Engaging Armed Groups on Environmental Protection and Climate Change

About the author(s):

Yiokasti Mouratidi is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University, jointly with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University. Her PhD focuses on compliance with the law of armed conflict, particularly through the lens of technological developments. Previously, Yiokasti obtained her LLM in Public International Law from Utrecht University (2022) and her LLB in Law with European Law from the University of Nottingham (2019). Yiokasti has a strong interest in international humanitarian law and international security law.

On Tuesday 31 October, the Centre on Armed Groups, ODI Global Risks & Resilience and Fight for Humanity are co-organising a policy briefing on “Engaging Armed Groups on Environmental Protection and Climate Change“. The event, part of Geneva Peace Week, will delve into the potential of engaging with armed groups on climate change and environmental degradation and foster better understanding of the opportunities and complexities involved in this. It will bring together a diverse group of experts, both academics and practitioners, to explore ways for involving armed groups in tackling changes posed by climate change and environmental degradation.

The panelists are Anastasia Isyuk, Operations Manager for Climate and Environment at the ICRC; Ann-Kristin “Anki” Sjöberg, Co-Director and Founder, Fight for Humanity, and Co-Editor of the AGIL blog; Leigh Mayhew, Research Officer, ODI, Global Risks & Resilience; and Pascal Bongard, Co-Director, Centre on Armed Groups.

You can register for the event, to be held on Tuesday 31 October at 09:00-10:30 CET, here.

For more on Geneva Peace Week, see here.

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