Indo-Pacific Environmental Security Partnership
Around the globe, national and regional security is affected by a range of environmental issues. However, many of these problems can be addressed through shared knowledge and a combined effort.
Events
Indo-Pacific Environmental Security Forum 2024
The Host Nation of Fiji and United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will host the 2024 IPESF in Natadola, Fiji in August 6-9 2024. The 2024 IPESF will focus on national
- Aug 6 -
- Aug 9, 2024
- 7:30 am -
- 9:00 pm
Climate Resilience: The Critical Role of Coral Reefs
Hear regional experts from defense, academia and civil society share best practices on how the role of satellites, big data and AI made available to all, scientific advances and successful
- Mar 28 -
- Mar 28, 2024
- 4:00 pm -
- 5:30 pm
Coastal Resilience Workshop (CRW)
Coral reef, seagrass, mangrove, salt marsh and other coastal ecosystems are critical to biodiversity, addressing climate change, food security, economic well-being, military infrastructure, and coastline stability for many countries in
- Sep 12 -
- Sep 14, 2023
Who We Are
The Indo-Pacific Environmental Security Partnership (the “Partnership” or “IPESP”) seeks to enhance environmental security cooperation and capacity in the Indo-Pacific Region, while partnering and cooperating with existing regional organizations and other architectures.
IPESP Partners
The Partnership includes four working groups, which help shape the mission, maintain structure and sustainability, and provide clear lines to accomplish organizational objectives.
NETWORKING Led by
Australian Defence Force (ADF)
EDUCATION Led by Arizona State
University
University
POLICY Led by New Zealand Ministry of Defence
MITIGATION Led by
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
What Does The Partnership Do?
The Partnership broadly conceptualizes environmental security as safeguarding against vulnerabilities induced by the abundance or scarcity of environmental assets and/or degradation. The Working Groups implement training and capacity building activities to improve the ability of partner nations to plan for and manage environmental security challenges.
To achieve its objectives, the Partnership:
- Delivers an annual capstone environmental security event—the Indo-Pacific Environmental Security Forum (IPESF)—where civil and military partners can share and learn the latest best practices, develop collaborative projects, and advance environmental security education.
- Provides regional civil and military partners access to unique knowledge, networks, data, and subject matter experts.
- Identifies and executes joint environmental security projects that would likely not be accomplished in a singular setting.
- Conducts bilateral, trilateral, and multilateral civil-military environmental security meetings that help solve regional issues.
- Distributes the latest regional environmental security news that is applicable to both civil and military partners.
- Provides support on issues and challenges related to the latest environmental security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Works with and builds upon existing regional architecture to shape civil-military environmental security activities.
- Voices concerns related to environmental security.
- Builds invaluable relationships by offering multiple opportunities to meet face-to-face to discuss and act on key environmental security issues and topics, which facilitates mutual cooperation.
Get To Know More About IPESP
The primary purpose of the IPESP is to increase regional militaries’ understanding of these topics and their environmental stewardship obligations, and coordinate efforts with civilian agencies and NGOs for whole-of-government and whole-of-society solutions.
Projects
Maldives Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Project
This project aims to provide stakeholders with the concept, background, description and objectives of the Laamu Atoll Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping project in the ...
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South Asia Regional Oil Spill Response Project
The purpose of this project is to enhance regional oil spill response capacity in South Asia.
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Mongolia Groundwater Project
To enhance water resources practitioners with a diversified understanding of groundwater principles, aquifer characterization, and data acquisition needed to design, construct, and use groundwater models.
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