Restricted seminar organized by the Defense and Climate Observatory, led by IRIS on behalf of the Directorate General for International and Strategic Relations (DGRIS) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. This seminar is part of the Strategic Dialogue of the Guiana Plateau.

Programme

  • De 09:00 à 09:15

    Welcome address

    • Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolas Rossignol

      Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolas Rossignol

      Head of the Asia, Oceania, and Latin America Department, Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS)

    • Antoine Poussier

      Antoine Poussier

      Prefect of the Guiana Region

  • De 09:15 à 10:45

    Security risks linked to climate change in the Guiana Plateau region

    • Dr. Paulette Bynoe

      Dr. Paulette Bynoe

      Professor and Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR) of the University of Guyana

    • Lieutenant-Colonel Emmanuel Rigault

      Lieutenant-Colonel Emmanuel Rigault

      Defence Attaché, French Embassy in Suriname and Guyana

    • Dr. Thauan Dos Santos

      Dr. Thauan Dos Santos

      Professor at the Brazilian Naval War College (EGN), Coordinator of the Blue Economy Group (GEM)

    • Lieutenant-Colonel Van Huisduinen

      Lieutenant-Colonel Van Huisduinen

      Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Armed Forces of Suriname

    • Eleonore Duffau

      Modération

      Eleonore Duffau

      Junior Research Fellow – Climate, Energy and Security Program, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)

  • De 11:00 à 12:30

    Amazon Rainforest – Climate Tipping Point, Security, Environmental Crime, and Conflicts Linked to Illegal Resource Exploitation

    • Commander Christophe Laratte

      Commander Christophe Laratte

      Battalion Chief, Senior Command of the Armed Forces in French Guiana

    • Marina Hirota

      Marina Hirota

      PhD, Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina

    • Colonel Sheldon Howell

      Colonel Sheldon Howell

      Director of the National Security and Intelligence Agency of Guyana

    • Verginia Wortel

      Verginia Wortel

      Head of Department of Forest Management, Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS)

    • Mathilde Jourde

      Modération

      Mathilde Jourde

      Research Fellow – Head of the Climate, Environment, Security Program, Co-Director of the Defence & Climate Observatory, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)