also featured the release of the new report, Navigating Peace in a Changing Climate: Climate and Security Trend Analysis, commissioned by the European Union. The analysis identifies five key pathways related to climate risks and security that warrant particular attention:
1. Water governance, food pricing and natural resource management
2. Migration, displacement and livelihoods
3. Energy transition, decarbonization risks and critical minerals
4. Environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and environmental crime
5. Global governance, financial reform and climate justice
Separate discussions and scenario exercises focused on Central Asia and Africa due to their heightened vulnerability to climate change. The importance of strengthening regional dialogues and multilateral cooperation to enhance climate resilience was emphasized. In addition, the need to raise awareness at all levels to increase the resilience of populations to the impacts of climate change was underscored. In this context, the role of the partnership on environment, climate change, and security - launched by the EU and UNEP in 2017 - was highlighted. This partnership plans to expand its activities in Central Asia in collaboration with SIC ICWC.
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