Workshop “Conflict Prevention and Climate Change” & Dialogue Forum senior experts
The Madariaga European Foundation and the Folke Bernadotte Academy invites
you to participate in its workshop “Conflict Prevention and Climate Change”,
to be held on 24th April, Thursday, in Brussels in the premises of the
Council of the EU. Organised with the support of the Slovenian Presidency,
and in close cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Council of the
EU, the European Commission and the European Peace Building Liaison Office
(EPLO), this workshop will gather international representatives of
international organisations to facilitate multilateral cooperation and
promote strong partnerships.
Being aware of the risks climate change represents for our societies,
confidence and peace can also benefit from a facilitated co-operation. This
workshop aims to address the main security risks as well as the role of
climate change as a cause or an exacerbating factor of conflict, and to
foresee possible early warning strategies. We would be honoured if you would
accept to take part in the discussion, and we will also be happy to welcome
you at this debate. Please find enclosed a draft programme for your
information.
As a follow-up, on the 25th April, there will be a restricted event, within
the framework of a Dialogue Forum. Senior officials of selected
organisations will be invited to exchange views on the risks and ways to
address the security implications and development needs related to the
climate change in Africa.
These meetings will launch the two-year common learning programme “Conflict
Prevention in Practice”. This programme, building on the previous successful
cycle of workshops on “Conflict Prevention – Creating a leading role for the
European Union”, seeks to reinforce the cooperation already created, and to
evolve to a closer interaction between representatives of the international
community towards more concrete dialogue.
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Programme draft
Contact information |
Madariaga European Foundation
(email: mauquier@madariaga.org ; info@madariaga.org) |
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Event type | Seminar |
File link |
http://www.madariaga.org/template_news.asp?nws_id=60 |
Source | The Madariaga European Foundation |
Subject(s) | RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/topics/climatechange |
Geographical coverage | Belgium |
Address | in the premises of the Council of the EU, Brussels, Belgium |
Organizer | The Madariaga European Foundation and the Folke Bernadotte Academy with the support of the Slovenian Presidency, and in close cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU, the European Commission and the European Peace Building Liaison Office (EPLO) |
Target audience | Euro |
Period | [24/04/2008 - 25/04/2008] |
Status | Confirmed |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |