Last month, the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security held a high-level event on ‘Economic Competitiveness and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change’.
The event, which took place in Stockholm, brought together experts from diverse sectors for a dynamic dialogue on a subject that transcends borders but also lies at the core of Sweden’s resilience, economic competitiveness and stability.
Måns Nilsson, Executive Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute, opened the event with welcome remarks before Helen Ågren, Director of the Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, gave keynote reflections. Representing SIPRI, Dr Florian Krampe, Director of the Climate Change and Risk Programme, presented a knowledge briefing on climate risks to economic competitiveness along with researchers from the other institutes.
SIPRI Director Dan Smith joined Måns Nilsson, Lisen Schultz, Deputy Director of Education from the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and Thomas Rebermark, Director of Swedish Water House at the Stockholm International Water Institute, to offer input on the topic. The event closed after an open discussion led by Robert Watt, Engagement Director at the Stockholm Environment Institute.
About the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security
The Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security combines the strengths of four leading Stockholm-based research institutes—SIPRI, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC). The Hub contributes knowledge of how social and environmental processes interact with human insecurity, tensions and conflicts. It provides evidence-based insights into how transformative solutions can build security and prosperity and strengthen societies’ resilience in the face of a changing climate and environmental degradation.