The Arctic and Climate Change: The Intersection of Geopolitics and Disinformation

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Event Overview

Disinformation is becoming a powerful tool in the global struggle over climate policy—especially in the rapidly changing landscape of the Arctic. “The Arctic and Climate Change: The Intersection of Geopolitics and Disinformation” conference will explore perspectives from across the Arctic states on state-based malign influence campaigns aimed at distorting or undermining climate debates for strategic gain. The conference will highlight the efforts of Canada and its allies to confront this threat at the intersection of climate change and international security.

Agenda

 
8:00 Arrival/Registration/Morning Refreshments
8:30 - 8:45

Opening Remarks –Vincent Rigby, Former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the PM, and former Chair of Senior Arctic Officials at the Arctic Council
8:45-9:35

Armchair Discussion: Climate Change and Geopolitics in the Arctic

Moderator:  Jennifer Irish, Director, Centre for Information Integrity (CII), uOttawa

  • Dr. Bruno Charbonneau - Professor, Royal Military College Saint-Jean and President, Climate Security Association of Canada
  • Dr. Jackie Dawson - Director, Arctic Research Hub, University of Ottawa
9:35 - 10:00 Coffee/Networking Break
10:00 - 11:15

Panel I - Case Studies on Trends and Developments

Moderator:  Alexander Dalziel, Arctic Associate, Centre for Information Integrity (CII), uOttawa

  • Marisol Maddox - Senior Arctic Fellow, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College
  • Pauline Baudu - Director, Climate and Security Programme, Conference of Defence Associations Institute
  • Sonja Solomun - Research Director, McGill Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy
11:15 - 12:30

Panel II – Strengthening the Arctic Information Environment

Moderator:  Andrew Heffernan, Climate Change Associate, Centre for Information Integrity (CII), uOttawa

  • Madeleine Redfern - Chief Operating Officer at CanArctic Inuit Networks
  • Dr. Chris Russill - Associate Professor Academic Director, ReClimate, Carleton U
  • Samu Paukkunen - Head of Climate and Energy Security, NATO Brussels
12:30 - 12:35  Closing Remarks 

 

* Schedule may be subject to change.

 

This event has been made possible in part by the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program at the Department of National Defence.

 

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