Climate Change and the Department of Defense: An Introduction

Abstract

The following essay is an introduction to the journal's special issue on climate change and policy. The article gives a general overview of the Department of Defenses policy architecture as related to climate change as a means to introduce key issues, documents, and events related to the articles that follow. The author also details the evolution of climate change policy within the Department of Defense from passive neglect in 2006 to active concern in 2015.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2016
Accession Number
AD1047821

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Erickson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States Africa Command
  • Warfare

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