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Research webinar organized as part of the Observatory of Climate Change Impacts on Defence and Security, on behalf of the DGRIS of the French ministry for the Armed forces and the French Development Agency (AFD).

This research seminar aimed to bring together researchers and practitioners from the scientific, development, security and defense fields working onthe impacts ofclimate changein the BoB. Panelsincluded researchers from IndiaandBangladeshalong with French researchers located in the BoB. Were also convened personnelfrom the AFD to discuss their potential contribution to the development of the blue economy in the region, as well as high-rank militaries from French, Indianand Bangladeshiarmiesto discuss avenues for cooperation on maritime security.

The first session focused on climate change impacts on regional biodiversity and fish stocks. The goal was also to discuss implications of such impacts for coastal populations and to identify potential cooperation, including through the development of the blue economy. This first session contributed to setting the scene for the second session, which dealt with climate change impacts on maritime security and regional stability.

Beyond their specific focus, the two sessions were coherent, as their respective stakes are interdependent. The goal of the seminar was thus to expose such interdependencies and possible cooperation initiatives to tackle both climate change impacts on biodiversity and maritime security.

Programme

9h00-9h05
Welcome and kick off the day by Julia Tasse
9h05-9h15
Opening remarks
9h15-10h50
Session 1 - Sustainable management of fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal: what practices for a better preservation of ecosystems, especially with regards to the impacts of climate change?
11h00-12h40
Session 2 - Climate change and maritime security in the Northern Indian Ocean: potential collaborations and avenues for reflection, particularly for a sustainable and safe management of marine biodiversity
12h40-12h4
Lessons learned by Julia Tasse
12h45-13h00
Closing remarks

Speakers

Opening remarks
General Colcombet
Head of the international security affairs Office, DGRIS, French ministry for Armed Forces
Session 1
Gilles Kleitz
Director of EcologicalTransitions and Natural Resources Department, Agence française de Développement
Dr Francis Marsac
Research Director, Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC),Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Dr Vivekanandan Elayaperuma
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Dr Abdul Wahab
Team Leader/ Senior Scientist, WorldFish, and Pr in Department of FisheriesManagement at Bangladesh Agricultural University
Chair
Julia Tasse
Research Fellow, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)
Session 2
Jay Benson
Project Manager, Indo-Pacific, Stable Seas
Rear Admiral Nazmul Hassan
Bangladesh Navy, A serving Naval Officer,Currently the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Maldives
Vijay Sakhuja
Former Director,National Maritime Foundation
Chair
Marianne Peron-Doise
Researcher for International maritime security at the Institute for Strategic Research at the Military School (IRSEM)
Closing remarks
Rémi Genevey
Executive Director, Head of Asia Department, AFD

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Speakers

Opening remarks
General Colcombet
Head of the international security affairs Office, DGRIS, French ministry for Armed Forces
Session 1
Gilles Kleitz
Director of EcologicalTransitions and Natural Resources Department, Agence française de Développement
Dr Francis Marsac
Research Director, Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC),Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Dr Vivekanandan Elayaperuma
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Dr Abdul Wahab
Team Leader/ Senior Scientist, WorldFish, and Pr in Department of FisheriesManagement at Bangladesh Agricultural University
Chair
Julia Tasse
Research Fellow, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)
Session 2
Jay Benson
Project Manager, Indo-Pacific, Stable Seas
Rear Admiral Nazmul Hassan
Bangladesh Navy, A serving Naval Officer,Currently the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Maldives
Vijay Sakhuja
Former Director,National Maritime Foundation
Chair
Marianne Peron-Doise
Researcher for International maritime security at the Institute for Strategic Research at the Military School (IRSEM)
Closing remarks
Rémi Genevey
Executive Director, Head of Asia Department, AFD

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