Climate Security Snapshot: The Balkans 
The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, July 2022.

Authored by Elsa Barron and Hugo van Manen. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks.

 

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“Decarbonized Defense: The Need for Clean Military Power in the Age of Climate Change,”  The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security. June 2022. Authored by Louise van Schaik, Pierre Laboué, Katarina Kertysova, Akash Ramnath, and Douwe van der Meer. Edited by Erin Sikorsky and Francesco Femia. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks.

 

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“Weathering Risk Scenario-based Analysis: Levant,” The International Military Council on Climate and Security Expert Group and the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. May 2022. Authored by Bentley, Robert; Brigitte Hugh and Dr. Rod Schoonover. Published by adelphi.

 

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“Climate Change, Security, and Political Coherence in the South and East China Seas,” The Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. April, 2022. Authored by Rachel Fleishman. Edited by Erin Sikorsky and Francesco Femia.

 

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“Challenge Accepted: A Progress Report on the Climate Security Plan for America and Recommendations for the Way Ahead,” The Climate and Security Advisory Group. Washington, DC. March 31, 2022. Edited by John Conger, Erin Sikorsky, Francesco Femia and Christine Parthemore. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks

Watch the release event here.

 

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“The Climate and Security Advisory Group’s Climate and Security Fellowship Program: Climate Security Risk Briefers.” The Center for Climate and Security in partnership with the American Security Project and the Environmental Change and Security Program of the Wilson Center. October 2021. Edited by Esther Sperling, Erin Sikorsky and Francesco Femia. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks.

 

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“Converging Crises in North Korea: Security, Stability & Climate Change,” The Converging Risks Lab, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center. July 2021. Authored by Catherine Dill, Alexandra Naegele, Natalie Baillargeon, Monica Caparas, Dominick Dusseau, Madeleine Holland, and Christopher Schwalm. Edited by Francesco Femia, Rachel Fleishman, Emily Marshall, David McGlinchey, Andrea Rezzonico, and Zach Zobel

See the associated story map here.

 

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“Security and Climate Risk in the Arctic: Temperatures and Tensions Rise,” The Converging Risks Lab, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center. June 2021. Authored by Kate Guy, Alexandra Naegele, Natalie Baillargeon, Madeleine Holland, Christopher Schwalm. Edited by Francesco Femia, Rachel Fleishman, Emily Marshall, David McGlinchey, Andrea Rezzonico, Zach Zobel.

See the associated story map here.

 

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“The World Climate and Security Report 2021,” The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, June 2021. Authored by Steve Brock, Oliver-Leighton Barrett, Laura Birkman, Elisabeth Dick, Leah Emanual, Sherri Goodman, Kate Guy, Sofia Kabbej, Tom Middendorp, Michel Rademaker, Femke Remmits, Julia Tasse. Edited by Erin Sikorsky and Francesco Femia. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks.

Watch the release event here.

 

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“Melting Mountains, Mounting Tensions: Climate Change and the India-China Rivalry,” The Converging Risks Lab, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center. May 2021. Authored by By Sarang Shidore, Alexandra Naegele, Natalie Baillargeon, Rachel Fleishman, Madeleine Holland, Christopher Schwalm. Edited by Francesco Femia, Emily Marshall, David McGlinchey, Christine Parthemore, Andrea Rezzonico, Zachary Zobel.

See the associated India-China story map here.

 

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“A Climate Security Plan for Canada,” The Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, January 2021. Authored by John Conger and Shiloh Fetzek. Edited by Erin Sikorsky and Francesco Femia.

 

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“Climate Change and Security in the Arctic,” The Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, January 2021. Authored by Sherri Goodman, Kate Guy, Marisol Maddox, Ole Jacob Sendig, Iselin Németh Winther. Edited by Francesco Femia and Erin Sikorsky.

