Alexander Verbeek

Alexander Verbeek founded the Institute for Planetary Security, where he works on projects related to the impact of the changing climate, water, food, energy, economic and demographic conditions. He is also an Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) as well as at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). He has been a diplomat for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1992 until 2016. His last position was Strategic Policy Advisor on Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. He is on the board of advisors of several international environmental initiatives.

Alexander is often asked for public speaking, lecturing at universities or chairing international meetings. Alexander is active on Twitter (@alex_verbeek, 150.000 followers) and several other blogs and social media accounts. He is a World Fellow at Yale University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Visiting Fellow at the Peace and Conflict Department of Uppsala University.

A recent speech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brk-RUovBa4

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