Climate Change and National Security

Abstract

Does climate change constitute a national security threat to the United States? What is climate security vulnerability? In Course Module No. 1, CCAPS researcher Joshua Busby provides background material, discussion questions, scenarios, and resources for an in-depth discussion on national security and climate change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA613137

Entities

People

  • Joshua Busby

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • National Security
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Military History
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Strategic Security Studies