 

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“Climate Security and the Strategic Energy Pathway in South Asia.” Part of the “World Climate and Security Report 2020” Briefer Series, February 2021. Authored by Sarang Shidore (CSR), Rachel Fleishman (CCS). Edited by Erin Sikorsky (CCS) and Francesco Femia (CSR). Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. February 2021.

 

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“Climate Security and the Strategic Energy Pathway in Southeast Asia.” Part of the “World Climate and Security Report 2020” Briefer Series, February 2021. Authored by Shiloh Fetzek (CCS), Rachel Fleishman (CCS), Andrea Rezzonico (CCS). Edited by Erin Sikorsky (CCS) and Francesco Femia (CSR). Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. February 2021.

 

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“Climate and Security in Brazil,” Part of the “World Climate and Security Report 2020” Briefer Series, The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, November 2020. Authored by Oliver-Leighton Barrett (CCS), Andrea Rezzonico (CCS), Vanessa Pinney (CCS), Francesco Femia (CCS). Edited by Francesco Femia and Shiloh Fetzek. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. November 2020. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks.

 

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“Confronting Systemic Security Risks: Proposals for the Next U.S. Administration,” The Council on Strategic Risks, October 2020. Authored by Christine Parthemore, John Conger, Francesco Femia and Kate Guy.

 

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“Climate and Security in the Indo-Asia Pacific,” Part of the “World Climate and Security Report 2020” Briefer Series, The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, July 2020. Authored by Shiloh Fetzek (CCS), Bastien Alex (IRIS), Laura Birkman (HCSS), Steve Brock (CCS), Brigitte Dekker (Clingendael), Francesco Femia (CCS), Sherri Goodman (CCS), Tom Middendorp (Clingendael), Michel Rademaker (HCSS), Louise van Schaik (Clingendael), Julia Tasse (IRIS), Caitlin Werrell (CCS). Edited by Francesco Femia & Caitlin Werrell. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks.

 

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“A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change,” The National Security, Military and Intelligence Panel on Climate Change (NSMIP), Feb 2020
Lead author and NSMIP Chair, Kate Guy. Edited by Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. The report was released on Capitol Hill on Feb 24, 2020.

 

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“The World Climate and Security Report 2020,” The Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, Feb 2020
Authored by Steve Brock, Bastien Alex, Oliver-Leighton Barrett, Francesco Femia, Shiloh Fetzek, Sherri Goodman, Deborah Loomis, Tom Middendorp, Michel Rademaker, Louise van Schaik, Julia Tasse, Caitlin Werrell. Edited by Francesco Femia & Caitlin Werrell. Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks. The report was released at the Munich Security Confernece (MSC) on Feb 13, 2020 and featured on the main stage of the MSC on Feb 15.

 

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R2P2
“The Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent: A Climate Security Governance Framework for the 21st Century,” The Council on Strategic Risks/ The Center for Climate and Security, Oct 2019
Authored by Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia
Supported and also published by the Global Challenges Foundation

 

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“A Climate Security Plan for America: A Presidential Plan for Combating the Security Risks of Climate Change,” The Climate and Security Advisory Group, September 24, 2019
Edited by John Conger, Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell
Published by the Center for Climate and Security, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks

Release event details and video

 

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“2019 Climate and Security Fellowship Program “Risks Briefers”: The Climate and Security Advisory Group, the American Security Project, the Center for Climate and Security, the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program, September 24, 2019

 

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“Japanese Industry in an Unstable Climate: Reducing Exposure to the Security Implications of Climate Change,” Japan Series Report 1, May 2019
Authored by Shiloh Fetzek, Rachel Fleishman, John Conger
Foreword: Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, US Navy (Ret)
Japan Series Fact Sheet

 

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“Climate Change Lessons from the US Military: What Japanese Industry Can Learn from Another Global Enterprise,” Japan Series Report 2, May 2019
Authored by John Conger, Shiloh Fetzek, Rachel Fleishman
Foreword: Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, US Navy (Ret)
Japan Series Fact Sheet

