March 8, 2023
Hosted by Columbia Global Centers | Santiago,
Columbia’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, and AthenaLab
VIDEOS
Watch the full workshop below:
OPENING REMARKS AND SESSION ONE: Scientific and political dialogue on climate change in Latin America
Opening Remarks
9:05 – 9:30
Climate change and security
Jack Snyder, Professor of International Relations, Columbia University
Session One
9:30 – 10:40
Scientific and political dialogue on climate change on Latin America
Chair: Juan Pablo Toro / Athenalab
Speakers:
- Susana Beatriz Adamo (via Zoom) / Columbia University
“Vulnerability and climate variability in Latin America; migration and demographic change” - Walter Baethgen (via Zoom) / Columbia University
Assessing the Risks of Climate Change for Latin America - Francisco Javier Meza / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Tendencies and projections on climate change. - Juan Carlos Jobet / Former Minister for Energy
Green energy transition & its implications for Latin America
SESSION TWO: Climate change: risks and threats to regional security
Session Two
10:50 – 12:00
Climate change: risks and threats to regional security
Chair: Page Fortna / Columbia University
Speakers
- Michael Gort / Ambassador of Canada to Chile
Canada: climate change security impacts - Commander Andrea H. Cameron (via Zoom) / US Naval War College
Climate change as security variable - Josh D. Fisher (via Zoom) / Columbia University
Climate Change as a Risk Multiplier for Intranational and Transboundary Destabilization - María Emilia Undurraga / Former Minister for Agriculture
Climate change, food security and state resilience
SESSION THREE: Climate change: risks and threats to regional security
Session Three
12:40 – 13:50
Green Defense, Climate Change and Sovereignty
Chair: John Griffiths / Athenalab
Speakers:
- Captain Nicolas Pitrat / Defense Attaché, Embassy of France in Chile
French armed forces and climate change - Colonel (RAF) Liz Hutchinson / Defense Attaché, Embassy of United Kingdom in Chile
British armed forces and climate change - General Sergio Etchegoyen / Soberania & Clima
Brazilian armed forces and climate change - Capitán de Navío (LT) Sigfrido Ramírez / Chilean Navy
Chilean navy and climate change
Closing Comments
13:50 – 14:00
Juan Pablo Toro / Athenalab
