military
-
A Growing Crisis: The Launch of the World Climate and Security Report 2021
7 June 2021 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM EST / 4:00 – 5:30 PM CET RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WCSR2021 Join the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) for the launch of the 2021 World Climate and Security Report. Featuring remarks by: David van Weel, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging…
-
Survey of Security Experts Warns of Potentially Catastrophic Climate Threats in the Next 20 Years
By Kate Guy Urgent climate risks are impacting our world today in profound ways, as leaders from the United States and 40 other countries will discuss in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate later this week. Climate change is no longer a “future” risk that will strike decades from now, but one that is already…
-
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…
-
Congressional Hearing on Resilience Highlights Climate Change Risks
By John Conger On Friday, March 26, the Readiness Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on resilience, which in recent years has become synonymous with climate change adaptation. It was a remarkably substantive hearing, with senior representatives of the military services (LTG Douglas Gabram, Commander Army Installations Management Command; VADM…
-
U.S. Congress: Bipartisan Support for Investments in Combating Climate Change at the Department of Defense
By John Conger As the Fiscal Year 2022 budget is discussed within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), a budget that will reportedly include an increased focus on dealing with the threats that climate change poses to the Defense Department, the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee held a hearing on March 17 to consider the…
-
A Blueprint for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Strategic Assessment of Climate Change
This is an excerpt from an article published in War on the Rocks By Kate Guy and Erin Sikorsky One could be forgiven for thinking that a rising China is the only threat that the Department of Defense is preparing to confront. China is referred to as the “pacing threat” by senior defense officials, and…
-
RELEASE: International Military Council Issues Reports Urging Action to Drastically Reduce Emissions and Prepare for Escalating Climate Risks in Asia
Washington, D.C. Feb 3, 2021 — Today, the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released two new reports, one on South Asia and the other on Southeast Asia, warning that climate change is threatening stability and security in the region, and calling for urgent action to both drastically reduce…
-
For First Time, the Pentagon IG Annual Report Identifies Climate Change as Top Challenge
By Dr. Marc Kodack In another sign that the Department of Defense (DoD) is prioritizing climate security risks, the annual Inspector General (IG) summary of the Department’s top management challenges explicitly discusses climate change and extreme weather events. This is the first time the report has featured climate change, incorporating it along with global pandemics…