Climate change and ecological degradation have already become major challenges to global peace and security in the 21st century. These phenomena act as crisis amplifiers, threat multipliers, and risk accelerators. At present, humanity faces the essential task of acknowledging and addressing these existential threats. It is therefore imperative to develop strategic plans to mitigate such risks and ensure that these plans are effectively implemented.
In this Science Talk, Professor Gary Lewis, Professor of Practice in Human and Environmental Security at UNU-INWEH, will discuss the increasingly apparent exposure pathways between climate change, environmental loss, and human insecurity.
Drawing on his extensive experience in United Nations leadership across diverse regions and crisis situations, Professor Lewis will illustrate the need for a substantial policy reset in both mitigation and adaptation strategies. He will outline the elements of what changes are required. Such resets will be critical to enhance the prospects of safeguarding human security through the remainder of this century.
He will also address the necessity of redefining the concept of security in an future that will be marked by frequent polycrises, outlining the responsibilities of global leadership in mitigating and adapting to the evolving security landscape that future generations will face.
Speaker
Professor Gary Lewis
