Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The camp is one of three, which house up to 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing inter-communal violence in Burma. Photo by Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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.
- “There are mission reasons to do these kinds of things.” | Pentagon steps up climate change preparations https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/3/pentagon-climate-change-plans-avoid-trump-politics/ … via @washtimes @CntrClimSec
- Senate report on climate change and national security offers opportunities for Defence | Anthony Bergin | https://bit.ly/2JfAe6e via @ASPI_org
- Climate change is key security risk,
@florence_parly says: ‘Ever more frequent extreme weather events will create new vulnerabilities.’#SLD18 via @IISS_org
- French Armed Forces Minister, Florence Parly, speaks at
@IISS_org#SLD18 final session. She highlighted France’s interest in the region’s maritime security, including the#SouthChinaSea , on terrorism, Korean Peninsula crisis, & climate change. via @JanetDEGibson
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@RonMarkNZF remarks to#SLD18 suggest we are going to see climate change feature more prominently in NZ Strategic Defence Policy Statement to be launched later this month. via @davidcapie
- Today is the first day of Hurricane Season! Tune into
@WLOX tonight at 6:30 and again tomorrow at 5 p.m. to see how#NavalOceanography@NASAStennis is always prepared for the storm.#NAVYatSTENNIS#ItStartsWithUs via @NavyOceans
- We approved a fire management grant for the
#UteParkFire in Colfax County, NM. Stay informed and follow@NMStateForestry@NWSAlbuquerque@NWSPueblo via @fema
- Video from
@IOM_MECC Pacific Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change http://bit.ly/2LNoMAE via @CliMig
- The 2018
#HurricaneSeason starts today, but we’ve been prepping all year. See how & where@USAID has been helping the#Caribbean get ready: https://goo.gl/Zivd5S via @theOFDA
- Afghan disaster looms: Already plagued by escalating violence, drought in two-thirds of Afghanistan now threatens to batter civilians further https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/world/asia/afghanistan-drought-war.html via @NRC_Egeland
- Today we’re covering the issues of climate security with
@ezhakala Research Fellow@FIIA_fi and migration as a human security perspective with Victoria Rietig, Senior Migrant Fellow@AICGS ,@JohnsHopkins Great discussions and active participants! via @FokochForsvar
- Strauss Center Launches Complex Emergencies Dashboard http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/06/01/strauss-center-launches-complex-emergencies-dashboard/ … via @CntrClimSec
- NEW Blog by
@Beth_Ferris – Planned#Relocations : Learning from#LatinAmerican Experiences http://bit.ly/2Jhc1jb#climatechange via @GlobalKNOMAD
- Even the mere prospect of water shortages can lead to conflicts https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/06/02/climate-change-is-making-the-arab-world-more-miserable?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/climatechangeismakingthearabworldmoremiserabletoohottohandle via @TheEconomist
- “There are 3 primary explanations that are used to justify inaction on climate… All of these excuses can be dismissed once we recognize the security threat of climate change.” https://news.utexas.edu/2018/05/01/the-conservative-case-for-combating-climate-change via @HOUmanitarian
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@LosAlamosNatLab‘s Cathy Wilson says the lab she works with considers the effects of climate change as a serious and emerging threat to national security.#AKNatLabDay via @uafairbanks
- Dashboard of our Asia climate security vulnerability mapping work, conflict trends, & more. http://strauss.tacc.utexas.edu/#/d via @busbyj2
- Now it is time to propose interactive workshops on how to successfully reduce security risks linked to climate change and other environmental stresses. Deadline is 8 July.
@Planetary_Sec@SIPRIorg@adelphi_berlin@Clingendaelorg@CntrClimSec@hcssnl via @MalinMobjork
#DYK: USAID has partnered with the#USmilitary since our creation in 1961? Our collaboration remains just as important today: http://goo.gl/SiQiPP#MilitaryAppreciationMonth via @USAID
- Strong likelihoods of drier-than-average climate the next few months in some areas around the world. Details in our May
#IRIforecast summary: http://bit.ly/IRImay18 via @climatesociety
- Call for abstracts! Water Security and Climate Change 2018
#WSCC2018#FoodSecurity#FSC#DAAD#EXCEED#Water https://goo.gl/NJKUYm via @FSCHohenheim
- New paper by
@PlanSecu and@hcssnl on how to make cities in conflict areas more resilient: the#Climate Resilience and#Security Monitor for policies in practice, identifying challenges and opportunities in Bamako, Maiduguri & Baghdad https://bit.ly/2H3XUsu via @Clingendaelorg
- Interested in the latest cutting edge climate & security tools?
