University of Maine to Host Global Environmental Security Program on October 25-26

All are invited to attend a presentation and roundtable discussion on Global Environmental Security on October 25-26 sponsored by the School of Policy & International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Maine in collaboration with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, and the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

These events are free and open to the public. Flyer available here.

Monday, 25 October 2010 at 5:00 PM
Buchanan Alumni House, McIntire Room

Topic: National Security Implications of Climate Change: U. S. Navy's Response
CAPT Tim Gallaudet, Deputy Director for the Navy’s Task Force Climate Change on the staff of the Oceanographer of the Navy

About the presentation: Recent National, Defense, and Navy guidance have addressed the National Security implications of climate change for the U.S. Navy. The most immediate concern for the Chief of Naval Operations has been increasing access due to
rapid sea ice decline in the Arctic, which led him to establish Task Force Climate Change and develop a Navy Roadmap for the Arctic. The Navy has also developed a Climate Change Roadmap to address climate change impacts on installations and future
missions arising from sea level rise and water/resource scarcity. Actions taken and planned in both of these roadmaps will be discussed in the context of common U.S. inter-agency and international cooperation.

Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 8:30 - 11:30AM
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine 

Roundtable: Global Environmental Policy and the Science of Climate Change Interface

About: The concept of “environmental security” has emerged in recent years as a powerful way to think about the human dimensions of environmental degradation and climate change.  However, despite a significant amount of research in both the natural
and social sciences and the activism of a broad range of actors on the global environmental stage, policymakers have been slow in redefining and implementing policies that effectively address new environmental security issues.  The roundtable
panelists will discuss ways social and natural scientific knowledge can be used to better inform global environmental and social policies aimed at reducing the incidence and severity of environmentally related conflicts.  Their diverse backgrounds
will allow them to discuss these issues from different strategic viewpoints (e.g., use of development aid, diplomacy and military approaches), along with a discussion of research and policy needs for the future.

MODERATORS:

- Dr. Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
PARTICIPANTS:
- Ms. Cynthia Brady, Senior Conflict Advisor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (DCHA/CMM)
- CAPT Tim Gallaudet, Deputy Director for the Navy’s Task Force Climate Change on the staff of the Oceanographer of the Navy
- Dr. Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist and Director, Science and Impacts Program, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Dr. Paul Andrew Mayewski, Director and Professor, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine