North-Atlantic Civil-Society Working-Group on Environment and Security
The North-Atlantic Civil-Society Working-Group on Environment and Security (NCWES) was set up in response to the opportunity for civil society organisations to contribute input in the NATO 2030 process. In 2021 the EDRC invited the non-governmental organisations participating in the BDCD and other NGOs, think tanks and individual experts to join the informal NCWES to exchange ideas and produce the report entitled: “Sustainable Peace & Security in a Changing Climate: Recommendations for NATO 2030”. The group consists of over 50 representatives of 25 organisations and 20 other individual experts on climate, development, environment, and security issues.
The report prepared by 30 writers and contributors contains 116 policy options and practical recommendations for consideration in the NATO 2030 process which can help strengthen NATO in a time of new environmental-related challenges in the interest of promoting sustainable peace and security for all.