climate change
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Addressing the Interplay of Climate Change, Food and National Security: Event Summary
The correlation between climate change, national security, agri-food systems and food security is a big challenge for the diplomatic, defense and development communities. There is a need to develop a common agenda and promote dialogue and cooperation with donors and development partners on climate and food security and share best practices.
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We’re Hiring: Research Fellows, Center for Climate and Security
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks to hire two team members for its Center for Climate and Security: Research Fellow (Nexus25 Project) and Research Fellow (General).
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A First Look at Typhoon Doksuri: China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities
Typhoon Doksuri’s floods clearly illustrated risks to Chinese food security and domestic stability, as well as the role of the military in responding to such hazards.
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Feeding Resilience: A Review of Policies at the Intersection of Climate Change, Food Security and National Security Policy
The U.S., as a global leader, has a particularly important role to play in developing more sustainable, resilient, and equitable global mitigation and adaptation policies and programs. Doing so requires increased funding and investments in science, innovation technology, research, and development to protect our food supplies and the environment while preventing global hunger, conflict, and…
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July 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In July 2023, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 16 countries in which militaries were deployed in response to climate hazards, often multiple times to different regions and types of hazard. The tracker identified 31 deployments total. Additionally, extreme weather events interrupted military activities and destroyed military infrastructure this month, underscoring the…
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Young Leaders to Bring Climate Security Priorities to the NATO Public Forum
On July 11th and 12th, the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS), with support from the U.S. Mission to NATO, will bring a delegation of six young leaders to the NATO Public Forum 2023, accompanied by the Center for Climate and Security’s Elsa Barron and IMCCS Secretary General, Sherri Goodman.
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June 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In June, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 15 instances of military responses to climate change-related hazards across the globe. For much of the month, hundreds of wildfires burned across Canada, leading to the deployment of around 550 troops and associated aircraft equipment to assist in firefighting.
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Climate Security at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
As noted by the 2022 US National Security Strategy (NSS) 2022, “The climate crisis is the existential challenge of our time.” In this context of enhanced urgency on the crisis, climate change– and its interconnectedness with peace, development, and humanitarian challenges– was a key subject of discussion at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World…
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The Geopolitics of Climate Change: China and the United States at the UN Security Council
In last week’s meeting, China used its time at the microphone to level a series of pointed comments aimed implicitly at the US and EU. Zhang Jun argued there were three areas in which the UNSC should focus its attention.
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Are We Ready for the Terror Threat Posed by El Niño?
OPINION — Imagine the U.S. government had credible information that a terrorist group was planning attacks in multiple cities across the globe. Attacks that could result in the deaths of hundreds of people, the destruction of critical infrastructure, and military installations. Attacks that could disrupt food and water security for millions and require the deployment of…