• Preparing Defence for Climate‑Related Risks

    • The Education & Training Branch (E&T) leads CCASCOE’s efforts to build knowledge, skills, and analytical capacity at the intersection of climate change and security. Through a core curriculum of courses, workshops, and collaborative learning initiatives, CCASCOE’s E&T supports military personnel, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in systematically integrating climate considerations into security planning and decision-making.

      In cooperation with a broad network of training stakeholders, the Branch seeks to advance the highest standards of effective adult learning while developing innovative and practice-oriented approaches to climate change and security education. Its work is designed to ensure that climate-related challenges are not only understood conceptually, but also translated into meaningful learning, professional development, and practical planning and decision support.

Available courses

Climate Change and Security - Advanced Course 2026

Designed for experienced practitioners, this advanced course develops the capability to apply climate-informed judgement in complex security environments. Participants learn to assess how climate-related risks interact with existing vulnerabilities and shape planning, infrastructure, operations, crisis response, resilience, and decision-making. Through applied analysis and scenario-based learning, they strengthen their ability to interpret climate-security implications, manage uncertainty, and provide relevant, evidence-based advice to senior decision-makers

NATO Climate Change & Security Course 2026

This course is developed by the STO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), supported by the NATO Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), in coordination with the NATO International Staff – Defence Policy Planning Division (DPP), the NATO International Military Staff – Policy and Capabilities Division and the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE). 

Climate Change and Security (Basic)

Decision Awareness: Building Climate-Informed Advisory Competence for Military Professionals, Montreal,11.05. – 15.05.2026

This Basic course develops climate-informed decision awareness for military professionals through short expert inputs and scenario-based application, enabling participants to identify climate-related risks, question assumptions, and deliver structured advisory input without engaging in planning or decision-making.