How can a focus on resource security can help communities, cities and countries prepare for a future which is becoming ever more predictable: more climate change, fewer natural resources, and continuing demands for necessities including food, water, shelter, and physical safety?

During the 2022 EUROMED conference, co-hosted by DCAF and the Tunisian National Defense Institute, I spoke about the impact of climate change on militaries in the region, the role of security institutions in building resilience, and the growing importance of risk-informed planning and development.

A key change underway today is the greater empowerment of women in the field of security. Happy to announce that I’m now teaching classes on women in defense planning and gender, climate change and national security as part of a program of in-residence and virtual courses hosted by the Institute for Security Governance.

It’s out! The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform’s white paper on the future of environmental peacebuilding is now online, with beautiful artwork to bring this compendium to life. Our article on ecological overshoot is one of 50 contributions, made in recognition of the Stockholm +50 conference coming up later this year.

Together with the co-founder of Seeds Game Lab, we facilitated a session on experimental approaches to giving nature a more direct voice in diplomacy and governance.

How can factoring ecological overshoot into national security planning paradigms increase resilience and reduce the likelihood of conflict?

At Europe’s biggest impact meetup in The Hague, Continua hosted a roundtable on “Giving Earth a Seat at the Table,” or new approaches to negotiations which can give nature a more direct voice in processes from public policy development to peace negotiations.

What role can security and justice institutions play, not only in responding to the risks posed by climate change but also in tackling the factors leading to climate change in the first place?

In an era shaped by climate change, can nature play an enabling role in making communities and countries safe and secure?

A key voice is often missing in multilateral discussions – that of our planet and its constituent parts, our local ecosystems.

Honored to have been able to facilitate a breakout session on reconnecting and listening to the Earth to guide food systems transformation, at the Food Systems Summit Dialogue co-hosted by Listening Inspires and Reboot the Future.