Salā Dr George Carter

Public lecture: Climate security & geostrategic competition in the Pacific

Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the UN

Explore climate security and geostrategic competition in the Pacific with Salā Dr George Carter. Public lecture, 27 May 2026.

Climate Lab

In this public lecture, Climate Security and Geostrategic Competition in the Pacific, Salā Dr George Carter will examine how climate change is reshaping regional security through its intersection with international politics and strategic rivalry. He will explore how climate impacts—such as rising sea levels and intensified disasters—are not only humanitarian challenges but also drivers of competition, contrasting a traditional security narrative centred on great powers with a Pacific‑led, comprehensive climate‑security approach. As strategic tensions between China and the United States intensify, Dr Carter will highlight how Pacific island countries are navigating these dynamics, increasingly leveraging climate action as a tool to assert agency, protect sovereignty, and shape regional cooperation.

Public lecture: Climate security & geostrategic competition in the Pacific

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