A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter on a mission to drop water on the deadly Camp Fire (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)
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.
- Dec 1 – The latest installment of the National Climate Assessment mentions national security in a dozen different chapters, including a new one that focuses on how global warming affects U.S. international interests. https://t.co/bGzLEqB543 via @EENewsUpdates
- Dec 1 – The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode 3 with Brigadier General Gerald Galloway, USA (Ret) http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/01/the-climate-and-security-podcast-episode-3-with-brigadier-general-gerald-galloway-usa-ret/ … via @CntrClimSec
- Dec 1 – Links to my presentation “Rethinking International Security in a Climate-Disrupted World” last month for delegates at the
#NATO Parliamentary Assembly#NATO@natopapress#climatechange https://www.nato-pa.int/node/24774 via @CDumaine
- Dec 1 – The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks https://t.co/G2rdTKacER via @CntrClimSec
- Dec 1 – National Security in the Fourth National Climate Assessment https://t.co/Cgc2guFyqi via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 30 – Africa’s Resources in Focus for U.S. and China –
@BloombergTV interview with CCS’s@GoodmanSherri https://t.co/pe9Q5yWxyp
- Nov 30 – Forecast: Climate Change and Security in the 116th Congress https://t.co/LZcQ3BMxKY via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 30 – .
@ArneLietz giving some splendid insights on#climatediplomacy at@UNEnvironment#climatesecurity event. Soon my turn to share some of@IEEP_eu suggestions on how to advance the international climate security agenda, here our#Think2030 paper https://ieep.eu/uploads/articles/attachments/4c7b39ac-0191-4ced-ba3b-cd4ebc219c45/DRAFT%20Think%202030%20Environmental%20Security.pdf?v=63710108760 … via @johannanyman
- Nov 30 – Abnormal dryness develops in
#Angola,#Zambia, and#Zimbabwe http://ow.ly/rz4T30mOrQj via @FEWSNET
- Nov 30 Some reflections from
#FOTAR2018 conference held the 16-17 November in Hamburg#MistraGeopolitics#ClimateSecurity@SIPRIorg https://t.co/glnCD9YPLo @MalinMobjor | The uncertainties shaping our time are immense. It is crucial to collaborate with actors working on assessing and mitigating#climate-related security risks via @SEIclimate
- Nov 30 – Glad to see the
@USMC responding to changes – of many types – inthe#Arctic@CntrClimSec https://t.co/k3RSWfBAFv via @dwtitley
- Nov 29 – The Woolsey Fire and Nuclear Safety in the Era of Climate Change https://t.co/SUudOLDaVm via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 29 – Climate Change Driving Great Power Tensions in the Arctic https://t.co/wcsEWyYv5n via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 29 – Interested in learning more about
#climatechange and#security? Registration for the new@EnvPeacebuild MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace is now open at https://www.edx.org/course/environmental-security-and-sustaining-peace-0 … More info on the course is available at http://www.epmooc.org .@ClimateDiplo via @JanVivekananda
- Nov 28 – A Storm Without Rain: Yemen, Water, Climate Change, and Conflict (2016) https://t.co/LBeZVoHNy6 via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 28 – |
@PACAF’s 36th Contingency Response Group, based in#Guam, has been running back-to-back disaster relief missions since October 4th, responding to an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia and Super-Typhoon Yutu in the Northern Mariana Islands https://go.usa.gov/xP6V9 via @INDOPACOM
- Nov 20 – In UN Security Council African Peacekeeping Operations,
@SwedenUN cites interconnected security threats, including climate and economic inequalities. African peacekeepers must have partnered training to better understand such challenges via @GlobalActionPW