 

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“Europe’s Responsibility to Prepare: Managing Climate Security Risks in a Changing World,” full report, June 2018
Authored by Shiloh Fetzek, Louise van Schaik
Prepared in advance of June 1018 EU External Action Service meeting on climate security

 

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Working Group on Climate, Nuclear and Security Affairs – “Report Two: A Clear Path for Complex Threats,” full report, May 2018
Chaired and edited by Christine Parthemore, Dr. Janne Nolan
Breakout Briefer 1:  “Stability At Stake: Addressing Critical Regions Facing Complex Climate, Security, and Nuclear Risks“
Breakout Briefer 2:  “Expanding The Climate-Nuclear-Security Toolkit“

 

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The CSAG Roadmap and Recommendations for the U.S. Government, “A Responsibility to Prepare: Strengthening National and Homeland Security in the Face of a Changing Climate,” The Climate and Security Advisory Group, full report, February 2018
Chaired and edited by Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell, Marcus King
Release event video w/ Caitlin Werrell, Hon. John Conger,  Francesco Femia, Hon. Sherri Goodman, Heather Messera, Rear Admiral Ann C. Phillips, U.S. Navy (Ret), Rear Admiral David Titley, U.S. Navy (Ret)

 

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Military Expert Panel Report: Sea Level Rise and the U.S. Military’s Mission, 2nd Edition, full report, February 2018
Chaired by Heather Messera, Edited by Francesco Femia
Release event video w/ General Ronald Keys, USAF (Ret); Vice Admiral (Ret) Robert Parker, USCG (Ret); Rear Admiral Jonathan White, USN (Ret); Brigadier General Gerald Galloway, USA (Ret); Hon. John Conger; Joan VanDervort (TBD)

 

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Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs – Report One: A Framework for Understanding and Managing the Intersection of Climate Change, Security and Nuclear Affairs, November 2017
Chaired and edited by Christine Parthemore, Dr. Janne Nolan

Additional resources: Climate-Nuclear-Security Nexus Page

 

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Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene
June 2017
Edited by Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia

Summary: Video Animation

 

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Military Expert Panel Report: Sea Level Rise and the U.S. Military’s Mission, full report, September 2016
Chaired by Christine Parthemore, Edited by Shiloh Fetzek, Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia
Summary: Note from Military Expert Panel, Executive Summary, Findings and List of Recommendations
Release event w/ General Ronald Keys, USAF (ret); Lieutenant General John Castellaw, USMC (ret); Vice Admiral (ret) Robert Parker, USCG (ret); Rear Admiral Jonathan White, USN (ret); Brigadier General Gerald Galloway, USA (ret); Joan VanDervort

 

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The CSAG Briefing Book for a New Administration, September 2016
Chaired and edited by Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell, Marcus King
Release event with Hon. Sherri Goodman; Rear Admiral David Titley, USN (ret); Brigadier General Bob Barnes; Dr. Marcus King; Captain James Goudreau, SC, USN (ret)

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The U.S. Asia-Pacific Rebalance, National Security and Climate Change, full report with foreword by Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, USN (ret), former U.S. Pacific Commander, November 2015
Edited by Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia
Summary: Introduction, list of articles and excerpts
Release event w/ Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, USN (ret); Ellen Laipson; Sherri Goodman; Eric Schwartz

 

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The Arab Spring and Climate Change, full report with preface by Anne-Marie Slaughter, February 2013
Edited by Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia

Release event video w/ Anne-Marie Slaughter and Tom Friedman

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Journal Articles

Femia, F., Werrell, C. (2021). “Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent (R2P2): Applying Unprecedented Foresight to Addressing Unprecedented Climate Risks.” In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_160-1

Michael Thomas, Rachel Fleishman, Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell, “La responsabilité de préparer et de prévenir (R2P2) : développer une architecture de gouvernance de la sécurité climatique.” Traduit de l’anglais par Maxime Chervaux. Dans Les Champs de Mars 2020/2 (N° 35), pages 181 à 198

