defence
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UK publishes new Climate-Defence Roadmap
This is a cross-post from The Planetary Security Initiative The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) published a new roadmap on how to address the impacts of climate change on the activities of the armed forces. The ambition outlined is to enhance the resilience of the army’s operations and assets, whilst also creating a more…
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A Climate Change Framework for the UK’s Ministry of Defence – Lessons for NATO?
By Dr. Marc Kodack The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) recently commissioned RAND Europe to examine climate change’s effects on MOD’s activities, and its attendant security implications, to assist the MOD in creating an updated climate change strategy. This examination produced a proposed framework for MOD’s leaders to use for assessing climate change risks to its…
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New Zealand Defence Leadership Meets with Council on Strategic Risks
On January 25, New Zealand’s Minister of Defence Ron Mark, and a team of senior defense leaders including the New Zealand Secretary of Defence and Chief of the Navy, met with the Council on Strategic Risks’ leadership, including from the Center for Climate and Security, to discuss the security and military implications of climate change,…