Overview and Objective:The Conference is expected to provide an update of the newest understanding of environmental change caused by current development models and schemes, human security implications of this change, and options available for different societies to respond to present and future challenges. Participants will consider how understandings and conceptions of security are being transformed in the face of global environmental change (with a focus on climate change), and how urgent a shift – in science, policy and leadership – is required to manage efficiently and prudently the current dynamics.  The event will serve as a space to conceive this critically needed roadmap.Key themes:- Identification of Challenges, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities- Identification of Dynamics, Adaptation, and Mitigation Options- Features of a New VisionFor any inquiry regarding the event and the training, please contact the GECS-2012 Secretariat: gecs.2012(a)gmail.com