Climate and Security in Colombia

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This episode was taped live in front of a virtual audience and featured four panelists discussing the intersection of climate and security in Colombia. 

The experts and policymakers featured in this conversation bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives on the links between climate variability and security in an historically conflict-prone country. 

This episode is part of a series of episodes examining the relationship between climate and security, produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world's largest global agricultural innovation network.  

Panelists include: 

Governor Luis Fernando Suarez, acting governor of the Antioquia department, Former Secretary of Government during several periods and a key player in the efforts city and regional governments deployed since the 90’s to counter different waves of political and criminal violence in the Department. 

Angelika Rettberg,  professor of Political Science at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colom…