Climate Security Resource Hub: A Climate Change and National Security Resource Database
In case you missed it, the Center for Climate and Security has a newly designed Climate Security Resource Hub. The Resource Hub is a compilation of notable documents and reports looking at the security risks of climate change. The Center for Climate and Security welcomes submissions from interested individuals, (more…)
On the Record: Climate Change as a National Security Risk According to U.S. Administration Officials
Under both Republican and Democratic Administrations, leaders in the U.S. foreign policy and national security establishment have recognized the security risks of climate change, and have become increasingly active in arguing for a response commensurate to the threat. Below is a sampling of statements, and actions, regarding the security risks of climate change, by some of our current and past foreign policy and national security leaders. This is by no means a complete list, but it is a good reminder that climate change is far more than an environmental concern. See Jill Fitzsimmons’ post from 2012 for more. (more…)
EU Commissioner: The Dutch Experience and Disaster Risk Management
Kristalina Georgieva, the EU Commissioner for international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response, gave a speech on Feb. 10 in Rotterdam on disaster risk management. The full speech is worth a read. In her remarks, Georgieva relates how the Dutch experience managing disasters can provide an important foundation for understanding and responding to the increasing trend in disasters. (more…)
Forced Migration Review: Responding to Humanitarian Crises and Developing Global Standards
The February 2014 issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR), a product of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford, is packed full of interesting articles exploring the nuances of migration, and “trapped” populations in context of humanitarian crises. Work done with the Crisis Migration Project in Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) was also the basis for several of the articles in this issue. Many of the articles look specifically at environmental disasters, droughts and food security questions, as well as mobility and resiliency. A few articles in the FMR pay especial attention to climate change-related risks. (more…)