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During his 34-year diplomatic career Ambassador (ret.) Steven A. Browning has seen first-hand not only the impact of a changing climate on the lives and livelihoods of individuals living in countries on the front lines of a warming planet, but also the impact on governments struggling to protect their citizens from the multiple levels of disruption caused by climate change.
He served as the Department of State’s Special Coordinator for Ebola Response (2014-15), one of an increasing number of zoonotic diseases caused by human expansion into wild and natural environs. As the US Ambassador to Uganda (2006-09), he oversaw the US government’s efforts to help the government of Uganda respond to multiple challenges exacerbated by climate change. And, as US Ambassador to Malawi (2003-04) he worked to help the government and people of Malawi adapt to a changing climate and increase food security in the country.
Also with the State Department, Browning served in the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Iraq. As a teacher in international schools, he lived and worked in Syria and Jordan. Each of these countries is now struggling with its own climate change challenges. (Not to mention his hometown of Odessa, Texas, capitol of the Permian Basin, and its heavily carbon-dependent economy.)
In retirement, Browning lectures on the history and practice of diplomacy and the diplomatic and geopolitical challenges associated with climate change.