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Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.
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@PoliticoPak features an exclusive interview with the inimitable Dr.@AdilNajam on the all-important linkage between climate and security in contemporary times. http://pakistanpolitico.com/interview-with-dr-adil-najam-dean-of-the-pardee-school-of-global-affairs-at-boston-university/ …
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- I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Myanmar Rohingya refugees brace for monsoon deluge in Bangladesh camps –http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43991930 via @MajGenMunir
- “With the advent of climate change, we expect increased inequalities, more competition over less available resources. Any new security arrangements in the region should involve human security because water and food insecurity is a threat multiplier.” –
@Ranahajjmitri via @ShrqForum
- WASH team site assessment today to find best locations for installing water pumps and wells before people displaced from Myanmar relocate to Camp 123 ahead of monsoon season in Bangladesh. #Rakhine via @lynettenyman
- Floods are a constant threat in Malawi. With EU funding the NGO
@COOPI are using#drones to know when and where floods are coming, helping local communities prepare and evacuate before they hit.#DRR via @eu_echo
- The Coast Guard highlights its role on the frontlines of climate-change-induced national security threats https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/04/the-head-of-the-u-s-coast-guard-isnt-afraid-to-talk-about-climate-change/ via @hurricandederek
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@Comey on if the FBI sees climate change as a national security threat: “There’s a counter-intelligence threat there, there’s a national security threat there — so in a lot of different ways, it affects the FBI’s work.” https://cbsn.ws/2HMxNLM via @CBSNews
- URGENT MAPPING NEED for
#Somalia devastating flooding. Projects for experienced mappers and projects for newer mappers. Please visit if you have some time today. Small task squares go fast. http://tasks.hotosm.org via @hotosm
- Discover how
@SERVIRGlobal creates bridges through a network of international research partnerships to advance the use of#satellite data observations to generate innovative solutions to local, national & regional environmental & climate challenges: http://bit.ly/2jp2HeE via @climatelinks
#EarlyWarningEarlyAction report | Sahel region high risk: Difficult pastoral lean season due to drought impacting food security outcomes More info on recommended early actions http://bit.ly/2r79Gwr via @FAOemergencies
- “When the White House tells [the Defense Department] today, ‘You don’t have to worry about climate change,’ the DoD perspective is, ‘We still have to pay attention, because I need to complete my mission,’” says John Conger, director of the Center for Climate and Security. https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/04/the-head-of-the-u-s-coast-guard-isnt-afraid-to-talk-about-climate-change/ via CntrClimSec
- The Arctic can be the next innovation frontier for the US. However, the US will be competing with China’s plans to create a Polar Silk Road. See this article by
@LyssaFreese and @GoodmanSherri in @ForeignPolicy: http://ow.ly/HE5t30jQf5Q @TheWilsonCenter #BeltandRoad via @HFXforum
- Floods in Kenya have killed more than 100 people and displaced over 200,000 since April http://aje.io/qtux8 via @AJEnglish
- On MON, 2-3pm at the Stockholm Forum on
#Peace &#Development https://goo.gl/J6vqPZ ,@adelphi_berlin supported by@plansecu@sipri will be presenting the G7-UNDP#Climate#Fragility Risk Assessment of#LakeChad#Haguedeclaration#climatesecurity#2018_Stockholm_Forum. Join us! via @Amierasawas
- Missed this story on the Marshall Islands & how sea-level rise is coming for our pricey military sites. Kwajalein Atoll is where unarmed ICBMs land during testing; also where we have frontline radar, plus a “space fence” project that’ll cost billions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/25/climate-change-could-make-thousands-of-tropical-islands-uninhabitable-in-coming-decades-new-study-says/?utm_term=.00bc4395abbd via @MrDanZak
- International conference on climate change and fragility in Asia and Pacific region http://www.mofa.go.jp/ic/ch/page25e_000192.html …
@CCMofa_Japan
- On May 24th in #Charlotte, #NorthCarolina ASP CEO @SCheney71 will discuss how the #US military is preparing to deal with #climate disruption. See details here: https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/first-to-respond-the-military-in-the-age-of-climate-change/ via @amsecproject
- Here’s a less catchy and better headline “We need to better understand how climate change factors into conflict dynamics in Africa” https://qz.com/1268390 via @qzafrica https://qz.com/1268390/climate-change-in-africa-is-not-responsible-for-war-conflicts/
- Almost 15 years of study and the climate change-conflict interaction is still contested.
