Finding Hope in the Climate-Peace-Disarmament Nexus (Session 2)

Armed conflict, nuclear threats, and the massive diversion of resources into weapons and war continue to hamper progress on environmental protection. This second session of the intergenerational dialogue series explored how global governance solutions could tackle these interconnected existential threats, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

About This Conversation

This Q&A panel discussion was hosted by Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS), Youth Fusion, and the World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP). The series explored the potential of common security and global governance to foster cooperation on climate, peace, and disarmament issues. The intergenerational format brought together youthful energy and innovation with seasoned expertise and experience, actively engaging the audience to build stronger pathways to a peaceful and sustainable future.

Speakers

• Nicole Ponce (Philippines), Co-Founder and Coordinator, I am Climate Justice movement; Asia Front Coordinator, World’s Youth for Climate Justice
• Disha Ravi (India), Co-founder, Fridays for Future India
• Dr. Justin Sobion (Trinidad and Tobago), Legal Researcher and Teaching Assistant, New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, University of Auckland; Coordinator, Earth Trusteeship Working Group; Co-editor, Reflections on Earth Trusteeship
• Tadashi Inuzuka (Japan), Co-President, World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy; Executive Director, 3+3 Coalition for a North-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone; Former Senator for Nagasaki
• Augusto Lopez-Claros, Executive Director, Global Governance Forum; Senior Fellow, Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; Former Director, Global Indicators Group at the World Bank

Key Themes

• How climate justice movements in the Asia-Pacific region are addressing the interconnected threats of environmental degradation, armed conflict, and nuclear proliferation
• The concept of Earth Trusteeship as a framework for reimagining humanity’s relationship with the planet
• The role of nuclear-weapon-free zones, particularly in Northeast Asia, in reducing security tensions and freeing resources for climate action
• Youth-led activism and intergenerational cooperation as drivers of change in global governance
• Legal and institutional mechanisms for connecting disarmament, climate, and peace agendas at the international level

Co-Sponsors

This event was co-sponsored by the 3+3 Coalition for a North-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, Basel Peace Office, Climate Governance Commission, Democracia Global, Global Minnesota, Green Hope Foundation, I Am Climate Justice, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, World Future Council, World Service Authority, World’s Youth for Climate Justice, Young World Federalists, and Youth Fusion, with promotional sponsorship from Peace Action and Upper Hudson Peace Action.