Geneva-Addis Ababa Peace Dialogue: Climate, Peace & Security

Peace Panel

Geneva-Addis Ababa Peace Dialogue: Climate, Peace & Security

Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • 07/04/2025 @ 16:30 - 18:00
  • Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa

As climate change intensifies, its far-reaching consequences are increasingly recognized as a security challenge. The links between climate change, resource scarcity, and conflict are shaping global peace and security policies, making climate security a critical issue for international cooperation.

This Geneva - Addis Ababa Peace Dialogue brings together key stakeholders from Geneva’s global climate governance ecosystem and Addis Ababa’s African Union-led peace and security institutions to explore the intersection of climate change, security, and peacebuilding. Discussions will focus on enhancing Africa’s representation in global climate decision-making, strengthening early warning systems for climate-related security risks, and promoting conflict-sensitive climate adaptation strategies.

Speakers 

Welcome Address

  • Amb. Julien Thöni, Swiss Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Deputy Head, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva (online)

Panel Discussion

  • Prof. Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (tbc)
  • Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Director, AU Political Affairs, Peace & Security (tbc)
  • Harsen Nyambe, Director, AU Agriculture & Sustainable Environment (tbc)
  • Amb. Mohamed Gad, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the AU (tbc)

Moderator

  • Evidence Tendai Kasinganeti, CPS Advisor, UN Office to the AU (tbc)

Registration

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Organisers