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Militarized Landscapes: Environmental Destruction and the Gendered Cost of War Press Conference at the UN Climate Change Conference (SB64)
Militarized Landscapes: Environmental Destruction and the Gendered Cost of War
Press Conference at the UN Climate Change Conference (SB64)
Date: 9 June 2026
Time: 10:30–11:00 CEST
Location: UN Climate Change Conference (SB64), Bonn, Germany
As governments meet in Bonn for the UN Climate Change Conference (SB64), Peace Boat will host a press conference examining the links between war, militarization, environmental destruction, displacement, and climate injustice.
At a time of escalating wars, military assaults, occupations, and worsening climate impacts, the environmental consequences of conflict remain largely absent from climate discussions. Yet war and militarization destroy ecosystems, contaminate land and water, drive displacement, generate significant greenhouse gas emissions, and undermine communities' ability to respond to climate change.
Bringing together perspectives from Lebanon, Ukraine, and international climate justice movements, the press conference will explore why the impacts of conflict and militarization must be part of conversations on climate justice, resilience, environmental protection, and human rights.
Speakers
Shirine Jurdi (recorded message) Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Lebanon
Rabeb Aloui - Climate Policy Expert and Representative of the Women’s Major Group
Maryna Tsymbaliuk - Climate Department Specialist, Ecoaction Ukraine
Ana Sánchez - Global Energy Embargo for Palestine (GEEP)
Flore Ghetti -Programme Coordinator for Environment and Sustainability, and Youth, SGI Office for UN Affairs/ Human Rights and Climate Change Working Group
Karen Hallows International Coordinator, Peace Boat (moderator)
Topics
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Environmental impacts of war and military assaults
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Conflict, displacement, and climate vulnerability
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Gendered impacts of conflict and climate change
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Human rights, peace, and environmental justice
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Military emissions and environmental damage
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Fossil fuels, militarization, and environmental destruction
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Why these issues matter for climate justice
Contact Karen Hallows International Coordinator, Peace Boat
karen@peaceboat.gr.jp
+44 7804 761389