- Nov 26 – Climate change report underscores national security threats https://t.co/aysSYbhc6I via @dcexaminer
- Nov 27 – UPDATE: Chronology of U.S. Military Statements and Actions on
#Climate Change and Security: 2017-2018 https://t.co/VRyaGDMwNl via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 27 – Briefer: The Pentagon’s Forthcoming Climate Report – What to Expect and How Congress Should Use It https://t.co/fDNjRSTKAK via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 27 – At UN Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea Region, noting that addressing regional turbulence needs a “new logic” that privileges inclusive participation and economic entrepreneurship. The Aral Sea represents a “dry run” for efforts to address climate impacts elsewhere via @GlobalActionPW
- Nov 27 – “We are going to be caught flat-footed because we are not systematically asking, ‘what if?'” — Alice Hill, former National Security Council official. Our new series explores how climate change threatens U.S. national security https://t.co/aLDYA34Uy4 via @insideclimate
- Nov 27 – Photo of the Day:
@theCaGuard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flies through the Feather River Canyon with a bucket of water during a mission to drop water on the deadly Camp Fire. More: https://ngpa.us/6357 Photo: https://ngpa.us/6356 via @USNationalGuard
- Nov 27 –
#HumanSecurity4AralSea ”Regional & international collaboration is required towards#ClimateCrisis”. Listen to Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad Bande of#Nigeria on http://webtv.un.org@USEmbassyAbuja – at United Nations General Assembly via @UNhumansecurity
- Nov 27 – THE COFFEE BELT: Climate, Coffee and Security via
@shiloh_fetzek https://climateandsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/11_the-coffee-belt.pdf … via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 27- Tomorrow,
@NewSecurityBeat presents an all-day event on water, conflict, and cooperation. Join the conversation by using#wateratwilson and tune in to the live stream here https://t.co/QbkLqhXDO4 via @TheWilsonCenter
- Nov 26 – Looking forward to talk
#ClimateSecurity at the#DCdays2018 at#COP24. Panel on: “Conflict and shocks: how can we build resilience in the face of increasing fragility and vulnerability to conflict in a way that promotes stability and peace?” http://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/news/2018/11/19/grp-at-cop24/ … via @FlorianKrampe
- Nov 26 – SC faces not only floods but more wildfires in warmer future, national report finds https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-faces-not-only-floods-but-more-wildfires-in-warmer/article_f43d5830-f187-11e8-b426-9bd829cde176.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share … via
@postandcourier
- Nov 26 – All-time highs set in northeast Australia on Monday include 110.5°F at Cairns https://twitter.com/windjunky/status/1066949088699068416 via @bhensonweather
- Nov 26 – President of Somalia adresses transformative potential of Somalia’s 3,300 km of coastline — more than any other African country. How to attain peace and security? How to cooperate to stop the dumping of toxic waste? How to mitigate the impacts of climate change? via @kathryntoure
- Nov 26 – What shapes EU responses to climate-related security risks in practice? Find out more https://t.co/KwVBP0IkxU via @NiklasBremberg
- Nov 26 – Kick-off Climate Change & Security course
@UNFCCC by prof Jorge Viñuales@Cambridge_Uni@parlicentre@CrisiscenterBE Let’s link climate change with (global) security via @_kristem_s
- Nov 26 – Our Senior Fellows
@Bassou_Abdelhaq &@rahmouni_bo are speaking at the workshop on “The Impact of Climate Change in the Sahel on Human Security in the Mediterranean” jointly organized w/@IEMed_ & taking place on November 30 at the@rielcano , Madrid https://bit.ly/2Qpm0qa via @OCPPolicyCenter
- Nov 26 – .
