Germany UN Security Council Climate Security Expert Group 2018, Photo By Germany UN
Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past several weeks. If we’ve missed any, let us know.
- Nov 4 -Watching – The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode One with John Conger https://t.co/zuWoTPq7nc via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 4 – How climate change can affect national security
#HTAnalysis by Bikram Singh https://t.co/pUxvKRwldH via @htTweets
- Nov 4 – Women are on the frontlines of
#climatechange & have fundamental role to play in conflict prevention. Join@UNEnvironment & partners@GenevaPeaceWeek 9 Nov to learn abt gender-climate-security risks & inclusive approaches to preventing & resolving conflict http://bit.ly/2OmkbW
- Nov 4 -“As communities compete for scarce resources, communities clash with each other and the result is conflict.”
@hindououmar explains the stark impact that#ClimateChange has had on people in Chad and neighboring countries. “#Climate has become a security issue” via @iiea
- Nov 4 -When asked what needs to be addressed in the 2020 vision of the UN, Dmitry Titov, former Asst. Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in UN Peacekeeping, says: climate change. Panel on the topic on Thursday at 10.45am: https://quno.org/peace-week-2018 via @annikaep
- Nov 4 -U.S. Army, 46th “Steel Spike” Engineer Battalion, Fort Polk, La., deployed to Tyndall AFB as part of Task Force Hammer, a combined task force of active duty engineers and
@USACEMobile to aid fellow service members in the recovery following Hurricane#Michael. via @USACEHQ
- Nov 3 – Towards Climate Resilient Peacebuilding: Understanding the Complexities https://t.co/CH2btysoyh via @EnvPeacebuild
- Nov 4 -U.S. Army, 46th “Steel Spike” Engineer Battalion, Fort Polk, La., deployed to help aid fellow service members in the recovery of Tyndall AFB following Hurricane
#Michael. ‘Task Force Hammer’ is a combined task force of active duty engineers and@USACEMobile via @USACEHQ
- Nov 4 -A New European Satellite Launching This Week Is Important For Weather Forecasts via
@forbes https://t.co/0JczXUfNC8
- Nov 2 -Before Hurricane Michael, Tyndall had the largest concentration of F-22s anywhere in the world. The eye of the storm traveled directly over the base’s two runways and several hangars where the aircraft were stored. https://t.co/fzlHNRmlPM via @starsandstripes
- Nov 2 -Eastern Shipbuilding Resumes Coast Guard Cutter Work As Hurricane Michael Recovery Continues – USNI News https://news.usni.org/2018/11/02/eastern-shipbuilding-resumes-coast-guard-cutter-work-hurricane-michael-recovery-continues … via @ASNINews
- Nov 2-NEWS TODAY: The Air Force is distributing people and jets from an F-22 squadron based at hurricane-damaged Tyndall Air Force Base in three other states, and isn’t sure if the squadron will return. Other units are already beginning to return, though https://t.co/S0qAGl8mr5 via @DanLamothe
- Nov 2 -As Tyndall slowly recovers from
#HurricaneMichael, most missions and thousands of airmen are returning over the next few months — but the Air Force isn’t yet sure whether its F-22 fighter squadron will ever come home. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/11/02/airmen-and-missions-returning-to-tyndall-but-questions-remain-on-fate-of-f-22s/ … via @StephenLosey
- Nov 2 -.
