The last Planetary Security Conference in December 2017 saw the launch of the Hague Declaration on Planetary Security. Endorsed by over 100 high-level signatories and setting out a shared agenda for action on climate-security, the Declaration was the first-ever call to action to address climate change and security.

The most influential global figures in international security policy gathering next week (February 15-17) at MSC 2019 will consider climate change alongside issues of trade, arms control, transatlantic cooperation, technological innovation, and “a reshuffling of core pieces of the international order”.

Planetary Security Initiatives are increasingly moving from analysis to action. The recently agreed upon Plan of Action (POA) on Resilience in the Caribbean, is an excellent example of how regional experts developed a list with 2-do’s to tackle the climate-security nexus in this region, including sharing knowledge, action in the field of water, food and energy, strengthening existing networks on resilience and aligning existing activities.

The Planetary Security Initiative proudly presents another highly relevant policy brief. Co-authored by Shiloh Fetzek and Lieutenant Commander Oliver-Leighton (Ret.) this brief concerns the Caribbean, a region highly exposed to a wide range of climate change impacts including more frequent or intense tropical storms, changing precipitation patterns (more intense rainfalls and drought), sea level rise and ocean acidifcation.

The Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) is pleased to launch a new report, Climate Security – Making it #Doable. It reviews progress made in the past year on addressing climate-related security risks despite geopolitical turmoil.

The conflict situation in Central Mali is not uniform all over. There are (still) many places where potential for much more efficient use of natural resources is high, and where the local population has a will to realize that potential.

At the Planetary Security Conference 2019 BlackShore’s Cerberus crowd augmented mapping platform will be demonstrated live showing the importance of using satellite imagery to help us to deeper understand remote areas. Cerberus involves a gamified crowdsourcing solution in which we ask the general public to help generate knowledge in the form of maps. Using actual satellite imagery the public is asked to spot elements of interest such as the declination of land- use, drought, infrastructure and any other indicators teaching us something about how populations are using their environment.