In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP’s Claire Doyle and Angus Soderberg speak with Dr. Mizan Khan, Technical Lead at the Least Developed Countries Universities Consortium on Climate Change. Dr. Khan was formerly the Deputy Director at the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), a research institute based in Bangladesh.

Dr. Khan describes Bangladesh’s vulnerability to climate change and its unique role as an adaptation leader. He also discusses what he believes the core principles of the Loss and Damage Fund should be, and the legacy of the late Dr. Saleemul Huq. 

In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP’s Claire Doyle speaks with Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram, Program Manager at Climate Diplomacy and Assistant Professor at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India. Dr. Jayaram describes what environmental peacebuilding looks like in the context of South Asia, how climate diplomacy connects to environmental peacebuilding, and how the field has evolved. In looking at the future of environmental peacebuilding, she also raises insights and questions that an environmental peacebuilding lens can help us consider as we push forward on climate action.

In today’s episode of The Arc, ECSP’s Angus Soderberg and Claire Doyle interview Wilson Center Fellow Dr. Renata Giannini about her work with women environmental defenders in the Amazon and their role at COP30 in Brazil. Select quotes from the interview are featured below.

Today’s episode of New Security Broadcast is hosted by ECSP in collaboration with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association as part of a special series: “Thought-leaders and Frontline Workers in Environmental Peacebuilding: An Oral History.” The series features interviews with academics, practitioners, and frontline workers to trace the history and evolution of the field of environmental peacebuilding.

On today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association launch a series of oral history interviews with academics, practitioners, and frontline workers to trace the history of the field of environmental peacebuilding. From the people who helped shape the field to those who are bringing new approaches and perspectives today, our guests give us a behind-the-scenes look at how the field first emerged and how it has evolved.

In today’s episode of The Arc, ECSP’s Angus Soderberg and Claire Doyle interview Nisha Singh and Kavin Mirteekhan from Women for Women International. We dive into the organization’s recent report, “Cultivating a more enabling environment: Strengthening women’s resilience in climate-vulnerable and conflict-affected communities,” to hear how women around the world are disproportionately impacted by conflict and climate shocks—and what we can learn from their solutions. 

In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Program Director Lauren Risi speaks with Sarah Ladislaw, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy at the National Security Council (NSC). In the conversation, Special Assistant Ladislaw describes her role at the NSC and the most pressing climate security challenges facing the US. She also reflects on her recent address at the Munich Security Conference, and her vision for achieving “mutually assured resilience.”

In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Program Director Lauren Risi follows up with Iris Ferguson, the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience, on their previous conversation previewing the DoD delegation to COP28.

Deputy Assistant Secretary Ferguson discusses her takeaways from COP28 and the importance of listening to stakeholders outside the Pentagon. She also outlines some of DoD’s key energy and climate security priorities in 2024.