@busbyj2 from@CntrClimSec analyses its development through 5 causal pathways: agricultural & food prices, economic growth, migration, disasters, & institutions MORE: http://bit.ly/StateOfField via @ClimateDiplo
- U.S. and Dutch National Security and Business Leaders Talk Climate Risks https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/05/03/washington-dc-hague-roundtable-furthers-climate-security-dialogue/ …
@ihedelft@NLatUN@NLintheUSA@PlanSecu@shiloh_fetzek@JanRPeelen@neelamelwani@MarcusKingGW
- A city in Pakistan may have just endured the hottest April temperature ever observed on Earth https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/05/01/a-city-in-pakistan-may-have-just-endured-the-hottest-april-temperature-ever-observed-on-earth/?utm_term=.db76227721b0
#3Dprinting for the#SDGs? From@UNDPEgypt &@UNDP_Uzbekistan#inno4dev bootcamps to 3D printing#coralreefs, see how@UN orgs &#socents are innovating for#2030Now.#NextGenUNDP via@plus_socialgood https://medium.com/@plus_socialgood/how-3d-printing-could-revolutionize-the-future-of-development-54a270d6186d
- #KenyaFloods have so far forced nearly 260,000 people to flee their homes. @KenyaRedCross is focusing their efforts on supporting communities still recovering from 2017 drought. via @Federation
- “The impact of #climatechange and #security related issues amplify resource competition and increase the risk of instability and violent #conflict.” Read our event summary from ‘Building Climate Resilience’: https://frnds.eu/2reHxUY #FoEDebate #IPCC @FriendsofEurope
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@MSCSealift#JLOTS is supporting the humanitarian exercise Beyond the Horizon, led by@ArmySouth. JLOTS is a capability to move cargo from ship to shore, without fixed-port facilities. It supported Haiti after 2010 earthquake devastated ports there.@US_TRANSCOM#USNSBrittin via @southcomwatch
- How can you maximise Early Warning System effectiveness? See the Revised Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems Checklist, recently endorsed by the #Caribbean #disaster agency @CDEMAcu HERE https://bit.ly/2HYiP4P @RHughJackson @WMO via @UNDPClimate
- Climate change risks transmitted across space and time. Risks in food security amplified through trade, market responses, contagion. Systemic risks everywhere. Our latest in
@royalsociety Phil Trans.@ExeterGeography@AndyChallinor@timgbenton@GRI_LSE http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/376/2121/20170301 … via @NeilAdger
- ASP hosted a program of events in
#Carlisle, PA with Dr. David Titley, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret).@dwtitley spoke at both the US Army War College &@DickinsonCol on “Preparing for the Future: Climate Change and National Security.” Read the recap here: https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-recap-preparing-for-the-future-climate-change-and-national-security/ via @amsecproject
- Meeting Dutch
#Water Envoy@HenkOvink in front of picture#Waterlicht at UN by Daan Roosegaarde. Discussed water, climate change and security issues.@SRoosegaarde via @KvanOosterom
- How can you reduce disaster risk in conflict-torn countries? Sign up for this
@ODIdev debate on June 7 http://bit.ly/2Kn9fXz@katiepetersodi@SaraPantuliano@UNISDR_Africa@UoLondon@GFDRR via @bebraced
- AID ZONE | Italian NGO COOPI is preparing Malawi residents to anticipate, react and recover in case of floods. More than one million people were affected by the country’s worst floods on record in 2015. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2Ketq9T (with @eu_echo) via @euronews
- “Climate Risks and Resilience – Highlighting Initiatives to Face Common Challenges” was the theme of a special meeting of The Hague Roundtable on Climate & Security at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington D.C. http://ow.ly/wb6f30jKAwV via @ihedelft
- ICYMI: Senator
@brianschatz , Senator@JerryMoran,@SenJackReed introduced bipartisan legislation last week to protect military bases from future flood risks. Good example of “ounce of prevention” philosophy at work: https://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/schatz-moran-reed-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect-military-bases-from-recurring-floods …. via @wmrogers
- PAGC Wildfire Task Force releases recommendations http://www.panow.com/article/757698/pagc-wildfire-task-force-releases-interim-report
- How to combat climate change as a security threat in
#Africa – takeaways from our Human Security Roundtable at@TanaForum in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on April 20#HumanSecurity: https://www.securityconference.de/en/news/article/climate-change-exacerbates-threats-to-africas-security-msc-roundtable-on-human-security-in-bahir/ via @MunSecConf
#HurricaneHunters to visit Gulf Coast on preparedness tour; Public & reporters invited to tour aircraft. INFO: http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-air-force-reserve-hurricane-hunters-to-visit-gulf-coast-on-preparedness-tour … via @NOAAComms
- Glad to meet H.E Dr. Mohamed Asim, Minister of Foreign affairs of the Republic of Maldives: productive discussions on the bilateral ties btwn #Burundi & #Maldives, #SDGs Climate change, Sustainable tourism #UN Security Council issues & more @MDVForeign @MVPMNY via @ASingiro
- Ethiopia Flash
#floods following heavy rains have left 165,000 people in urgent need of water, health, food and shelter in#Somali region since mid-April.#Afar and#Oromia regions are also affected. More info: https://www.acaps.org/country/ethiopia/crisis-analysis#d-4303-IDPs … Map by@UNOCHA via @ACAPSproject