Impact of Climate Change on U.S. Military Operations in the Western Pacific

Abstract

Climate change will dramatically affect many nations in the Asia-Pacific region. We assess that the regions climate-related challenges 30 years from now will be similar to those of today storms, flooding, drought, agricultural stress but with greater average frequency and intensity. The security lines of operation most likely to be affected are humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and theater security cooperation. The authors find that the U.S. military is well equipped for these operations, even if they occur with growing frequency and complexity. This article is based on a study CNA performed in 2015 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2016
Accession Number
AD1047830

Entities

People

  • David Zvijac
  • Ralph Espach
  • Ronald Filadelfo

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Droughts
  • Environmental Protection
  • Floods
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Storm Surges
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.