Disaster risk reduction, development, diplomacy and defense communities have increasingly identified climate as a risk – and not just in the long term. For example, in the U.S. Department of Defense’s 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, the Pentagon states that climate risk “poses immediate risks to national security.” But beyond acknowledging the risks involved, what do these communities actually do to address these risks?
Speaker and Presenter Information
Moderator:
Dr. Marga Gual Soler is a Project Director at the Center for Science Diplomacy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC, where she fosters scientific relations between countries to address challenges across political, geographical and cultural divides. She holds a faculty position at Arizona State University, where she creates training initiatives to provide scientists and engineers with policy, communication, leadership and cross-cultural skills
Panelists
Melanie Nakagawa, Member of the Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State. Melanie joined the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff in June 2013. Her portfolio includes climate change, energy, environment, and ocean issues. Previously, she served as the Senior Energy and Environment Counsel on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Jeffrey Stark, Director of Research and Studies, the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS). From 1996 to 2003, he was the director of research and studies at the North-South Center of the University of Miami, where he also was editor of the North-South Agenda Papers.
Daniel Y. Chiu is Deputy Director at the Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. He is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for strategy and force development in the US Department of Defense (DoD), where he was responsible for developing national defense strategy and guidance for defense investments in military force structure, technology, and non-materiel solutions.
Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, NASA, State Government, CIA, Coast Guard, Census Bureau, USAID
