On 7 July 2023, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will host the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Vienna.
The conference will bring together Ministers, Climate Envoys and other high-level political actors of the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation along with representatives of international organizations and civil society, climate security experts and practitioners.
The High-Level Conference on Climate Change will provide an opportunity to explore prospects for further action on combatting climate-related security threats. Within this context, Secretary General Schmid will lay out the next steps for the OSCE’s action on climate change.