General Tom Middendorp, former Chief of Defence for the Netherlands and author of Climate General, on Climate Security

How is climate change redefining security narratives? Listen to
Jason Mitchell discuss with General Tom Middendorp, former Chief of
Defence for the Netherlands and author of Climate General, about
what’s at stake when we talk about climate security; how the
defence sector is evolving to address climate risk, from net zero
paths to disaster relief missions; and why the military’s level of
readiness, resilience and redundancy offers compelling lessons for
how to tackle climate change. General (Ret.) Tom Middendorp General
(Ret.) Tom Middendorp was the Chief of Defence for the Netherlands
from 2012 to 2017 in a military career spanning 38 years, and the
author of a new book, Climate General. He commanded soldiers on all
levels, led a large multinational taskforce in the south of
Afghanistan and was involved in over twenty different military
missions as the Director of Operations. As the Chief of Defence for
the Netherlands, General Middendorp led the Defence organisation
through an intense period of transition and international
cooperation. He joined the Clingendael Institute as a Senior
Research Associate and is Chairman of the International Military
Council on Climate and Security. He is also the Netherlands’
Special Envoy on European Defence Cooperation and a Senior Advisor
in the areas of security, defence and strategic leadership.