Conflict Resilience Across Scales- Theory and data to evaluate societal resilience to water and climate shocks

Abstract

Understanding and promoting societal resilience - maintaining social function in the face of disturbance - is vital given potential domestic and international threats worldwide. Understanding societal response to water disturbances is of particular importance in the face of a changing climate and increasing resource scarcity. Both United States adversaries and allies unable to adequately address water challenges risk internal political instability and interstate geopolitical competition, as identified by the National Intelligence Council s Strategic Futures Group in 2021. The US Government continues to highlight water-driven risks to political stability, such as through the White House Action Plan on Global Water Security in 2022. This research can help improve resilience to water insecurity and will also provide critical insight into societal resilience more broadly.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Feb 06, 2025
Source ID
FA95502410323

Entities

People

  • Kate Brauman

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Alabama

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Strategic Security Studies