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Bologna Peacebuilding Forum 2021
Peacebuilding and Climate Change
18-19 May 2021, 3.00 - 5.00 pm CEST time
This year, the Bologna Peacebuilding Forum will deal with the complex linkages between climate, environment and conflict and explore potential pathways through which climate change can increase armed conflicts and negatively affect peace processes.
Furthermore, the Forum will analyze the opportunities that climate change offers for enhancing the prospects of peace.
Finally, the second day will explore the state of play of international climate diplomacy and multilateral efforts to address the relationship between climate change and security in the Mediterranean.
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18 May 2021
Session 1 – 3:00-4:00 pm
Climate, conflicts and peacebuilding
How does climate change affect both the causes and evolution of armed conflicts and what are the implications for peacebuilding?
Speakers
Farah Hegazi, SIPRI
Oli Brown, Chatham House
Ayan Mahamoud, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (TBC)
Moderator: Bernardo Monzani, Agency for Peacebuilding
Session 2 – 4:00-5:00 pm
Environmental peacebuilding
What opportunities do climate change and related environmental issues offer for enhancing the prospects of a durable peace?
Speakers
Julie Raasten, European Institute for Peace (EIP)
Mariko Peters, European External Action Service (EEAS)
Olivia Lazard, Carnegie Europe
Moderator: Giulia Caroli, CGIAR
5:00-5:10 pm Final remarks: Bernardo Venturi, Agency for Peacebuilding
19 May 2021
Session 1 – 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Environmental Security & Climate Change in the Mediterranean
How is climate change impacting armed conflicts and peace processes in the Mediterranean region? What is the state of play of international climate diplomacy and multilateral efforts to address the relationship between climate change and security in the Mediterranean? What lessons can be drawn for or from other regions?
Keynote Speech: Grammenos Mastrojeni, Deputy Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean
Speaker (paper-giver): Jüergen Scheffran, University of Hamburg
Discussant: Marwa Daoudy, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) & Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
Moderator: Emiliano Alessandri, OSCE
Session 2 – 4:00-5:00 pm
Food (in)Security and Climate Change in the Mediterranean
How will climate change and the climate-food nexus affect conflicts in the wider Mediterranean region and what mitigating strategies can be put in place to better manage implications in the socio-economic, political and environmental domains?
Speaker (paper-giver): Ida Rudolfsen, PRIO (TBC)
Discussant: Ruth Santini, Università L'Orientale and World Food Programme
Moderator: Andrea Dessì, IAI
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The Bologna Peacebuilding Forum aims to bridge this gap by offering a space for dialogue between peacebuilding scholars and practitioners. Furthermore, the Forum strives to open up the discussion to a larger audience comprising foreign policy experts, relevant civil society actors, and the informed public. From 2019, the Forum has established itself as a major annual gathering fostering open and constructive dialogue on key issues and challenges facing the discipline.
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