Eric Hunt, Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell, Jordan I. Christian, Jason A. Otkin, Jeff Basara, Martha Anderson, Tyler White, Christopher Hain, Robb Randall, Katie McGaughey, “Agricultural and food security impacts from the 2010 Russia flash drought,” Weather and Climate Extremes, Volume 34, December 2021, 100383

Erin Sikorsky and Sherri Goodman, “A Climate Security Plan for NATO: Collective Defence for the 21st Century,” Policy Exchange, April 13, 2021

Lavorio, Agata, “Geography, Climate Change, National Security: The Case of the Evolving US Arctic Strategy,” The International Spectator, Italian Journal of International Affairs, 30 November 2020

Vandervort, Joan, “Sea level rise and beyond: Is the US military prepared for climate change?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Volume 76, 2020 – Issue 3, May 2020

Rezzonico, Andrea: “Climate Change and Nuclear Developments: A Growing Security Nexus,” SAIS Review of International Affairs, Volume 39, Number 2, Summer-Fall 2019, pp. 139-127

Werrell, Femia: “The Thirty Years Climate Warning: Climate Change, Security, and the Responsibility to Prepare,” Climate Change, Conflict and Cooperation, Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, Climate Change XX, no. 1, March 2019

Werrell, Femia: “The Great Thaw: Climate Change and the Post-Cold War World,” E-International Relations, March 20, 2019

Femia, Werrell: “Significant Security Threats from Climate Change on the Horizon,” Defense Dossier, Issue 23, December 2018

Fleishman, Goodman: “Climate Change and the U.S. Military,” Defense Dossier, Issue 23, December 2018

Parthemore, Femia and Werrell, “The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks,” The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Volume 74 Issue 6, November 1, 2018

Terry, Andrews, Messera: “The Time for “What’s Next?” is Now: Preparing for a Climate Changed Future Within our Military and Coastal Communities,” Small Wars Journal, July 2018

Goodman, Werrell, Femia, Fetzek: “A Responsibility to Prepare: Governing in an Age of Unprecedented Risks and Unprecedented Foresight,” Global Policy Journal, September 27, 2017

Werrell and Femia, “Climate change and security,” Crisis Response, Volume 12, Issue 3, April 2017, pp. 44-47

Werrell and Femia, “Climate Change, the Erosion of State Sovereignty, and World Order,” The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Volume XII, Issue 2, Spring-Summer 2016, pp. 221-235
Full article here.

Werrell, Femia and Sternberg, “Did We See it Coming? State Fragility, Climate Vulnerability, and the Uprisings in Syria and Egypt,” SAIS Review of International Affairs, Volume 35, Number 1, Winter-Spring 2015, pp. 29-46

Werrell and Femia, “The Nexus of Climate Change, State Fragility and Migration,” Angle Journal (Imperial College London), November 26, 2015

Femia, Sternberg and Werrell, “Climate Hazards, Security and the Uprisings in Syria and Egypt,” Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, Volume XVI, Number 1, Fall/ Winter 2014, pp. 71

Femia and Werrell, “A Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific,”
E-International Relations, February 7, 2012

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Briefer Series (Archive)

The following is a series of short, easily digestible briefers by the Center for Climate and Security which focus on exploring the regional, national and international security implications of climate change.

