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International Conference in London: A Climate and Resource Security Dialogue for the 21st Century

22 March 2012 - 23 March 2012
London, UK

Building on the 2011 Security Council debate and Berlin Conference, the United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office, in partnership with Wilton Park, organised a conference in London on 22–23 March 2012 to reinforce and develop messages on the threat climate change poses to global security and prosperity. The event aimed to establish concrete foreign policy recommendations to take forward.

The conference highlighted the need for a 'new diplomacy’ to tackle the non-traditional threat of climate security, with broad participation not just of governments, but also NGOs, businesses, and academia, while utilising new media. Participants stressed that climate security does not have a military solution, but rather requires policy action and behavior change to end 'business as usual’ practices. Regional cooperation was seen as key to building the trust and credibility necessary for addressing the problems. In addition, there were calls for greater leadership from the UN Security Council and for the Secretary-General to appoint a Climate and Resource Security Envoy.

Please see the conference report.

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