News
| Date | Title | |
| 22 Nov. 2024 |  | Experts on climate change from 16 countries - including NATO members and partners - as well as from NATO, the European Union and the African Union gathered in Rome (Italy), from 19 to 21 November 2024, to examine some of the most pressing climate-related challenges facing Europe and the Mediterranean. In the face of extreme weather events, rising sea levels and drought, the security implications across the Alliance’s southern neighbourhood are significant. |
| 09 Jul. 2024 |  |
NATO releases 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment Report NATO released the Secretary General’s annual Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment on Tuesday (9 July 2024). It notes that accelerating climate change has “a profound impact on Allied security,” and stresses the need for NATO to remain fit for purpose in a rapidly changing environment. |
| 13 Jun. 2024 |  |
First meeting of NATO climate change envoys to address impacts on security On Tuesday (11 June 2024), climate change envoys and representatives of 23 Allied countries met for the first time in Reykjavik, Iceland, to discuss how to further enhance cooperation in understanding and adapting to the impact of climate change on security. |
| 02 Feb. 2024 |  | On 30 January 2024, NATO hosted its annual Climate Change and Security Roundtable in Brussels. This event brought together government representatives from NATO member and partner countries, as well as renowned climate change experts and scientists to discuss the latest developments in our understanding of the impact of climate change on security. |
| 01 Dec. 2023 |  | Attending the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai on Friday (1 December 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined that “climate change matters for our security, and therefore it matters to NATO”. Speaking at a high-level leaders’ event on climate security organised by the COP28 Presidency and the Munich Security Conference, Mr Stoltenberg underlined NATO’s commitment to fight climate change and be a part of the global solution to a global challenge. |
| 12 Sep. 2023 |  | "When I open the beehive, it makes me feel connected to nature," explains Bruno Harmant, beekeeper at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Few would expect to see an apiary at the offices of a political-military organisation like NATO, but since 2020, beehives have become an integral part of a wider ‘greening’ initiative at the Brussels headquarters. And for Bruno, beekeeping is about more than honey; it is a way for him to raise awareness about biodiversity and sustainability, and become one with the environment around him. |
| 12 Sep. 2023 | | "When I open the beehive, it makes me feel connected to nature," explains Bruno Harmant, beekeeper at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Few would expect to see an apiary at the offices of a political-military organisation like NATO, but since 2020, beehives have become an integral part of a wider ‘greening’ initiative at the Brussels headquarters. And for Bruno, beekeeping is about more than honey; it is a way for him to raise awareness about biodiversity and sustainability, and become one with the environment around him. |
| 12 Jul. 2023 |  | On Tuesday (11 July 2023), NATO released three major reports contributing to Allies’ increased understanding of the impact of climate change on NATO’s strategic environment, missions and operations, and the adaptation of their armed forces required to maintain operational effectiveness. |
| 21 Jun. 2023 |  | On 21 June, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, met in Brussels to discuss the impacts of climate change on peace and security. |
| 21 Jun. 2023 |  |
NATO Secretary General: our armed forces must be both green and strong Speaking on a high-level transatlantic panel on climate and security on Wednesday (21 June 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the importance for our security of tackling climate change and securing a green energy transition. The Secretary General argued that we cannot compromise on military effectiveness, and that our armed forces must be both green and strong. |