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Tuesday, 17 May 2022 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) today began a two-day Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) Workshop, held at SHHBIDSS's Board Meeting Room.

With the theme "Addressing Climate Change Holistically: Way Forward for Defence-Focused Contribution", the workshop exchanged views and discussed climate change challenges surrounding geostrategic developments, security and stability. They also discussed on how it is important for the defence sector to prioritise climate change as a critical security issue and recommends way forward for defence focused contribution in addressing climate change.

The two-day workshop chaired by Mr Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Kamis, Acting Director of SHHBIDSSS via video-teleconference and attended by members of NADI from all ten ASEAN countries. Presentations for both sessions: Climate Change and Challenges for Stability and Way Forward: AMS Defence Sector Collaboration on Climate Change were delivered by Md Umair Akmal and Diana Othman. The Keynote Address was delivered by Mr Ahmad Zaiemaddien bin Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi. In attendance were also officers from relevant directorates in the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam.

Inaugurated in 2007, NADI is a Track II platform that brings in policy analysts, academics and defence officials specialising in defence and security issues together to discuss issues related to defence and security cooperation and to develop recommendations to support the Track I platform, specifically the ADMM.

IPPSSHHB mempengerusikan NADI Workshop bertema Addressing Climate Change Holistically: Way Forward for Defence-Focused Contribution

Selasa, 17 Mei 2022 – Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB) hari ini telah mempengerusikan bengkel dua hari Trek II Rangkaian Institusi Pertahanan dan Keselamatan ASEAN (NADI), di Bilik Mesyuarat IPPSSHHB.

Dengan tema "Addressing Climate Change Holistically: Way Forward for Defence-Focused Contribution", mesyuarat tersebut membincangkan pandangan mengenai cabaran perubahan iklim dalam perkembangan geostrategik, keselamatan dan kestabilan serantau. Ia juga turut membincangkan tentang kepentingan sektor pertahanan dalam mengutamakan perubahan iklim sebagai isu keselamatan yang kritikal dan memberi saranan bagi hala tuju sumbangan di bidang pertahanan dalam menangani isu perubahan iklim.

Mengetuai delegasi IPPSSHHB bagi Bengkel NADI ialah Tuan Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Kamis, Pemangku Pengarah IPPSSHHB. Wakil IPPSSHHB iaitu Md Umair Akmal dan Diana Othman telah menyampaikan kertas kerja pada dua sesi bengkel tersebut yang bertajuk: Climate Change and Challenges for Stability dan Way Forward: AMS Defence Sector Collaboration on Climate Change. Ucaptama telah disampaikan oleh Tuan Ahmad Zaiemaddien bin Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi. Turut menghadiri bengkel adalah pegawai-pegawai daripada beberapa Jabatanarah yang berkaitan di Kementerian Pertahanan.

Dirasmikan pada 2007, NADI ialah landasan Trek II dimana para penganalisa dasar, ahli akademik dan pegawai-pegawai pertahanan yang berkepakaran dalam isu-isu pertahanan dan sekuriti membincangkan isu-isu berkaitan dengan jalinan kerjasama dalam bidang pertahanan dan sekuriti bagi membuahkan cadangan dalam menyokong landasan Trek I, khususnya ADMM.