A Copenhagen Climate Ministerial side-event
On 6 May 2025 CONCITO, DanChurchAid and NDC Partnership hosted a side-event leading up to the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial.
Background
Climate change is posing serious security risks to people and the planet. Critical infrastructure related to water, food, energy, health, and transport is under threat, and the consequences for societies’ financial stability can be devastating. These are among the challenges ministers will address at the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial. The side event focused on challenges and opportunities.
The event
Speakers at the event:
- H.E. Ole Thonke, Danish Climate Ambassador.
- H.E. Mr. James Grabert, Director, Mitigation Division, UNFCCC.
- H.E. Alison Campbell, Director of the Climate Action Team, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations.
- H.E. Sam Koojo, Special representative to the Minister on the Coalition for Finance Ministers for Climate Action and Assistant Commissioner Macroeconomic Policy Uganda.
- Ph.D. Jakob Dreyer, Project Leader and Postdoctoral Researcher in climate security, University of Copenhagen.
- Eva Jensen, Head of Department for Climate, Energy and Transport, European Environment Agency.
- Pablo Vieira, Global Director, NDC Partnership.
- H.E. Ali Mohamed, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Kenya.
- Søren Peter Andreasen, Deputy CEO, Investment Fund for Developing Countries, IFU.
- Samjhana Bista, Country Director in Nepal, DanChurchAid.