@ForeignAffairs has dropped its paywall for the next 3 weeks. There’s a great collection of articles on the geopolitics of#climate change here https://t.co/A5dHtUzh5J via @pickensa
- Nov 1 -Hotspots of Climate Change and State Fragility | Planetary Security Initiative https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/hotspots-climate-change-and-state-fragility?utm_source=Adreslijst+PSI&utm_campaign=88c0412374-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_17_08_51_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bee8b307c4-88c0412374-79992897 … via VihrenMitev
- Nov 1 -German climate diplomacy in action: A new international expert network on Climate+Security was successfully launched
@GermanyUN in NewYork.#ClimateSecurity is priority for Germanmembership in the@UN Security Council 2019/20 via @GermanyinQatar
- Nov 1 -First episode of The Climate and Security Podcast features CCS Director John Conger — we talk about the
@DeptofDefense‘s take on climate change as it relates to the security of military missions, and much more!#nationalsecurity https://t.co/tsrJT2ipSZ via @swetac
- Nov 1 -‘Towards climate resilient peacebuilding: Understanding the complexities’ – The Center for Climate & Security reprint the latest SIPRI blog from
@KarolinaEklow and@FlorianKrampe: http://bit.ly/2P2Oned
- Nov 1 -An eye opening presentation by Robert Glasser at
@ASPI_org claiming Australia’s security outlook is changing not because of terrorism, China’s rise or the threat of cyber, but because of climate change via @jamesbrorson
- Nov 1 -Today we are discussing security implications of climate and water in Iraq with a full-house roundtable
@clingendaelorg and @iraqiembassyNL Building a Stable and Prosperous Democracy in Iraq event | Planetary Security Initiative https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/building-stable-and-prosperous-democracy-iraq-event … via @PlanSecu
- Oct 31 -Happy Wednesday! Check out
@SSNScholars Utah chapter member@devon_cantwell ‘s policy brief on city and nat’l collaborations re: security risks posed by climate change || https://bit.ly/2OYjrvz via @SSNUtah
- Oct 31 -Coastal Megacities vs. the Sea: Climate and Security in Urban Spaces by, Janani Vivekenanda, adelphi, and Neil Bhatiya, Center for Climate and Security https://climateandsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/7_coastal-megacities.pdf …
#WorldCitiesDay
- Oct 31 -With
@eu_echo support,@WFP#southsouthcooperation underway for disaster preparedness in#Madagascar and#Mozambique, both prone to#naturaldisasters through advanced#drone training for#emergency management, with#INGC and@PamMadagascar.#changinglifes,#peopleinneed via wfp_Mozambique
- Oct 30 -New USAID Report on the Double Burden of Climate Exposure and State Fragility https://t.co/vugLY4lIRW
- Oct 30 -From training to operations, water is a critical input to USAF missions. By recognizing supply risks in advance,
@AFEnergy is working with base CEs, as well as local authorities, to ensure our water supply meets mission needs. @AFEnergy
- Oct 30 -A new international expert network on Climate and Security was successfully launched
@GermanyUN in#NewYork. Thanks to all who contribute through their knowledge and commitment.#ClimateSecurity is priority for German membership in the@UN Security Council 2019/2020.#StrongerUNited via @GERonEconomy
- Oct 29 -From the CCS blog archives but still timely – Six Conflict Prevention Takeaways from New Climate and Conflict Research (2016) https://t.co/1CqW5Y9s9O via @CntrClimSec
- Oct 29 -The future is walking north. The caravan of Central Americans traveling to the U.S. border is a preview of what rich countries can expect as climate change compounds pressures on fragile and poor states, according to security and immigration experts. https://t.co/m7gVlBaOME via @EENewsUpdates
- Oct 29 -Save the date and sign up for the 4th
@EUCERS Energy Talk 2018: The Water-Energy Nexus in Central Asia – Climate Change and Security Risks – https://mailchi.mp/68827fa538a0/save-the-date-final-eucersecfkas-energy-talk-2957973 … via @eucers
- Oct 29 -The next
@eucers and@KAS_UKIRL Energy Talk will take place at@KingsCollegeLon on 3 Dec 2018 – Sign up here: The Water-Energy Nexus in Central Asia – Climate Change and Security Risks : https://mailchi.mp/68827fa538a0/save-the-date-final-eucersecfkas-energy-talk-2957973 …#climatechange#CentralAsia via @SimonChinYee
- Oct 29 -My first medium piece| How Climate change has become a National security issue, in Nigeria. by Murtala Abdullahi https://t.co/RzOPRjELaW via @Murtalalbin
- Oct 26 -Rebuilding!
@USAirForce civil engineers repair a roof at@TeamTyndall as part of restoration efforts following#Hurricane Michael.#KnowYourMil Take a look at#TyndallAirForceBase after the storm https://go.usa.gov/xPPWW via @DeptofDefense
- Oct 26 -Hurricane Michael Reminded America Why Climate Change Is a National Security Risk https://t.co/Ito8iippMy via @anirvan
- Oct 26 – Italy @
#UNSC Arria on#Water#Peace &#Security We must#predict#prepare &#prevent climate-related#security risks#WaterDiplomacy is crucial to#prevent#conflicts and trigger positive dynamics in terms of#PovertyReduction#EconomicGrowth#SustainableDevelopment via @ItalyUN_NY
- Oct 26During today’s
#UNSC Arria on Water, Peace and Security, Ambassador@LiseGvH introduced the three P’s for Peace: Predict, Prepare, and Prevent. → https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/latest/news/2018/10/26/arria-meeting-on-water-peace-and-security … via @NLatUN
- Oct 26 -.
