Global Military Advisory Council
on Climate Change

6 September 2023 - The GMACCC Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Colonel Raul Kleber de Souza Boeno (Ret.) of Brazil became the newest member of the Council today. Colonel Boeno is former Head of the Civil Affairs Section (E9) of the 5th Army Division, where he followed the Humanitarian Aid Force Project.

15 June 2023 - Project CASA (Climate and Security Action) will assess the extent to which national militaries especially in the EU and NATO have the necessary financial resources, experts, training, equipment, and facilities to effectively prepare for and respond to the increased occurrence of climate-related emergencies.

13 May 2023 - Our dear friend and colleague Tom Spencer passed away peacefully on 4 May 2023. Tom was a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a member and Vice-Chair of GMACCC since its beginning in 2009.

3 October 2022 - GMACCC member Cheryl Durrant (Australia) was interviewed by Elsa Barron, Research Fellow at the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) concerning climate security action in Australia. The interview was published by the International Military Council on Climate and Security on 3 October 2022.

18 August 2022. - In a NATO Review article co-authored by GMACCC member Rene Heise, the authors explore two ways in which climate change and space technologies intersect.

Berlin, 2-3 May 2022 - The conference held in Berlin on 2-3 May 2022 entitled ‘Sustaining Peace Amidst the Climate Crisis: The Role of Data Science, Technology and Innovation’ focused on the cutting edge application of new tools and futuristic knowledge.

Delphi, Greece, 9 April 2022 - The Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability (FOGGS) the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC) were the content partners at this year's Delphi Economic Forum (6 to 9 April 2022) for the panel discussion entitled "Towards a Holistic Approach to New Threats of non-military nature".

Brussels, 25 February 2022 –The European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions (EUROMIL) in association with GMACCC organised an on-line panel discussion on the Climate Change and the Military in which participants learned about the EU’s actions towards the ‘greening’ of the military and civil society’s point of view on what should be done next.

16-24 August 2021 - "How Climate Change Intersects with Global Security" - Interview with Dr Chad Briggs and "Adaptation Critical to Our Global Climate Preparedness Strategy" - Interview with Alice Hill

Brussels, 30 April 2021 - Nine GMACCC members are among the 30 co-authors of the report on “Sustainable Peace & Security in a Changing Climate: Recommendations for NATO 2030” which was submitted today to NATO, as part of the NATO 2030 process - a forward-looking reflection to strengthen NATO's political dimension.

Brussels, 1 April 2021 - An article by GMACCC's Rene Heise in NATO Review says that “The Allies are individually responsible for adapting to climate change, but the Alliance must also act collectively. It is urgent that NATO comprehensively recognises changes in environmental conditions, responds to climate change and adapts its capabilities. Climate change and extreme weather have significant military implications for NATO on the tactical, operational and military-strategic level.”

Ottawa, 6 February 2021 - As one of the first to be interviewed, in the podcast episode "In the Shadows – What is climate security," by Rebecca Henrys, EDRC's policy director and co-coordinator of the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD), Alexander Verbeek examined the security implication of climate change. "In the Shadows" facilitates discussions with experts on national security and intelligence topics related to current affairs.