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Global Future Council on Nature and Security

About the Global Future Council on Nature and Security

Human activities have brought about complex and intertwined stresses on Earth systems. Coupled with existing geopolitical instability, these stresses create an emerging risk landscape that necessitates a new approach to security.

How can environmental and security stakeholders work together to define and operationalize this approach?

Co-Chairs

Alice Ruhweza

President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Juergen Voegele

Vice President for the Planet at the World Bank

Members

Alice Ruhweza

President at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Andrew Harper

Special Adviser on Climate Action to the High Commissioner for Refugees at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Andrew Zolli

Chief Impact Officer at Planet Labs PBC

Dan Smith

Former Director at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Ibrahim Thiaw

Former Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Secretary at United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Ilwad Elman

Chief Operating Officer at Elman Peace Centre

Ivan Duque

Former President of Colombia 2018 - 2022 at Goverment of Colombia

Johan Rockström

Director at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Juergen Voegele

Former Vice President, Planet at World Bank Group

Louise van Schaik

Head of Unit, EU and Global Affairs at Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael)

Martha Delgado Peralta

Chair, Mexico and Latin America at APCO Worldwide LLC

Mely Caballero Anthony

Professor, International Relations at Nanyang Technological University

Mohamed Issa Abushahab

Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates

Rod Schoonover

Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University

Sharon Burke

Chief Engagement Officer at CIMMYT

Tjada D'Oyen McKenna

Chief Executive Officer at Prosper Global

Council Manager

Anne Christianson

Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

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The network convenes over 700 experts from academia, business, government, civil society and international organizations, operating as a time-bound think-tank, grouped in expertise-based thematic councils, to identify and disseminate transformative ideas with the potential for positive global impact.

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Global Future Council on Nature and Security