NATO Climate Change and Security Center of Excellence (CCASCOE) and the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Montréal Climate Security Summit

On Oct 8th-9th 2025, CPYC President Eva Cohen joined two panel discussions at the Montreal Climate Security Summit: Civil-military Cooperation on Climate Resilience, and Advancing Civil-military Cooperationon in Emergency Management Across the Alliance. She highlighted the benefits of a Canadian Civilian Disaster Response & Civil Defence approach modeled on Germany’s successful Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), and the incredible potential for Canadian youth to get trained in civil protection skills and lead the change to a more resilient society.

About the Montréal Climate Security Summit

The NATO Climate Change and Security Center of Excellence (CCASCOE) and the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Montréal Climate Security Summit on October 8th-9th, 2025 is designed to spark interdisciplinary dialogue and drive solution-focused conversations at the nexus of climate change and security. Through its format combining plenary sessions, interactive roundtables, and workshops, it allows participants to actively engage with high-level speakers and fellow experts and challenge conventional thinking across policy, operational, and academic silos. These discussions will contribute to advancing climate-informed policies and security, research, and business development strategies.

The Montréal Climate Security Summit is an annual international meeting at the intersection of climate change and security, serving as a key venue for the global climate security community. It brings together military and civilian practitioners, policy leaders, researchers, civil society and industry stakeholders.

This year’s edition will focus on strengthening military adaptation in the face of climate risks, including technical, scientific, and operational discussions exploring how armed forces can plan and execute activities across all domains in an operational environment shaped by climate change. The Summit will span over two days and will feature a mix of plenary panels, roundtables (up to 80 participants) and workshops (up to 50 participants) designed to further strengthen cross-sectoral dialogue across the community of interest, foster solutions-oriented discussions, and drive actionable outcomes.