Africa

• Mali: Migration, Militias, Coups and Climate Change, April 2012

• Building a New Libya in a New Climate: Water as a Key to Cooperation, March 2012

• A New Libya in a New Climate: Charting a Sustainable Course for the Post-Gaddafi Era, Oct 2011

• The Nile Basin: Preventing Water Conflict, July 2011

Americas

• Latin America: Climate Change, Security and the Role of Regional Militaries, July 2019
• Venezuela: Drought, Mismanagement and Political Instability, February 2019

Central Asia & the Caucuses

• Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Land and Water Conflicts, Jan 2014

• Hydropolitics, Climate Change and Peace-building in the South Caucasus, Nov 2013

Caribbean

• Climate Security Drivers in the Caribbean, Dec 2018

Europe

• Climate, Ecological Security and the Ukraine Crisis: Four Issues to Consider, March 2022

Indo-Asia-Pacific

• The Security Implications of the Pakistan Floods, September 2022
• Papua New Guinea, Climate and Security, September 2022
• Converging Risks in South Asia: Is a Disruptive Transition on the Horizon?, July 2020
• Sea Level Rise, Deterritorialized States and Migration: The Need for a New Framework, November 2017
• India, Climate Change and Security in South Asia, May 2017
• Climate Security Risks in the Asia Pacific: An Opportunity for U.S. Engagement, Feb 2017

• Climate Change and Vietnamese Fisheries: Opportunities for Conflict Prevention, June 2015

• The Climate-Water-Energy Security Nexus in Central Asia, March 2013

• A Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: The Missing Piece of the New U.S. Security Strategy, Feb 2012

• Thailand Forecast: Floods, Droughts and Political Instability, Nov 2011

Middle East

• Climate, Water and Militias: A Field Study From Southern Iraq, Jan 2023
• A Storm Without Rain: Yemen, Water, Climate Change, and Conflict, Aug 2016
• Syria: Climate Change, Drought and Social Unrest, Feb 2012

• Eye on Iran: Lake Urmia, Water, Climate and Security in a Volatile Region, Feb 2012

• Egypt’s Political Transition and the Rising Sea: An Opportunity for Reform, Jan 2012

U.S. National Security

• Climate Change as a “Threat Multiplier”: History, Uses and Future of the Concept, January 2023
• Climate Change a “Top Tier Threat” in the 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy, November 2022
• Climate Change and the National Defense Authorization Act, June 2022
• Taking Stock: Integrating Climate Change into U.S. National Security Practices in 2022, January 2022
• Climate Change in the U.S. National Security Strategy: History and Recommendations, June 2021
• Climate Change and the National Defense Authorization Act (FY18-FY20), June 2020
• Climate Change Implications for U.S. Military Aircraft, August 2019
• The U.S. Department of Defense’s Forthcoming Climate Change Vulnerability Report: What to Expect and How Congress Should Use It, November 2018
• A Responsibility to Prepare: Governing in an Age of Unprecedented Risk and Unprecedented Foresight, August 2017
• A Responsibility to Prepare: Why the U.S. National Security Community Takes Climate Risks Seriously, April 2017
• Responsibility to Prepare: A Whole of Government Approach to Climate and Security in Three Steps, March 2017
• Security and Climate Change: Issues and Perspectives for the Pacific Coast, Feb 2017

• The U.S. Department of Defense Rationale for Innovative Energy Investments, Dec 2016

• [Update] Climate and Security 101: Why the U.S. National Security Community Takes Climate Risks Seriously, Dec 2016

• Hampton Roads, Virginia and the Military’s Battle Against Sea Level Rise, Oct 2015

• [Update] Climate and Security 101: Why the U.S. National Security Establishment Takes Climate Change Seriously Feb 2014

• The U.S. Military, 3D Printing, and a Climate Secure Future, Jan 2014

• The 3D Printing Revolution, Climate Change and National Security: An Opportunity for U.S. Leadership, Dec 2012

• Climate and Security 101: Why the U.S. National Security Establishment Takes Climate Change Seriously, April 2012

• A Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: The Missing Piece of the New U.S. Security Strategy, Feb 2012

• The Inadequate U.S. Response to a Major Security Threat: Climate Change, July 2011

