Montréal, Canada
Climate Security and its Challenges
April 8-9, 2024
Salon Orange
TO REGISTER FOR THE FIRST DAY ON APRIL 8
TO REGISTER FOR THE SECOND DAY ON APRIL 9
The Centre FrancoPaix of the Raoul-Dandurand Chair and the Climate Security Association of Canada (CACS-CSAC) are organizing the "Climate Security and its Challenges" conference.
The purpose of the Climate Security Association of Canada is to bring together, coordinate, and enhance the capacities of scholars, policymakers, practitioners, media professionals, and others with a profession-al interest in generating, disseminating, and applying knowledge related to climate change and security.
SAC also strives to improve the teaching and dissemination of ideas, concepts, methods, and information about climate security.
April 8th, 2024
8h30 – Doors open
9h00-9h15 | Opening Remarks
Bruno Charbonneau, RMCSJ, CSAC, CFP
9h15-10h00 | Keynote Address
Mathieu Bussières, Director, Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE)
10h00-10h15 – Coffee break
10h15-11h45 | Panel 1 – State-of-the art: research, policy, expertise
Moderator: Bruno Charbonneau, Royal Military College Saint-Jean
Panellists:
- Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Marcus King, Georgetown Universit
- Cullen Hendrix, Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Sharon Burke, Ecospherics
- Peter Stoett, Ontario Tech University
- Katie Woodward, CCASCOE
11h45-13h45 – Lunch
13h45-15h15 | Panel 2 – The Energy Transition
Moderator: Gabrielle Daoust, University of Northern British Columbia
Panellists:
- Wsewolod Rusow, ENSEC COE
- Noémie Rebière, IRIS
- Daniel Scholten, University of Minnesota
- Angélique Palle, IRSEM
- Cullen Hendrix, Peterson Institute for International Economics
15h15-15h45 – Coffee break & Eclipse
15h45-17h15 | Panel 3 – Expertise and Knowledge Gaps
Moderator: Pauline Baudu, Université du Québec à Montréal
Panellists:
- Alexandre Giguère and Bruno Charbonneau, Royal Military College Saint-Jean
- Niklas Heijl Bremberg, Stockholm University
- Thor Olav Iversen, NUPI
- Anessa Kimball, Université Laval
April 9th, 2024
8h30 – Doors open
9h00 – 10h30 | Panel 4 – Military carbon emissions
Moderator: Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé, Bishop’s University
Panellists:
- Samu Paukkunen, Head, Climate and Energy Security Section, NATO HQ
- Linsey Cottrell, CEOBS
- David Burbridge, Canadian Armed Forces
- Lloyd Chubbs, CJOC
10h30-10h45 – Coffee break
10h45-12h15 | Panel 5 – Military and Policy Challenges
Moderator: Bruno Charbonneau, Royal Military College Saint-Jean
Panellists:
- Dhanasree Jayaram, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Allison Brown, US Army Climate Directorate
- Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé, Bishop’s University
12h15-14h00 – Lunch
14h00-15h30 | Panel 6 – Regional Dynamics of the Climate Crisis
Moderator: Nicolas Hubert, UQAM
Panellists:
- Ulrich Seidenberger, CCASCOE
- Gabrielle Daoust, University of Northern British Columbia
- Neda Zawahri, Cleveland State University
- Ayesha Siddiqi, University of Cambridge
- Anselm Vogler, IFSH
15h30-15h45 – Coffee break
15h45 – 17h15 | Panel 7 – Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies (CASA)
Moderator: Tom Deligiannis, Wilfrid Laurier University
Panellists:
- Alexandrine Bisaillon, Ouranos
- Jessica Olcott Yllemo, American Security Project
- Ashley Moran, University of Texas
- LCol Vincent Virk, Canadian Armed Forces
- Libbey Dresser and Rebecca Lloyd, Balsillie School of International Affairs
17h15 – 17h30 | Conclusion
Bruno Charbonneau, RMCSJ, CSAC, CFP
*The event will be in English only