@gio_bettini continues his session after lunch looking at#climatechange,#migration and security and the roles that cities, local authorities and communities have in climate adaptation via @Oxford_Urban
- Nov 25 – After killing 85 people and destroying nearly 14,000 homes, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history is 100% contained https://t.co/f2uWt0stfB via @starsandstripes
- Nov 25 – The 21st Century will be defined by unprecedented risks and unprecedented foresight. International security institutions and governments have a “Responsibility to Prepare” for this future. https://climateandsecurity.org/responsibilitytoprepare/ … via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 25 – Climate change is taking the United States into uncharted territory, 13 federal agencies conclude. “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid. https://t.co/uxQvnExNWn via @nytclimate
- Nov 21 – Meet the 2018 CSAG Climate and Security Fellows http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/11/21/meet-the-2018-csag-climate-and-security-fellows/ … via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 23 – While the US is not among the most fragile states in our report for USAID, it has more than 24 million people who face very high exposure to climate hazards (#6 highest total in the world). Timely in light of the National Climate Assessment released today via @busbyj | Climate change poses a multi-faceted and increasingly urgent security threat for fragile states https://t.co/nyRdOSVbW2 via @WarOnTheRocks
- Nov 23 –
#Afghanistan: “Many people have said to me, this is the worst drought that has struck us in our lifetime,” UN Humanitarian Coordinator@tobylanzer told press in Geneva today. The Conference on Afghanistan will take place@UNGeneva next week, 27-28 November via @UNGeneva
- Nov 23 – The new
#NationalClimateAssessment also shows more severe high-end sea level rise scenarios than were featured in the last IPCC report: up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) by 2100 https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/ via @hausfath
- Nov 23 – JUST RELEASED: Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
#NCA4 https://t.co/xNhEXvLWng – via @usgcrp
- Nov 23 – Climate change poses major threat to U.S., new government report concludes via https://t.co/J4jFFJuaA0 @sciencemag
- Nov 23 – Today the 4th US National Climate Assessment comes out. We already know what its
#sealevel projections are. The ‘intermediate’ one is 1 m – over 3 feet. In the last IPCC report 2013 that was still considered high. And of course it doesn’t stop in 2100 but continues for centuries! via @rahmstorf
- Nov 23 – Follow the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Workshop in
#Chile live at: https://goo.gl/vMtiLx via @IOM_MECC
- Nov 23 –
#EFDRR2018 Rome Declaration of Stakeholders is out. Presented by Emanuela Claudia Del Re, Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.#Disaster#Displacement is recognised and declaration calls for action. https://www.preventionweb.net/files/57664_romedeclaration2018.pdf … via @NinaMbirkeland
- Nov 23 – Horns of a Dilemma: Ashley Moran and
@busbyj2 discuss The Intersection of Global Fragility and Climate Risks via@WarOnTheRocks https://warontherocks.com/2018/11/horns-of-a-dilemma-the-intersection-of-global-fragility-and-climate-risks/ …
- Nov 23 – Germany and Belgium will cooperate over next 2 years in the UN
#SecurityCouncil. We want to strengthen the European voice and advance issues such as#HumanRights,#climate and security, and#humanitarianaid.” FM@HeikoMaas meeting Belgian colleague@dreynders via @GermanyDiplo
- Nov 23 – ICYMI:
@CorpsHonolulu,@fema & Alpha Company 249th Engineer Battalion facilitated the arrival of approx 30 generators in Saipan, Nov. 18, that will be used to temporarily power critical public facilities, such as water wells in areas impacted by Super Typhoon#Yutu. photo by: B. Poulin via @USACEHQ
- Nov 22 – Have
#EnvironmentalPeacebuilding innovations or research to share? Deadline for panel proposals only three weeks away for the inaugural EP Association conf in Irvine, CA https://environmentalpeacebuilding.org/2019-conference/ … via @geoffdabelko
- Nov 22 – USACE’s
@CorpsLAdistrict has deployed Temporary Housing Design Team, part of their Planning and Response Team, to support@fema Temporary Housing Mission Assignment for#CalWildfires via @USACEHQ
- Nov 22 – “Climate change is no longer seen as a future threat” – A changing climate means more work for humanitarian organisations, argues
@mkvaalst@RCClimate https://t.co/B9XiCZmyBE via @irinnews
- Nov 21 – The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction is underway! Not in Rome? You can live stream the opening and plenaries tomorrow and Friday here https://www.unisdr.org/conference/2018/efdrr … via @UnisdrEurope
