Kira Vinke
@KiraVinke
Dr. phil., Head of Center for Climate and Foreign Policy @dgapev & guest scientist @PIK_Climate Author, Member @explorersclub, tweets are my own!
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07-04-2009 08:27:40
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“Environmental destruction is very often the driver, context, or consequence of mass crimes committed against civilian populations –crimes that in some cases amount to #CrimesAgainstHumanity ”
Calls for #ICC to end ‘impunity’ for grave environmental crimes
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Elizabeth Kolbert Here’s how unusual the margin was by which September 2023 broke the previous September record in global mean temperature.
Never before had a previous record been exceeded by 0.1 degrees Centigrade or more.
This one by 0.49 C.
And not because the previous record was very old.
Last week, DGAP with partners Robert Bosch Foundation, Emerson Collective, & New School for Social Research hosted a consultation on climate displacement & protection. Participants from Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸 discussed how to best strengthen resilience & enhance protection for climate-displaced people.
#Podcast -Tipp fürs Wochenende! Im Bayerischer Rundfunk 2 'Dossier Politik' spricht unsere #Klima -Expertin Kira Vinke ausführlich über den Zusammenhang zwischen dem Klimawandel und globaler Sicherheit, mit besonderem Blick auf 🇸🇸 & 🇵🇰. Jetzt reinhören! 🎧👇
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Wie der Klimawandel unsere Sicherheit bedroht - darüber sprach ich mit BR24 mit Einblicken aus der Munich Security Conference und Raisina Dialogue. Teil der Sendung waren spannende Berichte aus dem Südsudan und Pakistan. Reinhören! br.de/mediathek/podc…
At today's “Women@DGAP” on the sidelines of #MSC2024 we brought together female decision-makers and members of DGAP's network to discuss topics on the intersection of women, climate & security – with inputs by our Kira Vinke & Dr. Vera Songwe.
Talking climate and security with Kira Vinke and Ambika Vishwanath 🇮🇳 at #MSC2024 . And btw: good opportunity for a group selfie! Beirat Zivile Krisenprävention
Beim traditionellen #MSC2024 -Frühstück des DGAP Regionalforums München begrüßt Benno Schwarz unsere Expertinnen Kira Vinke & Aylin Matlé zu einem Ausblick auf die anstehende Konferenz. Moderiert wird das exklusive Mitgliederevent von Martin Bialecki.
Great start of #climatesecurity discussions tonight in Munich! Munich Security Conference DGAP
“Every conflict happening for some reason is already happening in a warming climate”, says Kira Vinke, #climate #security expert DGAP. Adaptation is crucial, she says “but we’ll never be able to save as many lives through adaptation than by mitigation.” amerikahaus #MSC2024