A Hotter and Drier Future Ahead: An Assessment of Climate Change in U.S. Central Command

Abstract

The broader aim of this project centers on characterizing the relationships between climate change and conflict to inform operational and longer-term decision making by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). To set the stage for this analysis, we conducted a regional climate assessment that quantifies changes in key climate hazards extreme heat, extreme cold, drought and long-term dryness, extreme precipitation, dust storms, and coastal inundation and the effects of these hazards on food and water security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 2023
Accession Number
AD1215759

Entities

People

  • Carlos Hernandez
  • Flannery Dolan
  • Jeffrey Martini
  • Karen Sudkamp
  • Karishma Patel
  • Michelle Miro

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Asia
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Flooding
  • Data Analysis
  • Droughts
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • National Security
  • Sea Level Rise
  • South Asia
  • Storm Surges
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • Water Resources
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.