Through taking stock of leading practice and convening figures from government, implementation organisations, and research, BCSC advanced actionable climate security solutions amid growing instability.

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This video was produced using conference footage from BCSC 2025. Featuring insights from (in order of appearance):

• Janani Vivekananda (Head of Programme Climate Diplomacy and Security, adelphi global)
• Dr Géza Andreas von Geyr (State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office)
• H.E. Amb. Anthony Agotha (EU Special Envoy for Climate and Environment, European External Action Service)
• H.E. Amb. Bakyt Dzhusupov (Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
• Eva Svoboda (Director for International Law, Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy, International Committee of the Red Cross)
• Charity Watson (Climate, Peace and Security Advisor, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan)
• Carlos Sánchez Del Águila (Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Peru to the UN in Vienna)
• Jonah Thompson (EU Policy Manager, Center for Countering Digital Hate)
• H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa (Former President, United Nations General Assembly)
• Holger Klitzing (Head of Division Climate & Security, German Federal Foreign Office)
• Kristen Petillon (Business Engagement Lead, PeaceNexus Foundation)
• Dr Almut Wieland Karimi (Member of Advisory Board, UN Peacebuilding Fund and Weathering Risk Strategic Advisory Board)
• Gloria Womitso (Head of Humanitarian Insurance, African Risk Capacity Ltd)
• Dr Assem Mayar (Climate expert, Climate Security Expert Network)
• Emma Whitaker (Senior Adviser, adelphi global)
• H.E. Amb. Indra Mani Pandey (Secretary General, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)
• Ghulam Isaczai (Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq)
• Paule Juneau (Environmental Law and Mediation Specialist, UN Environment Programme Haiti)

Direction, production and scriptwriting: Laís Clemente Pereira (adelphi global) 

Camera and editing: Paulus Müller-Hahl (Lichtbilder) 

Support: Alexandra Steinkraus (adelphi global), Sarneet Saran (adelphi global) 

The production of this video is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. 

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