Michael Copage is Director of CoTerran, a climate and security advisory. He previously led the Climate and Security Policy Centre’s research from 2022-2024, within the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, where he focused on assessing the security implications of Indo-Pacific climate change impacts for Australia. Michael has a long- standing interest in understanding the relationships between climate change and security. Previously, Michael worked with the Government of Canada from 2012―2022 in key climate policy roles. This included supporting the development of Canada’s national climate mitigation plans in 2016 and 2020, assisting with the development of national climate adaptation policy, and delivering climate services by helping decision-makers understand and use climate data.