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On the frontlines of climate conflict – Global heating as a driver of worldwide violence

Climate & CO2 Security
24 June 2025, 15:00-16:00 BST/16:00-17:00 CEST
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Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, but a growing source of civil unrest and global violence. In his groundbreaking new book, The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence, environmental journalist and author Peter Schwartzstein lays out in detail how drought, heat and other climate extremes are exacerbating conflict, and all through the stories of the people who are in the middle of this 'mess.'
Peter will be joined by Nisreen Elsaim, a prominent Sudanese climate activist with over ten years of experience in climate policy, peace and security, and youth empowerment. Nisreen, who is currently on a Re.Generation fellowship, has held leadership roles within the United Nations, including as Chair of the UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.

 

The event will be moderated by Sven Egenter, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief of Clean Energy Wire.

Speakers

Peter Schwartzstein is an environmental journalist and researcher who reports on water, food security, and particularly the conflict-climate nexus across some 30 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and occasionally further afield. He mostly writes for National Geographic, but his work has also appeared in the New York Times, BBC, Foreign Affairs, and many other outlets. He is a Global Fellow with the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program, a TED fellow, and a fellow at the Center for Climate and Security. The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence, which was published in September 2024, is his first book.

 

Nisreen Elsaim is an environmental and climate activist with over ten years of experience working on issues related to policy, peace and security, migration, adaptation, and different areas related to climate change. She has held numerous positions within the United Nations system, among others as Liaison Consultant of the UN Youth African Delegate Program as well as Chair of the UN Secretary-General Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, advising the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on his Climate Change Strategy. She is also an expert in energy and climate policy, with experience as a junior negotiator with the African Group of Negotiators in technology transfer. Having graduated in physics and renewable energy, she also wrote several policy papers on climate change, renewable energy, and youth empowerment.

 

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