In support of EU Climate Diplomacy Week, the EU Centre for Global Affairs and the Hawke EU Centre held a cocktail reception and hosted a screening of the documentary, The Age of Consequences (watch the official trailer below). The screening was followed by an in-depth moderated panel discussion and audience interaction.

The event was opened by H.E. Tom Nørring, Ambassador of Denmark to Australia, and the Hon Ian Hunter MLC, Minister SA for Climate Change, Sustainability, Environment & Conservation, Water and the River Murray.

The Age of Consequences details the current consequences the world is facing due to environmental degradation and climate change. Through the lens of national security and global instability, the film focuses on issues such as resource scarcity, poverty and migration.

Panelists included:

• Dr Nicolas Regaud, Special Advisor to the Director General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS), Paris France;
• The Right Hon Martin Haese, Lord Mayor of Adelaide;
• Professor Chris Daniels, Professor and Chair of Urban Ecology, The University of South Australia;
• Associate Professor Alan Gamlen, Director of the Hugo Centre for Population and Migration Research, The University of Adelaide;
• Ms Julia Grant, Group Executive Director, Climate Change, SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

With so many South Australian organisations represented, the conversation was enriching and informative for both the local and international audience. The evening was chaired and moderated by Professor Anthony Elliot, Dean of External Engagement and Executive Director of the Hawke EU Centre for Mobilities, Migrations and Cultural Transformation, The University of South Australia.

Speaker presentations can be downloaded HERE.

The EU Centre for Global Affairs expresses its gratitude to all panelists and speakers for their considerable contribution, along with the Hawke EU Centre, the EU Delegation to Australia and New Zealand, Palace Nova staff, and all in attendance.

H.E. Tom Nørring, Ambassador of Denmark to Australia

From left to right: The Right Hon Martin Haese, The Lord Major of Adelaide; Dr Nicolas Regaud, Special Advisor to the Director General for International Relations and Strategy; Associate Professor Alan Gamlen, The University of Adelaide; Professor Chris Daniels, The University of South Australia; Ms Julia Grant, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources SA

From left to right: Admiral Christopher Alexander Barrie; Ms Jane Drake-Brockman, Director of the EU Centre for Global Affairs; Professor Chris Daniels; Professor Anthony Elliot, The University of South Australia; Ms Julia Grant; Mr Andreas Gouras, Consul General of Greece in Adelaide; The Hon Ian Hunter MLC; H.E. Tom Nørring