@ItalyUN_NY recommending to Routinize, institutionalize, elevate, integrate#climatesecurity risks in#UNSC –#R2Prepare. Must incorporate into strategic-level policy decision-making via @shiloh_fetzek
- Oct 26 -.
@SwedenUN – Sound & timely risk information needs to be channeled to the right decision-makers at the right time. Key tenet of#R2Prepare#UNSC#climatesecurity via @shiloh_fetzek
- Oct 26 -Today, we present a new early warning tool that can predict the probability of water-related tensions, currently developed by the Water, Peace and Security Partnership in a by the
@NLatUN initiated debate in the#UNSC on the effects of#waterstress via @DutchMFA
- Oct 26 -Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215), from Guam load the vessel with donated supplies destined for Saipan, Oct. 26, 2018 to those effected by Typhoon Yutu. Federal agencies will work closely with FEMA in the recovery efforts.
@DeptofDefense@INDOPACOM@USCG via @USARPAC
- Oct 26 –
#UNSC should also strengthen foresight capabilities, integrated risk assessments & coherent response mechanisms@ManishBapnaWRI –@NLatUN: this also gives a responsibility for those who have the data#R2Prepare via @shiloh_fetzek
- Oct 26 -Delighted to have contributed to this work a chapter led by
@NeilAdger on mobility, displacement and migration and their interactions with vulnerability and adaptation to environmental risks@DECCMA@CollabAdapt@ExeterGeography@CityMigrants@UofE_Research via @ricsdecampos
- Oct 25 -We are so glad to welcome the
#PeaceWithWomen Fellows to Washington DC to begin their 3-week program via @HFXforum
- Oct 26 -In the 2 years, FIVE Category 4+ storms have hit U.S. soil. Looking at historical records, the most we could find in any other 2-year period were TWO Cat 4+ storm. This is an unprecedented period of destructive landfalls. More info: https://wapo.st/2yIKSPZ via @capitalweather
- Oct 25 -Christian Leffler: Climate change has severe security implication to government and civilian population. Hope that the issue will be picked up more frequently by the UNSC via @CSISIndonesia
- Oct 25 -Army Training and Doctrine Command Says Climate Change Will Shape Future Operating Environment http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/10/25/army-training-and-doctrine-command-says-climate-change-will-shape-future-operating-environment/ … via @CntrClimSec
- Oct 26 -Chapter on “The climate and security imperative” by Werrell & Femia in Routledge Handbook of Transitions to Energy and Climate Security – http://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315723617-3 … via @CntrClimSec
- Oct 25 -Key new GoSS
@UNEnvironment Outlook on#SouthSudan. Connects#environment#climate to multiple#fragility dimensions:#governance,#disaster,#conflict#economy#poverty. Critical step for developing a#resilience approach to complex, interacting risks. https://bit.ly/2AunyGV via @JPapoulidis
- Oct 25 -Deployed USACE personnel on Saipan hold a response coordination meeting in preparation for receipt of
@fema missions supporting the#CNMI government after#Yutu via @USACEHQ
- Oct 25 -One of our most important bases on Guam just dodged Super Typhoon Yuta-180 MPH winds. Hurricane Michael devastated Tyndall AFB two weeks ago. Climate Change and National Security!
