Frontex hosts seminar on climate change
2021-02-17
On Tuesday, Frontex hosted a seminar on the impact of
climate change on migration, with a particular focus on the security of women
and children. It also examined the links between climate change and organised
crime, including terrorism.
The seminar
took place as part of the Frontex’s presidency of the Justice and Home Affairs
(JHA) Agencies Network that comprises nine European agencies.
“This is the first event of our presidency and
the first time the JHA network focuses on climate change,” said Frontex
Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri opening the seminar.
“During
today’s seminar we do not want to look at the problem solely from the border
guard or police perspective, but rather to focus on a more comprehensive
picture – ranging from fundamental rights and law to security,” he added.
Climate
change affects multiple dimensions of Justice and Home Affairs – it triggers
and changes organised crime, with environmental crime being the fourth-largest
criminal activity in the world. It also fuels migration, and experts assess
that we will witness millions of people being affected by climate-related
migrations in the coming years.
The
seminar’s key goal was to develop a science-based approach to understanding how
climate change influences individuals and societies, its impact on crime,
migration and security and what EU agencies can do to minimise its negative
effects.
The online
conference brought together delegates from JHA agencies and EU institutions, as
well as invited internationally recognised experts and scientists dealing with
environmental issues, including from The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies,
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Oxford Environmental Change
Institute, Clingeldael and the Diversity Development Group.
About the
Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Network
The JHA
network has an important role to play in Europe. It includes nine agencies:
CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Eurojust, Europol, FRA and Frontex. This
year, the JHA network will focus on two topics – EU Green Deal and
digitalisation, as well as a number of sub-topics.
JHA
agencies are the guardians of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
Together, they contribute to the implementation of EU’s objectives in the
fields of migration, asylum and external border management, the fight against
serious organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism, gender equality and
respect for fundamental rights.
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