It also addressed the conditions under which development cooperation can deliver lasting value: working with partner countries, strengthening local ownership, supporting inclusive and rules-based governance and aligning climate and nature action with wider economic and security priorities.

The eighth edition of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) explored a climate for security, freedom and prosperity. As the world confronts growing instability, the need for integrated, cross-sectoral responses has never been more urgent. Through taking stock of leading practice and convening figures from government, implementation organisations, and research, it helped to reframe and rethink how hard security, human security, and climate action can be pursued together, reenforcing each other rather than in competition.

Speakers:

• Kathrin Samson, Chief Executive Conservation, WWF Germany
• Carol Vaughan, Head of Nature Security, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), United Kingdom
• Moderated by Stefanie Pfahl, Deputy Director, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)

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

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