- Nov 21 – The new Arctic frontier: A new, visually gripping look at how melting ice and geopolitics are changing the game for national security up north. With heavy help from
@washingtonpost graphics and editing wizards https://t.co/O8SmfGEk0z via @DanLamothe
- Nov 22 – The highest combined fragility and climate risks are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa https://t.co/mjY0ZqnF6j via @WarOnTheRocks
- Nov 21 – Climate change is a systems problem. Study finds “467 ways changes in climate affect human health, food security, water availability, infrastructure… [T]raditional research into one element of climate change and its effects can miss the bigger picture of interrelation+ risk.” “There’s more than one kind of risk out there,” he said, but scientists tend to focus on their area of research. “Nations, societies in general, have to deal with multiple hazards, and it’s important to put the whole picture together.” Systems foresight https://t.co/VXoLATXI0Z via @AlexSteffen
- Nov 21 – Almost 16,000 pounds of food was distributed to 400 soldiers and families affected by Hurricane Florence at Fort Bragg. The USO of North Carolina partnered with the U.S.-based Feed the Children charity to provide the boxes filled with canned and dry food https://t.co/x4r2o0KptS via @starsandstripes
- Nov 21 – “It’s a no-brainer,” Rear Admiral Jon White, president and CEO
@OceanLeadership. My quotes too on the need for US#Arctic ports. via@arctic_today https://www.arctictoday.com/new-u-s-legislation-speeds-possibility-nome-port/ … via @dwtitley
- Nov 21 – October 2018 Arctic sea ice extent was 27.4% below average—the third smallest extent on record for the month, per
@NOAANCEIclimate http://bit.ly/Global201810#StateOfClimate via @WMO
- Nov 20 – Climate and Security in the Headlines https://climateandsecurity.org/2018/11/19/climate-and-security-in-the-news-today/ … via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 20 – Climate Change and National Security, Part I: What is the Threat, When’s It Coming, and How Bad Will It Be? https://t.co/hG8s7zWraf via @lawfareblog
- Nov 19 – Disasters won’t come one at a time. Instead we can expect a cascade of catastrophes, some gradual, others abrupt, all compounding as climate change takes a greater toll.” My contribution for
@CBSNews https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-multiple-disasters-at-once-study-warns/ … via @WeatherProf
- Nov 19 – As firefighters continue to battle California’s deadliest fire, a new map shows the damage from the
#CampFire as of Nov. 16. Maps like these can help officials and first responders identify heavily damaged areas and allocate resources as needed. https://go.nasa.gov/2QRDxoc via @NASAEarth
- Nov 19 – Our
@NatureClimate paper is out! We carried out a systematic review of thousands of papers to compile all the ways in which climate hazards (drought, floods, wildfires, storms, etc.) impact humanity & project how these cumulative hazards change by 2100 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0315-6 … via @AbbyGailFrazier
- Nov 19 – Sgt. Thomas Inglesias, 1224th Engineer Support Company, dumps debris at a landfill on Saipan,
#CNMI, Nov. 17, in support of#Yutu relief efforts. USACE is supporting the response through@fema mission assignments including debris technical assistance. photo by: Tech. Sgt. J. Garcia via @USACEHQ
- Nov 19 – Dr.
@HollyAnnGarnett from RMC to discuss electoral integrity; Rear Admiral (ret’d) Jonathan White@CntrClimSec to discuss climate and security;@AndreaRBerger, an expert on nonproliferation to discuss all things nukes! via @CSIDSCU
- Nov 19 – Hazards to multiply and accumulate with climate change https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/mind-blowing-hazards-to-multiply-and-accumulate-with-climate-change-20181119-p50gx7.html … — NatureClimate in the news via @NatureClimate
- Nov 19 – Welcome to Climate Security 101 – Including a Climate Security Resource Hub with lists of major policy documents by department and agency, A Climate Security Chronology, FAQs, and On The Record quotes from senior officials https://t.co/FIPPk8bZWw via @CntrClimSec
- Nov 19 – We’re looking for a new Senior Program Fellow for the Phase Zero Project, a data-savvy individual interested in national security policy, including how climate change and other natural resource challenges shape the strategic environment https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/zDQL5gw9OP/ … via @burkese
- Nov 19 – Major story from
@NBCNews on sea-level rise impacts to@USNavy and#Norfolk.@OceanLeadership RADM (ret.) Jon White, VADM (ret.) Dennis McGinn and myself are quoted.@CntrClimSec https://t.co/jmriITL30D via @dwtitley
- Nov 19 – Join us today!
@Braced Twitter chat—How can you build resilience to#climate extremes and disaster in#conflict areas in the West African#Sahel? 11:30 AM EST/4:30 GMT Join the conversation using#ResilientG5 To learn more, visit: http://bit.ly/2PtAPsf via @TFR_Climate