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Thursday, July 15, 2021. 3:00 PM. Webinar: Climate Conversations: Climate Security. Erin Sikorsky, the Center for Climate and Security; Swathi Veeravalli, U.S. Africa Command; Lisa Friedman, New York Times. Sponsored by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Register here.

Climate change is impacting and exacerbating risks to security at home and abroad. Lisa Friedman (The New York Times) will moderate a conversation with Erin Sikorsky (The Center for Climate and Security) and Swathi Veeravalli (U.S. Africa Command) about how different parts of the security community are thinking about climate risks, what implications these risks hold for policy and planning, and where there are capacity gaps or aspects of climate security that need more research.

The conversation will be webcast on the event page on Thursday, July 15, 2021 from 3-4 pm ET. Closed captioning will be provided. The webinar will be recorded and available to view on this page after the event.

Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to national policy action on climate change.