Promoting global sustainable development that is
environmentally sound, socially just and respectful of cultural diversity.
In the context of NATO 2030 launched by the NATO Secretary General on 8 June 2020, NATO has begun to organise a series of thematic events to engage more in-depth with civil society, advocacy and expert groups to further improve NATO’s responsiveness and openness to outside views and expertise.
Read MoreClimate disruption plays an undeniable role in various conflict situations. As such, Belgium wants the United Nations to systematically take into account the potential impact of a changing climate in its security actions.
Read MoreEDRC assists in the organisation of a special GMACCC event on climate and security in the EU pavilion at COP25 in Madrid on 11 December
Read MoreEDRC and EUROMIL co-organize a conference on The Climate-Security Nexus: Implications for the Military – Installations, Operations and Personnel in Brussels on 24 October 2019
Read MoreEDRC organizes an international seminar with the Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs on the scientific and governance aspects of geoengineering in Brussels on 23 October 2019
Read MoreThe second meeting of the steering committee in the project UNited for Climate Justice was held in Brussels on 24-25 June 2019. The meeting was convened to further the planning for the conference on climate justice to be held on 20 September 2019 in New York ahead of the extraordinary UN Climate Action Summit, 21-23 September under the motto “A race we can win!”
Read MoreThe theme of this year's OSCE Security Day conference on 4 June 2019 was “The OSCE and the Sustainable Development Goals” including the role of the OSCE working with others to contribute to sustainable peace, security and development.
Read MoreAddressing the security implication of a changing climate requires an all-of-government and an all-of-society approach. This event examined how the military and defence community can play an important role in an integrated approach.
Read MoreEDRC is working with partners to organise a high-level side event on climate justice ahead of UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2019 and a follow-up conference in Brussels later this year.
Read MoreThe 9th meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy was co-organised by EDRC and GLOBE-EU at the European Parliament on 9 April 2019 in association with the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change and the Institute for European Environmental Policy.
Read MoreThe events were aimed toward setting up a new Transatlantic Environment Forum
Read MoreEDRC representatives attended a lecture by Joseph Stiglitz presenting "Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy" on 21 March 2019 in Brussels ahead of our workshop on Transatlantic Responses to 21st Century Environmental Challenges on 22 March 2019.
Read MoreBrussels, 17 September 2020: Civil Society groups advise NATO on how they see its role in the mitigation of climate change and adaptation to climate security challenges.
Read MoreBrussels, 10 Dec 2019: Alexander Verbeek explains the urgent need both for effective climate change action and for steps to be taken to prepare for life in a drastically different world, where global warming and related environmental degradation will impact on security.
Read More20 Nov 2019: Lynn Fries of openDemocracy - an independent global media platform - speaks with Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system – and what can be done to stop it.
Read More13 Apr 2019 Boulder, Colorado: Alexander Verbeek calls on American students to work with Europeans to fight climate change in the session on “Saving the Planet: All Countries on Deck”.
Read MoreBrussels, 17 September 2020 - 12th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy
Read MoreBrussels, 10 march 2020 -11th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy
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Read MoreNew York, 19 to 21 September 2019
Read MoreBrussels, 14 May 2019 - 10th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy
Read MoreBrussels, 9 April 2019 - 9th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy
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Read MoreBrussels, 23 January 2019 - 8th Meeting of the BDCD
Read MoreBrussels, 27 September 2018 - 7th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy
Read MoreBrussels, 28 June 2018 - 6th Meeting of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy
Read MoreIn 2019 EDRC launched its new 3 - year action programme: Integrating Development, Environment and Security (IDEAS).
Learn MoreThe Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD) is an informal network for the exchange of information and promotion of cooperation among European institutions, international organisations, think-tanks and NGOs active in the nexus between climate change and international, national, human and environmental security.
Learn MoreThrough new ways of learning from each other, of pooling our knowledge and creating new innovative dialogues between environmental experts and policy makers we can increase the effectiveness of our separate - and also common - efforts.
Learn MoreSince its founding EDRC’s work has included a focus on climate change including since 2009 serving as the international secretariat for the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC).
Learn MorePeace and Cooperation in Times of Climate Change and Global Environmental Challenges
Read MorePromoting political attention to environmental security as a means to help safeguard essential conditions for peace and sustainable development
Read MoreShowcasing indigenous solutions for the management of natural resources that could in turn inspire development policies and projects
Read MoreEuropean Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime
Read MoreInternational Research and Information Service for Sustainable Development
Read MoreEurope's Role in International Community Action on Environmental Aspects of North-South Economic Relations
Read MoreExecutive Director
Ron is co-founder and Executive Director of the EDRC where he also co-coordinates the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy.
Policy Director
Alexander leads EDRC's policy work and co-coordinates the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy.
Research Coordinator
Jeannette is EDRC’s Research Coordinator currently focused on our work on climate justice.
Research Assistant
Julia, from Germany, assists with research and reporting on the work of EDRC and it's partners on integrating development, environment and security.
Programme Assistant
Alessandro, from Italy, assists with the coordination of EDRC’s programme on integrating development, environment, and security.
Research Assistant
Antoine, from France, assists with research and reporting on the work of EDRC and it's partners on integrating development, environment and security.
Programme Associate
Floris, from the Netherlands, assists with coordinating the work of EDRC on integrating development, environment and security.
Programme Associate
Auset, from the U.S., assists in EDRC’s educational, research and programme activities on climate change and security.
Communication Associate
Maria, from the U.S. and based in Sweden, assists with EDRC's communications and outreach work.
Programme Associate
Nicolò, from Italy, assists with research and educational activities in our work for the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change.
Research Associate
Nishat is based in Canada where he assists in GMACCC's programme, research and educational work on climate change and security.
Research Associate
Olivia, from France, advises EDRC in its work on environmental security issues.
Information Associate
Philippe is a geographer, cartographer and information designer based in southern Norway.
Education Associate
Jack is an associate of EDRC contributing to forward planning for the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change.
Senior Advisor
Harris is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Governance and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Boston. He advises EDRC on global governance and democracy issues.
Senior Advisor
Valerie is an expert in multidisciplinary approaches to environment, development and peace issues.
Senior Advisor
Nasser is the Director of Research at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, and professor of policy and planning at the Health Management and Policy Department at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.
Senior Advisor
Patrice has over 30 years’ experience in Remote Sensing & GIS Applications and in management and coordination of multidisciplinary projects.
This paper outlines the environmental dimension of the European security policy and security-related foreign policy and discusses how the integration of environmental concerns into this policy framework could – and should – be improved to support the delivery of the 2030 Sustainability Agenda, both in the EU and globally.
Read MoreThis inventory produced for the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy highlights over 100 publications, articles, initiatives and events from 2017. It includes everything you need to know about action on Climate Change and International Security in this landmark year.
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