#ClimateChange via @Dirkjam
- Oct 25 -For national defence bodies, climate impacts represent non-traditional security threats – in NEW video,
@NOAA‘s Barry Choy explains role of science in preparing security organisations for#climatesecurity risks@NOAAClimate@DeSmogBlog@ClimateComms http://bit.ly/ClimScience via @ClimateDiplo
- Oct 25 -While challenging, it’s important
@USNavy surface ships (re)gain operational experience working in the#Arctic and High Northern waters again@NavyOceans https://t.co/lYFC0Pgtg3 via @dwtitley
- Oct 25 -LIVE:
@cdurkovich emphasizes along w/ fellow#NationalSecurity panelists Brian Gemmell@nationalgridus@paulnstockton Hon. John Conger@CntrClimSec that we all need to invest & innovate not just w/ next gen. tech. but that long term planning is needed now#secureinfastructure via @wiresgroup
- Oct 25 -“In 2018 we have seen lethal heatwaves and wildfires across the northern hemisphere, including in unexpected places like eastern Canada, Japan & Sweden”—
@mkvaalst#ClimateChange is already happening at an alarming pace. Let’s do something about it,#ForOurKids. Be#ClimateRedi via @Federation
- Oct 25 -Please join
@NLatUN for UN Security Council#UNSC open#Arria-Formula meeting Oct 26: how best to mitigate & prepare for ‘the adverse impacts & challenges water can cause, including fragility, conflict & forced displacement, exacerbated by climate change’ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDHPOrBBRhR7abUgl7RanP3lvnLPMHvkBQCz9ZZVRKjvJerw/viewform … via @henkovink
- Oct 24 -A Security Analysis of the New IPCC Report: Prevent 2°C, Prepare for 1.5°, and Do So Responsibly https://t.co/7phTxfgUf3 @CntrClimSec
- Oct 24 -Update on
@TeamTyndall AFB after#HurricaneMichael https://t.co/xjGz3GKHoY via @BreakingDefense
- Oct 24 -Yet another direct strike to U.S. citizens from a catastrophic storm, this time in the Pacific.
#Saipan in the very worst part of this ferocious Category 5 equivalent Super#Typhoon.#Yutu via @MichaelRLowry
- Oct 24 -The Northern Mariana Islands took a direct hit today by a 180-mph Super Typhoon Yutu. One of the strongest-ever storms to hit on U.S. soil. Updated details: https://www.axios.com/category-5-super-typhoon-yutu-slams-mariana-islands-c5f68826-3295-4951-a38e-bf4dc945fa05.html … via @afreedma
- Oct 24 -Hardhitting workshop on
#climatechange and#fisheries#conflict@NCEAS this week hosted by@JessicaSpijkers@TH_Morrison@OrjanBodin@CoralCoE@sthlmresilience with@cullenhendrix@MalinMobjork@chris_weible@UBCgeog@UMSEAS@UBCoceans@oceansolutions via @TH_Morrison
- Oct 23 -Next up is
@MalinMobjork of@SIPRIorg discussing#climatechange and conflict.#resourceconflict in#anthropocene@nceas via @cullenhendrix
- Oct 24 -Typhoon and/or tropical storm impacts (equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane) are expected for Guam and CNMI beginning today as a result of
#Yutu via @NOAASatellites and USACEHQ
- Oct 24 -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with the local and federal response for Super Typhoon
#Yutu. We have 35 personnel providing support both onsite and remotely, coordinating with local and@fema partners via @USACEHQ
- Oct 23 -“East Island was used during WWII by the military, but in the past decade it was used for research by biologists who lived on the islet…counting the Hawaiian monk seals, Hawaiian green sea turtles, and Laysan albatrosses, who all used [it] to birth to their young.” |Scientists Discovered An Island No Longer Exists After A Hurricane Wiped It Out https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mbvd/hawaiian-island-gone-after-hurricane … via @OrianaPawlyk and @MBVD
- Oct 23 -“Climate change affects how (the military) plans to compete with other great powers on the international stage.” Read more of ASP CEO
@SCheney71 op-ed in@USATODAY here https://t.co/iAVoCEGhbQ via @amsecproject
- Oct 23 -IRIS Interview by
@BAlexIRIS with Sherri Goodman on Climate, Security and the DoD https://t.co/p5lmvrMEAz via @CntrClimSec
- Oct 23 -The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Willa is likely to bring “life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall” to parts of west-central and southwestern Mexico https://t.co/4ZWUO1PfDZ via @NBCNightlyNews
- Oct 23 -How do we manage water-related
#disasters in a transboundary context? The new guidance linking#DRR, integrated water resource management and climate adaptation here: http://bit.ly/2NYCBfa#SendaiFramework via @PreventionWeb
- Oct 23 -Come chat with us! We’re at the
#Pentagon today talking about what the@usairforce is doing to champion smart energy solutions.#EnergyActionMonth via @AFEnergy
- Oct 22 -The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks https://t.co/LhIg79whEX via @CntrClimSec