Climate Change and National Security: Perspectives From India

YCAPS is excited to announce the next event in the Community Conversations seminar series in the Yokosuka Community! This event will feature Dr. Robert Mizo, Research Fellow, YCAPS and Assistant Professor, University of Delhi, India, who will guide us in a discussion titled: “Climate Change and National Security: Perspectives from India”.

The intersection of climate change and security has become a significant topic of research over the past decade. Current climate science provides strong evidence that climate change will lead to increased insecurities and exacerbate conflicts. The critical question is how much attention defense sectors have paid to these scientific warnings and how they have adapted to enhance resilience against upcoming climate threats. Different national security agencies pursue various approaches in this regard. This talk examines how the security sector in India has interpreted, resisted, or integrated climate science over recent decades.

This talk is a prelude to the upcoming book titled, “Climate Change, National Security, and Geopolitics: Strategies and Responses of Five Major Powers,” co-edited by Professor Scott Hauger and Dr. Robert Mizo, which brings together studies from China, India, Japan, Russia, and the United States on how these national security sectors have engaged the idea of climate change as an existential threat. The book offers a reflection on what these engagements reveal about the transformation of global security thinking itself.

Registration: Optional via this Google Form.

Schedule:

• 18:15-19:00 Refreshments & Networking (food & drinks)
• 19:00-20:15 Presentation and Q&A
• 20:15-20:30 Post Event Conversing

Location: *Please take note: We are back in our new location, The Yokosuka City Industrial Plaza, for this event!

Yokosuka City Industrial Exchange Plaza Training Room #1

〒238-0041 Kanagawa, Yokosuka, Honchō, 3-chōme−27 メルキュールホテル横須賀
https://www.yokosuka-sanpla.jp/

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Speaker:

Robert Mizo, PhD., is a research fellow at the Yokosuka Council for Asia Pacific Studies (YCAPS). He teaches at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India. His research interest lies at the intersection of climate change, environmental security, international environmental politics and maritime security. Dr. Mizo has published on these subjects in several peer-reviewed journals and public facing platforms. Dr. Mizo is a recipient of the Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership Fellowship (JFIPP) 2023-25. He has been a visiting fellow at various universities and institutes including Kyoto University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, the Toda Peace Institute, Tokyo, the University of Queensland, the University of Sydney, and the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne.

Format: This event will be off-the-record.

Registration: Optional via this Google Form
Moderators: Jeff Mazziotta, YCAPS Activites Coordinator

Co-Sponsor: None
Seminar Cost: Free of charge