@PhaseZeroNA’s “PZP Toolkit” highlights the work of 40 data viz & decision support tools that examine the root causes of insecurity as well as the impacts of global climate change https://bit.ly/2LI5zjQ Tweet 1/2 via @PhaseZeroNA
- Hurricane Maria killed 4,500 in Puerto Rico, 70 times official toll: study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1803972?query=featured_home& via @AndrewBeatty
- “Not only our national security, but our homeland, is at greater risk until we take the climate threat seriously.” With Hurricane season starting June 1st,
@goodmansherri offers advice for emergency planners to prepare for extreme weather events. https://buff.ly/2s1pr8j via @TheWilsonCenter
- The
#UNSecurityCouncil as a Climate Governance Institution | Profs Shirley Scott, Charlotte Ku “Australia and US are taking climate security seriously. Global climate change governance has been never-ending hope in the face of continuous disappointment” https://goo.gl/XUDbZi
- Exciting news! You can finally watch our award-winning documentary “Tidewater” on
#Vimeo On Demand https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tidewater?ref=tw-share …#AmericanResilience via @AmerResProj
- Today, we present new research and examine the effects of
#climatechange on#security and#migration. Follow the seminar live at 13.30 CET! https://bit.ly/2IVBdvy#Implement2030 via @UNDP_Sweden
#Mekunu heads for landfall with dangerous winds and bringing well over a years worth of rain. Scenes from#Oman city of Salalah via@shaqsi_zaher88 and@CLIMATEwBORDERS via @WMO
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@JanKellett presents@UNDP report on ’Climate change, migration and displacement’. Follow#Implement2030 for discussion and download report here: https://bit.ly/2GO0brM via @UNDP_Sweden
- One of the strongest cyclones ever to hit Oman — equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane. Landfall in a few hours.
#MekunuCyclone via @EricHolthaus
- JOIN US –
@EUCERS Energy talk – Africa: Climate Change, Security and Violent Conflict panel discussion to take place 13 June 2018. Panel:@UNICEF‘s@hats_edwards,@KingsCollegeLon‘s@bcbromwich, ESIRGroup’s@realDrMoses & Frank Umbach SIGN UP here https://mailchi.mp/3d2899baa304/save-the-date-final-eucersecfkas-energy-talk-2853617 via @SimonChinYee
#Hurricane advice meeting coming up in#Bermuda hosted by the@irmglobal regional group, more here: http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20180524/hurricane-advice-meeting-next-week … speakers from Bermuda#weather and the Ministry of National Security#climate#risk#RiskManagement via @VRobinsonPR
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@CharlotteTalks at 9: Climate Change and U.S. National Security https://buff.ly/2IG6jb7 via @WFAE
- The changing role of international organisations such as the
#UNSC and the recognition that#climatechange represents a growing security threat is vital in moving forward with an approach of#ResponsibilittoPrepare Climate change impacts rep growing threat via @sturrin1
#Yemen declared a state of emergency on#Socotra on Thursday after a#tropicalstorm flooded several villages and capsized boats on the island and left at least 17 people missing, government officials said. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-cyclone/tropical-storm-hits-yemens-socotra-state-of-emergency-declared-idUSKCN1IP14Y via @abdellatif_adel
- Pacific Flying Labs Deploys with Fiji Red Cross After Major Cyclone http://bit.ly/2GK6nkx This marks the first time a local drone pilot from the region deployed with a National Red Cross Society in the South Pacific
#DronesForGood#PacificFlyingLabs via @PatrickMeier
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@FLGuard is moving resources to areas of the state that could face flooding from a tropical disturbance https://www.news965.com/news/local/state-prepares-for-possible-gulf-coast-flooding-from-tropical-weather/0OjY03MvRrriOioMFhDLhK/ via @USNationalGuard
- “With the monsoon coming, we’re looking at possible multiple disasters” –
@CaroGluck warns of the impact of monsoon season on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/15/the-rohingya-have-fled-one-crisis-for-another/ via @UNHCRUSA
- On 22 June 2018, the EU will host a high-level event ‘Climate, Peace & Security: The Time for Action’. The event will assess
#climatechange threats, progress on#climatesecurity policy & options to further action on climate, security & peace http://bit.ly/ClimSecEU@PlanSecu via @ClimateDiplo
- The revised National
#Flood Alert informs of a shift of the heavy rainfall from south eastern#Ethiopia (mainly Somali region) to the central, western and parts of northern Ethiopia. Flood incidents continue to be reported via OCHA_Ethiopia
- Great day seeing firsthand how our
#PacificPartnership 2018 team has been strengthening relationships with Thailand; from health care, to disaster relief, to sport. We have really appreciated the fantastic Thai reception and friendships we have enjoyed in Sattahip. via @CaptPeterOlive
- Thank you John Conger from
@CntrClimSec for talking about the environment and climate change, and why the two factors are important considerations in the national security sector.#TWCProud via @TWCInterships
- Thank you to all the impressive participants at today’s Pacific Climate Change & Security Wananga, including our MFAT, MoD & NZDF partners who supported & contributed to this event. It reflected the critical role inclusive Track 1.5 dialogue has in informing the Pacific reset. via @AnnaPowles
- I met Belgian prime minister
@CharlesMichel earlier where we discussed issues of peace and security, climate change and our shared values of multilateralism in an increasingly fearful world. via @AUC_MoussaFaki
- On Monday, the city of Karachi in Pakistan topped out at 111.2 degrees Fahrenheit. At least 65 people have died in recent days from the suffocating heat wave. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/world/karachi-heat-dead.html … via @HeidiCullen
- The foreign affairs, defence and trade committee inquiry into the implications of climate change has handed down its final report, with several recommendations given to the Department of Defence and national security agencies https://t.co/1UZNWNCMqe via @DefenceConnect