General Security

• Climate and Security: An Agenda for Future Research, June 2022
• Climate Change and Terrorism: Three Risk Pathways to Consider, January 2022
• A Security Analysis of the New IPCC Report: Prevent 2°C, Prepare for 1.5°, and Do So Responsibly, October 2018
• Sea Level Rise, Deterritorialized States and Migration: The Need for a New Framework, November 2017
• A Responsibility to Prepare: Governing in an Age of Unprecedented Risk and Unprecedented Foresight, August 2017
• The Alliance in a Changing Climate: Bolstering the NATO Mission Through Climate Preparedness, May 2017
• Coastal Megacities vs the Sea: Climate and Security in Urban Spaces, Feb 2017
• Putting Environmental Stress (Back) on the Mass Atrocities Agenda, October 2016

• The Climate-Nuclear-Security Nexus: A Collision Course or a Road to New Opportunities?, May 2016
  

• Climate Security 101, Feb 2015

• Climate Change as Threat Multiplier: Understanding the Broader Nature of the Risk, Feb 2015

• Migration as a climate adaptation strategy in developed nations, Nov 2014

• Message to Davos: Climate Change Risk Assessments Need to Go Big, Jan 2014

• Climate Change, Conflict and Certainty: New Research in Context, Aug 2013

• When National Disasters Go Global: Drought in the U.S., Food and Global Insecurity, July 2012

• Climate-Security a Reality, Not a Narrative, Feb 2012

• If Climate Change is a Security Threat Who’s Qualified to Fight It? Hint: Everyone, Oct 2011

Technology and Tools

• Why and how to use foresight tools to manage climate security risks, April 2017

• The U.S. Military, 3D Printing, and a Climate Secure Future, Jan 2014

• The 3D Printing Revolution, Climate Change and National Security: An Opportunity for U.S. Leadership, Dec 2012

• Unintended Consequences: Thomas Midgley and the Geo-engineering Treadmill, Oct. 2011

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Conference Documents and Public Comments

Testimony, The Hon. John Conger, Director, The Center for Climate and Security, “Opening Statement for the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis,” with the “Climate Security Plan for America” submitted into the record, February 13, 2020

Testimony, Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, USN (Ret), Advisory Board, The Center for Climate and Security, “Understanding and Combating the Security Risks of Climate Change,” Opening Statement for the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, February 13, 2020

February 13, 2020

Testimony, Rear Admiral David Titley, USN (Ret), “The Costs of Climate Change: From Coasts to Heartland, Health to Security,” House Committee on the Budget, July 24, 2019

Testimony, Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, USN (Ret), “The Costs of Climate Change: From Coasts to Heartland, Health to Security,” House Committee on the Budget, July 24, 2019

Testimony, Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret), “How Climate Change Threatens U.S. National Security,” House Foreign Affairs Committee, April 2, 2019

Testimony, Hon. Sherri Goodman, “How Climate Change Threatens U.S. National Security,” House Foreign Affairs Committee, April 2, 2019

Testimony, RADM David Titley, USN (Ret), “Ensuring Resiliency of Military Installations and Operations,” House Armed Services Committee, March 13, 2019

Keynote Address by Oliver-Leighton Barret, “Regional Consultation on Climate and Security in the Caribbean,” Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2018

Werrell, C., “A Responsibility to Prepare,” Statement to the UN Security Council, Arria Formula Dialogue, December 15, 2017

Fetzek and Thomas, “Inquiry into the implications of climate change for
Australia’s National Security,” Submission to the Australian Senate, The Center for Climate and Security, August 2016

Femia and Werrell in Chin & Kingham (Editors), “Planetary Security: Peace and Cooperation in Times of Climate Change  and Global Environmental Challenges,” Conference Report, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, Nov. 2-3, 2015

Femia, Francesco in “The Debate Forum: Dangerous Intersection: Climate Change and National Security,” The Environmental Law Institute, www.eli.org, January/February 2016

Femia and Werrell, “Analysis of Syria: Lessons Learned,” Background Paper, Working Group I, Planetary Security Conference, the Hague, Nov. 4, 2015

