A Framework for Climate Security

Abstract

Climate security defined here as the intersection of climate change and national security is a complicated issue, with a vast number of elements, and a complex tangle of interrelationships. Establishing a framework to relate the potential environmental effects of climate change to DoDs broader challenges can make it easier to grasp the climate security considerations. While we do not claim to have the framework for understanding climate security, here we offer a climate security framework. To establish our framework, we first defined specific changes to the physical environment, driven by climate change, in terms relevant to DoD. Next, we identified four broad categories that capture the range of climate challenges for DoD, to show how diverse those challenges can be. Focusing on just one challenge impact on operations we provide an example of how this framework can support detailed assessments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1204906

Entities

People

  • Alec C. Wahlman
  • Gifford J. Wong
  • Jennifer L. Bewley

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Transportation Infrastructure

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Strategic Security Studies