In October 2023, the Simon-Skjodt Center’s Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention focused on the intersection between global climate change, climate response, and mass atrocities. One question raised during the seminar was how “climate security” relates to atrocity prevention. We asked two experts on climate security, Lauren Herzer Risi and Apurva Dave, to discuss.
In part two of our conversation with Lauren Herzer Risi and Apurva Dave exploring “climate security” and its relationship to atrocity prevention, they discuss what these complex dynamics should mean for policy action to address climate-related risks of mass atrocities.
We talked with climate security expert Tobias Ide about how local and international efforts to help communities adapt to climate change can also help prevent mass atrocities.
Last October, we hosted the Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention to discuss how climate change may influence mass atrocities. The discussion highlighted important issues that merit further research and debate.
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