Bloomberg TV: Climate Change as a Geopolitical Risk
Sherri Goodman, Senior Advisor for International Security at The Center for Climate & Security, explains how climate change has become a geopolitical risk. She speaks with Bloomberg’s Alix Steel on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas” on September 26, 2018.
Watch the interview here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-09-26/viewing-climate-change-as-a-geopolitical-risk-video
Release: CCS Applauds Choice of Rear Admiral Phillips as Virginia’s Coastal Resilience Lead
Washington, DC – The Center for Climate and Security applauds the choice of Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, United States Navy (retired) to lead Virginia’s climate resilience efforts. Admiral Phillips will serve in a cabinet-level position as Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection. Admiral Phillips is a distinguished member of the Center for Climate and Security’s Advisory Board, and has been a leading voice on the risks climate change poses to both military and civilian communities, particularly along the southeastern coast. Before joining the Center, she served for 31 years in the U.S. Navy, including as Commander of Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT and Expeditionary Strike Group TWO, as Senior Fellow on the Chief of Naval Operation’s Strategic Studies Group XXVIII, as Deputy Director and Director of the Surface Warfare Division, and as Co-Chair of the Surface Force Working Group in the Navy’s Climate Change Task Force and Energy Task Force.
In response to the announcement, senior national security and defense leaders from the Center for Climate and Security applauded the appointment. See their statements below. (more…)
Release: North Carolina Leaders, Military and Security Experts Discuss Climate Threats in Wake of Hurricane Florence
Event: “Sea Level Rise & Security in the Southeast: Implications for the Military and Civilian Communities”
Date and time: September 24, 2018, from 2:00pm-4:45pm (Livestream available here during opening remarks, and then again after the film screening, at approximately 3:00pm)
Location: The James B. Hunt Jr Library, NC State University Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC
Hosts: The Center for Climate and Security in partnership with The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Sea Grant, and the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership
Agenda and speakers: here
North Carolina fact sheet: here
Raleigh, NC – As the citizens of North Carolina come to terms with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and the devastating impacts of storm-related flooding, The Center for Climate and Security, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Sea Grant, and the Albermarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership have come together to discuss how the effects of sea level rise, storm surge, and extreme weather events can combine to greatly effect the state’s coastal communities, the military operations carried out at installations located in the eastern part of the state, and how planning for resilience can be integrated into the long-term outlook and policy for the region. (more…)
Climate Threats are Shaping Regional Security Cooperation in the Pacific
Pacific leaders pose for a photo at the 2018 Pacific Islands Forum
A new Pacific regional security declaration includes measures to orient regional cooperation around building resilience to disasters and climate impacts.
The Boe Declaration was signed on September 5th at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru by Australia, New Zealand and a range of Pacific Island countries. It defines climate change as the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being of Pacific people. (more…)