Femia and Werrell, “UPDATE: A Catch 22 or an Opportunity? Climate change and instability in the Middle East and North Africa – the cases of Syria and Egypt,” slides prepared for the Arizona Bar Association, June 15, 2016

Femia and Werrell, “UPDATE: A Catch 22 or an Opportunity? Climate change and instability in the Middle East and North Africa – the cases of Syria and Egypt,” slides prepared for the Arizona State University’s Global Climate Security Webinar Series, Oct. 26, 2015

Femia and Werrell, “Climate Security 101,” slides prepared for Climate Security 101 Launch, July 2015

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Book Chapters, Magazine Articles and Multi-Author Reports

Colin Kelley, Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell, “Chapitre 8. Sécurité climatique et hydrique en Méditerranée orientale” in La Guerre Chaude, Presses de Sciences Po, March 14, 2022

Marcus D. King, Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia, “The responsibility to prepare and prevent: Closing the climate security governance gaps,” in Anthropocene (In)securities: Reflections on Collective Survival
50 Years After the Stockholm Conference, SIPRI, 2021

Erin Sikorsky and Sherri Goodman, “A Climate Security Plan for NATO: Collective Defence for the 21st Century,” Policy Exchange, April 13, 2021

Sarang Shidore, “De-Risking the India Relationship: An Action Agenda for the United States: Quincy Brief No. 10,” Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, March 10, 2021

Peter Schwartzstein, “Bringing the Natural World into America’s Middle East Policy: Averting a Crisis Foretold,” The Century Foundation, December 14, 2020

Joan Vandervort, “Sea level rise and beyond: Is the US military prepared for climate change?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Volume 76, 2020 – Issue 3, May 2020

“Significant Security Threats from Climate Change on the Horizon,” Defense Dossier, Issue 23, December 2018

“Climate Change and the U.S. Military,” Defense Dossier, Issue 23, December 2018

Caitlin Werrell, “Chapter 28: Reducing Risks Through Adaptation Actions,” Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol II, U.S. Global Change Research Program, November 23, 2018

Parthemore, Femia and Werrell, “The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks,” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, October 22, 2018

U.S. Department of Defense and Climate Change, in “Governance for a Changing Climate,” Sustainable Solutions Lab, University of Massachusetts Boston, pg 41 (sidebar), September 2018

“We must prepare and react to climate and security risks through space technologies,” in
“Climate Change: a global security and humanitarian challenge,” The European Security and Defense Union, Issue 30, pp 26-29, February 2018

“The Time for “What’s Next?” is Now: Preparing for a Climate Changed Future Within our Military and Coastal Communities,” Small Wars Journal, July 2018

Werrell and Femia, “Foreword,” Climate Change and the UN Security Council, Edited by Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku, 2018

Femia and Werrell, “Chapter 6: Climate Hazards, Food Security and the Arab Uprisings,” Lost in Translation: New Paradigms for the Arab Spring,” Edited by Uzi Rabi and Abdelilah Bouasria, Sussex Academic Press, May/ June 2017

Femia and Werrell, “Chapter 3: The climate and security imperative,” Handbook of Transitions in Energy and Climate Security, Edited by Robert E. Looney, Routledge, November 2016

Femia and Werrell, “Chapter 1: An unstable, stable nation? Climate, water, migration and security in Syria from 2006-2011,” in Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies and Environments, Edited by T. Sternberg, Routledge, 2017

Femia, Werrell, others, “Chapter 21: Climate change risks to national and international security,” in Climate Change: A Risk Assessment, commissioned by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, July 13, 2015

Werrell and Femia, “Combatting climate change in the Asia–Pacific: lessons from the Marshall Plan.”
The Strategist, May 26, 2016

Femia and Werrell, “La geopolitica degli Stati Uniti”
Formiche, pp80, Nov 2015

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