Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security

The predicted effects of climate change over the coming decades include extreme weather events, drought, flooding, sea level rise, retreating glaciers, habitat shifts, and the increased spread of life threatening diseases. These conditions have the potential to disrupt societies around the worls and force nations to change the way they keep populations safe and secure. The GCOCS conference will examine the conditions that are likely to be produced by climate change, how these conditions will affect coastal and ocean ecosystems and communities and how they may affect human and national security interests. GCOCS will focus on three specific themes examining the overall problem from different perspectives with a unified goal of understanding how to mitigate the effects that we can control and adapt to those we cannot. The three tracks are: (1) Raising visibility and Fostering Literacy, (2) Science and Technology Needs, and (3) Security Policy and Governance Implications.