Climate security merges the climate crisis and climate emergency. The former term encapsulates global warming and climate change, along with their impacts. Both terms have been employed to convey the threat that global warming poses to humanity and the planet and to advocate for mitigation and adaptation measures.

Climate change jeopardises societal stability in various ways, with intensifying effects expected in future decades. Both the changing climate and robust mitigation and adaptation measures introduce new uncertainties and risks.

Climate change can worsen food, water, health, and livelihood insecurity, causing knock-on effects such as heightened competition for natural resources, social disruption, and displacement. These factors may elevate tensions, conflict, and instability within a country or region.

Climate change is not merely a future threat but is already precipitating humanitarian crises globally. Climate security also pertains to the impact of the climate crisis on peace and security, particularly in fragile and conflict-prone settings.

The changing climate affects our economy through two types of risk:

· - Physical risks, including more frequent or severe weather events like flooding, droughts, and storms.

· - Transition risks associated with moving towards a carbon-neutral economy.

A new approach to managing climate-related risks is needed.

Purpose of the session:

War in Ukraine directly worsen food, water, health, and livelihood insecurity and exacerbates people’s vulnerability to all other disasters contributing to the already significant challenges we face in terms of climate change.

The focus of this session is to build understanding on the concrete needs towards new methods and technologies in terms of innovations for humanitarian needs. This will be done by benefiting from the results of the Climate Roadmap for the agriculture sector in Ukraine.

The session is looking for new approach concept of R&D and innovation to support the sustainable food system while contributing to the green transition of the country.

Opening: Mr. Jari Honkanen, EU and International Affairs Unit/Department for Rescue Services, The Ministry of the Interior (Finland):Promote long-term Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) collaboration between the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) organizations and Ukrainian organizations related to green transition in Ukraine.

Presentations:

·       Comprehensive disaster and climate risk management, Dr. Animesh Kumar, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

·       Climate Change & Resilience, World Food Programme

Panel: Moderator Ms. Solveig Zophoniasdottir, EIT Climate-KIC(European Institute of Innovation and Technology)

·       Sustainable food system in climate crisis Ukraine, Ecosystem building, Mr. Anton Tkachenko, PhD, Head of Economics Department, NSC "Institute of Agriculture of NAAS"

·       Ms. Kati Partanen, Member of the Board of Directors, World Farmers Organisation and Senior Lecturer, Savonia University of Applied Sciences

·       Ms. Anne Hirsikko, Project manager, international development collaboration, Finnish Meteorological Institute  

·       Romanian Ukrainian joint Hub – case Siret, Prof. Carmen NASTASE, Dean - Faculty of Economics, Administration and Business, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

·       Climate Roadmap process, Mr. Miika Kajanus, Savonia University of Applied Sciences