Climate and Security Resources: National Academy of Sciences

This page includes a list of resources on the nexus of climate change and security by the National Academy of Sciences.

National Academy of Sciences

Climate Security

• 2023: Climate Security in South Asia

• 2019: Climate Change and Ecosystems

Climate Change Mitigation

• 2022: A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration

• 2021: Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance

Climate Adaptation 

• 2021: Motivating Local Climate Adaptation and Strengthening Resilience

Climate Justice

• 2022: Engaging Socially Vulnerable Communities and Communicating About Climate Change–Related Risks and Hazards

• 2022: Equitable and Resilient Infrastructure Investments

Disaster Resilience

• 2022: Resilience for Compounding and Cascading Events

• 2020: Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply Chain Resilience: Observations from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

• 2019: Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change—Guidebook

Department of Defense Installations and Operations

• 2021: Energizing Data-Driven Operations at the Tactical Edge

• 2021: Powering the U.S. Army of the Future

International Environmental Diplomacy, Dialogue, and Cooperation

• 2022: China-U.S. Scientific Engagement: Strengthening Collaborations for Sustainability and Biodiversity: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
• 2021: Advancing United States-Mexico Binational Sustainability Partnerships

Ecosystem Services, Natural Capital/Infrastructure, Nature-Based Solutions

• 2023: Integrating Public and Ecosystem Health Systems to Foster Resilience: A Workshop to Identify Research to Bridge the Knowledge-to-Action Gap

• 2022: Benefits, Applications, and Opportunities of Natural Infrastructure

Restoring Ecosystems

• 2019: Forest Health and Biotechnology

• 2019: A Decision Framework for Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs

Sustainable Development

• 2022: Operationalizing Sustainable Development to Benefit People and the Planet

• 2020: Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States

• 2019: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century

Agriculture and Food Security

• 2023: An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their Supply

• 2021: The Challenge of Feeding the World Sustainably

• 2020: Innovations in the Food System

Foresight 

• 2022: Anticipating Rare Events of Major Significance

Conflict

• 2022: Global Food Security and Sustainability Implications of the Ukraine Conflict

Biosecurity 

• 2020: Understanding and Responding to Global Health Security Risks from Microbial Threats in the Arctic

Pollution

Plastics

• 2022: Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste

Oil

• 2022: Oil in the Sea IV: Inputs, Fates, and Effects

Department of Defense 

• 2021: Effectiveness and Efficiency of Defense Environmental Cleanup Activities of DOE’s Office of Environmental Management

Other Contaminants

• 2021: Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research Workshop
• 2021: The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes