INDOPACOM service members continue to aid FEMA operations on Saipan and Tinian as they recover from the second-worst storm ever to hit U.S. soil. https://www.dvidshub.net/news/306686/

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.

Top Line Highlights

– UN Security Council Debate on Climate Security (here)
– US Department of Defense report to Congress on Climate Risks (here)
– US National Intelligence Strategy and Climate Risks (here)
– New Climate and Security Podcast Episodes with Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell & Sherri Goodman (here)
– Record-breaking heatwave in Australia (here)

• Jan 27 – On Friday, permanent UN security council members France and the UK were joined by others to call for a “clearing house” to help them respond to climate security threats: https://buff.ly/2FSNShI  via @ClimateHome
• Jan 27 – UN warns climate change impacts security, US denies (despite US military report agreeing w/ UN) “More than 80 UN member states spoke at the day-long council meeting and virtually everyone except the United States agreed that climate change was happening.” https://t.co/3mgKGGuNdN via @peterwsinger
• Jan 27 – #MustRead Interview w/@GoodmanSherri that opens w/discussion of @CntrClimSec #ResponsibilityToPrepare Concept https://www.e-ir.info/2019/01/24/interview-sherri-goodman/ … #ClimateSecurity @E_IR #Climate #RiskManagement #ActOnClimate via @A_Siegel
• Jan 26 – New Pentagon Report: “The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue” https://t.co/FFvABgDrGR via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 25 – The effects of climate change are exacerbating conflict between communities in both #Mali and #Niger. The impact: 1. Poverty deepens 2. Public services weaken 3. Traditional means of survival are disrupted via @ICRC
• Jan 25 – #BelgiumUNSC  Open debate on “the Maintenance of International Peace & Security: addressing the impact of climate-related disasters on international peace & security”  watch the video: https://bit.ly/2FSWSnd   read the statement: https://bit.ly/2Uhk9Sy via @BelgiumUN
• Jan 25 – #FMMarsudi @Menlu_RI at #UNSC open debate on #climatechange stressed that ASEAN has strengthened the capacity of ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Center. “One ASEAN One Response”. @Kemlu_RI #ATruePartner @KementerianLHK via @DTDjani
• Jan 25 – Now back to @DominicanRepUN‘s @MiguelVargasM: There is a renewed interest in the nexus between climate change and security at the #UNSC – “we have before us a non-conventional threat … our efforts need to adapt to that reality.” via @PlanSecu
• Jan 25 – Amb Jerry Matthews Matjila, PR @SAMissionNY, associated #SouthAfrica to the statement by Amb @FKMohammed1 on behalf of the @_AfricanUnion.He pointed out the importance for #UNSC to highlight #climatechange as a factor that affects peace and security, as previously done by the #AU via @AricanUnionUN
• Jan 25 – For #UNSC to more effectively address complex challenges, it must increase focus on the whole conflict cycle, namely preventing the outbreak, escalation, continuation &recurrence of conflict. #Climate risks act as “threat multipliers,” &are increasing esp. in developing countries via @JapanMissionUN
• Jan 25 – #Italy @ #UNSC | The nexus btw #climate & #security is evident. It must be integrated in @UN & #UNSC action. We must intensify  efforts in terms of prevention, adaptation and emergency preparedness. #ClimateAction via @ItalyUN_NY
• Jan 25 – The climate-security nexus should, in Norway’s view be firmly placed at the UN Security Council’s agenda, Dep Foreign Minister @jensfh showcasing  priorities at the #UNSC. via @MarikenBH
• Jan 25 – Amb.@APildegovics welcomed #UNSC debate on climate and security, organized by @DominicanRepUN. Climate risks should be mainstreamed in UNSC’s conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts. Climate change&pollution of the Baltic Sea high on Latvia’s agenda of #CBSS presidency via @LatviaUN_NY
• Jan 25 – @WCraigFugate discussing Waffle House Index…started as a joke, ended up as a pretty good EM indicator of impact from hurricane via @DrShepherd2013
• Jan 25 – @HeikoMaas of @GermanyUN: “The debate about the policy consequences of climate change belongs here in the #UNSC.” Invites nations to high-level climate-security conference in June 2019. via @PanSecu
• Jan 25 – In UN Security Council impacts of climate-related disasters, @CotedivoireOnu cites “unprecedented” threats from the much higher rates of natural disasters, principally floods and storms. Human and material damages continue to escalate. via @GlobalActionPW
• Jan 25 – In UN Security Council impacts of climate-related disasters, @franceonu urges UN action to “harness tools” and develop systemic analysis and recommendations regarding conflict prevention measures in the aftermath of climate disasters via @GlobalActionPW
• Jan 25 – #Climatechange has many security impacts: increases potential for conflict over water; leads to displacement and migration, harms food security and air quality, WMO says in its 1st ever address to #UNSC on impacts of climate related disasters https://bit.ly/2FMLJnL  via @WMO
• Jan 25 – H.E. Mr. Péter Szijjártó  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of HU was talking to the camera about the impacts of climate related disasters on international peace and security which is the topic of today’s #UNSC Open Debate. FM Szijjártó will give his statement later today via @HUNMissionToUN
• Jan 25 – Today, the @UN Security Council holds an open debate addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security. Learn more about disaster reduction in our guide: http://ow.ly/cbr150jmi6z  #UNSC via @UNLibrary
• Jan 25 – @ec_minister will address the @UN Security Council this morning on the impacts of climate related disasters on international peace and security. Follow live here: http://webtv.un.org/  #CanadaUNSC Thank you @RDMISIONONU  for bringing this important debate to the agenda! via @CanadaUN
• Jan 24 – National Intelligence Strategy: Climate change is a “pressure point” https://climateandsecurity.org/2019/01/24/national-intelligence-strategy-climate-change-is-a-pressure-point/ … via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 24 – Australia has just seen the world’s hottest temperature recorded next to open ocean: 120.4°F (49.1°C), less than a block from the sea bit.ly/2FW7mRK  via @bhensonweather
• Jan 24 – Throwback Thursday – a look at some of the important work the @USCG does on #ClimateSecurity | US Navy and Coast Guard Testimony on Climate and Security in the Arctic https://t.co/8zhTVwRGOA via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 24 – Yet more evidence of climate change a a threat multiplier – the new National Intelligence Strategy is out and it cites climate change as a factor “straining the capacities of governments around the world.” https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/National_Intelligence_Strategy_2019.pdf … via @LFFriedman
• Jan 24 – The national security community has long understood the threats and challenges from climate change. Climate change affects infrastructure, agriculture, water, disaster response/humanitarian assistance, economies, and other aspects. It will stress already fragile states via @CostaSamaras
• Jan 24 – Tomorrow morning NYC time, the UN security council will discuss the impacts of #climatechange on peace and security… the 4th time in its history where this has been the lead topic… the 7 questions to be debated are attached https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1659090/files/S_2019_1-EN.pdf … via @edking_I
• Jan 24 – A very important study bringing the evidence that we the Red Cross and Red Crescent know from the ground. Climate crisis and conflict are linked via @richarddblewitt https://t.co/b2uN91lm6e
• Jan 24 – In Nigeria, competition over diminishing land and water resources has turned lethal in an environment of near-total impunity, write Udo Jude Ilo, Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, and ‘Yemi Adamolekun via @ForeignAffairs https://t.co/Gf3lCjGfiU
• Jan 24 – Learn about the impacts of the environment on conflicts (and vice versa), climate change, and environmental security in this free online course: https://bit.ly/2Qz4M5W . Let’s make natural resources a reason for cooperation rather than conflict! #ESSPMOOC https://t.co/9TGZ5WMyQa via @LoDurieux
• Jan 24 – Exchange @SweMFA with FM @margotwallstrom and @SIPRIorg on climate change, development and security, lessons learned and looking ahead on Sweden’s engagement
• Jan 24 – #France @EmmanuelMacron & #Italy @GiuseppeConteIT will attend the MED7 Summit on January 29 in #Cyprus to discuss #Migration #Brexit #Eurozone reform, Europe’s #energy security & #climate change @AnastasiadesCY @Christodulides #FMcy http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=36448 …
• Jan 24 – Our media partners @Freepressunltd and @StanleyFound have announced a Fellowship for ‘climate reporting with impact’, bringing 15 local and regional journalists to the Planetary Security Conference 2019. #Doable  https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/climate-reporting-fellowship-announced-planetary-security-conference-2019 … via @PlanSecu
• Jan 24 – Science has proven climate change to be real beyond reasonable doubt, and it is now an existential threat to life as we know it. More focus is needed on the leadership of environmental issues impacting human security. Closing remarks from our first panel #NexusDialogue via @UN_EMG
• Jan 24 – UK MoD identifies Climate Change and Resource constraints among our highest risks “the rate of change and level of uncertainty may outpace good governance and unity” @ResiliencBrokrs we’re pleased to be speaking at the Planetary Security Conference in Feb https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/uk-ministry-defence-identifies-climate-change-and-resource-use-among-highest-risks-defence-and?utm_source=Adreslijst+PSI&utm_campaign=c23add2c0b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_17_08_51_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bee8b307c4-c23add2c0b-80033633 … via @stephenpassmore
• Jan 24 – PM Dr. Abiy was warmly welcomed by European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels earlier today. Ethiopia is one of the EU’s important partners on the African continent, active in regional peace and security as well as on thematic international debates such as climate change. via @ethembassyUS
• Jan 24 – Reading: @E_IR interview with @GoodmanSherri on climate and security #ResponsibilityToPrepare https://t.co/jWjIrZAvDA
• Jan 24 – “Climate change acts as a “threat multiplier” by exacerbating other security risks, from terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, mass migration and other preconditions of human desperation”. Read about @GoodmanSherri insights on climate security https://t.co/jWjIrZAvDA via @JointOceanCI
• Jan 24 – A new abnormal: It is still 2 minutes to midnight Read the full 2019 #DoomsdayClock Statement here: http://bit.ly/2sJQkOQ via @BulletinAtomic
• Jan 23 – When Enawo swept through #Madagascar last year, as much as 90% of vanilla production was lost in some areas, threatening countless livelihoods. Understanding the past can help us prepare for the #risks of the future – learn more in Aftershocks: http://wrld.bg/68Vg30n0NuK  #drm via @GFDRR
• Jan 23 – After Hurricane Michael hit U.S. Air Force Base Tyndall in October, the damage disrupted routine but crucial activities and highlighted the challenges climate change poses to the U.S. military. https://on.cfr.org/2FWt5ZN  Via @AmyJaffeenergy
• Jan 23 – Climate change and the threat it poses to security policy: We will raise awareness of the impact of climate change on security policy and the ramifications of climate-related extreme weather on peace and stability @GermanAmbUK
• Jan 22 – 56 years after Elysée Treaty, France & Germany strengthen friendship ties with new cooperation treaty At @UN,  work hand in hand for peace & security, human rights, climate & development Next March & April, we will hold 1st ever joint presidency of Security Council via @franceonu
• Jan 22 – Today, @JBLemoyne is in Brussels for the European Union – African Union ministerial meeting: “The challenges of security, economic development, climate or migration can only be addressed through cooperation. We will succeed or we will fail together.” via @francediplo_EN
• Jan 22 – Foreign Minister @abdulla_shahid arrives in Washington DC this morning on a four day official visit to the US. Minister will meet with @StateDept, @USTreasury, @USAID. Minister will also visit New York to address UN Security Council on the issue of climate change & security via MVPMNY
• Jan 22 – “The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue with potential impacts to Department of Defense missions, operational plans, and installations.” Those are the Pentagon’s words to Congress https://t.co/MahyuvZtZW via @insideclimate
• Jan 22 – Pentagon report details climate risks to bases, but critics say it falls short on detail https://www.stripes.com/news/us/pentagon-report-details-climate-risks-to-bases-but-critics-say-it-falls-short-on-detail-1.565169#.XEd3oi1e0o0.twitter … via @starsandstripes
• Jan 22 – Very exciting news: our Award-Winning Doc about #SeaLevelRise & Coastal #Resilience at Norfolk Naval Station & around Hampton Roads, VA #TidewaterFilm (Directed by @rogersorkin) is now streaming on @amazon!! Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZHNVZ2
• Jan 22 – “The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue with potential impacts to [Defense Department] missions, operational plans and installations,” a Pentagon spokesperson told Vox https://t.co/3Kyk2CXZaG via @Voxdotcom
• Jan 21 – At #UNDPEB, @SwedenUN‘s @OlofBSkoog highlighted the link bt. climate & conflict in humanitarian-dev nexus. In response to #LakeChadCrisis, we’re strengthening community climate resilience thru sand dams, rain-fed agriculture & drought-resilient seedlings w/ Swedish & int’l support via @UNDP
• Jan 21 – It was such a privilege to speak on climate migration at this @WiltonPark event and even more importantly to listen to the perspectives of Pacific leaders and thinkers. @CntrClimSec @ForumSEC @spc_cps @MasseyHumSocSci @CliMig @FCOClimate via @AnnaPowles
• Jan 21 – Thanks @WiltonPark for hosting such a critical event. It was a privilege to provide an indigenous Pacific voice on the climate security panel. The Pacific should lead on climate security solutions and not be led. @ForumSEC @Cameron_Diver @spc_cps @CntrClimSec #climatesecurity via @JLSousaSantos
• Jan 21 – In fiscal year 2018, the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (NDRR) Program supported disaster resilience in 28 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Learn more in the 2017-2018 Activity Report: http://wrld.bg/5vf630ndSt6  #drm via @GFDRR
• Jan 21 – Upgrade of #EU–#ASEAN relationship to Strategic Partnership. If “mutually agreed” this could signal greater cooperation on climate change, connectivity and security between EU and Southeast Asia via @Lea_Pilsner | The Council of the EU welcomes the outcome of the EU-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Brussels on 19 October 2018. The #EU has a genuine strategic interest in strengthening its relationship with #ASEAN. Read full Council conclusions – https://europa.eu/!RK99YQ via @EUinASEAN
•  Jan 21 – Extremely exposed to climate change, yet near the least adaptive capacity in Eurasia: Tajikistan, Kyrgyztan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan. This week, @UNRCCA is reviewed in the UN Security Council. The climate-security risks are explored here: http://bit.ly/2FLy3IR via @KarolinaEklow
• Jan 21 – We are in Tromsø for the #arcticfrontiers2019 conference this week. It is one of the most important arenas for #Arctic stakeholders to meet and discuss the future of the Arctic; the climate, security and the people living in the Arctic. Watch it live: https://goo.gl/enVwVg via @NorthNorwayEO
• Jan 20 – .@GoodmanSherri explains how the Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet–destabilizing infrastructure and resulting in a new ocean in a new podcast from @CntrClimSec https://t.co/CZhf5vBoPF via @TheWilsonCenter
• Jan 20 – Pentagon warns Congress that climate change is a “national security” risk to military bases https://t.co/DN8eBiVNDX via @dcexaminer
• Jan 19 – Our @dwtitley will discuss how #climatechange affects national security at @CarletonCollege in a talk titled “Climate Change and National Security: People not Polar Bears.” @psumeteo http://ow.ly/WQD830nlVFB via @PSUEMS
• Jan 18 – India says nearly 1,400 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018 which was the 6th warmest year in the country’s records #climatechange #ResilienceForAll http://toi.in/mqeTFb/a24gk  via @timesofindia via @unisdr
• Jan 18 – Dozens of U.S. military bases are already threatened by climate change. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/defense-department-climate-change-national-security-threat_us_5c420386e4b027c3bbc1713f?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 … via @HuffPostPol
• Jan 18 – JUST IN: Pentagon issues dire warning about climate change threat to military bases http://hill.cm/ZxQ5985 via @thehill
• Jan 18 – DoD: Majority of mission-critical bases face climate change threats https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/01/18/dod-majority-of-mission-critical-bases-face-climate-change-threats/#.XEIGRJidcb9.twitter … via @MilitaryTimes
• Jan 18 – .@RCClimate‘s @JArrighi reports ex #Nairobi on first of a 2019 series of high-level round tables on interconnected impacts of #climate and #conflict, jointly organized with @KenyaRedCross, @ICHA_Intl, @uonbi, @ICRC_Africa & @ODIdev (pic Phelix Ng’ong’a) – http://bit.ly/2FzIUpQ via @RCClimate
• Jan 18 – Thanks @KenyaRedCross @ICRC_Africa @ODIdev @uonbi @RCClimate for making possible the first of a global-series roundtable around climate and conflict via @ICHA_Intl
• Jan 18 – Crippling #heatwave grips SE Australia Canberra has recorded 4 consecutive days of ‘above 40C’ temperatures for the first time on record (records start 1939) Noona (New South Wales) last night recorded Australia’s warmest night on record with a ‘low’ of 35.9C MT via @bbcweather
• Jan 17 – You’re probably expecting this remark,” says @GermanyUN’s C. Heusgen at #UNSC Mali meeting: “For any peace effort in Mali & Sahel, must look at all risk factors; in Mali security-related effects of #climatechange clearly obvious” http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/security-council/#t=39m23s … #Germany #security
• Jan 15 – The past 4 days are in Australia’s top 10 warmest days on record—and the trend looks like continuing today. The nights have been warm too, which is what defines #heatwave conditions http://ow.ly/LKhV30nkqMR  Stay cool, check on loved ones & follow advice from health authorities vi a@BOM_au
• Jan 14 – If this study is correct, there’s currently a large, additional source of sea level rise – watch out!: East Antarctica’s ice is melting at an unexpectedly rapid clip, new study suggests https://t.co/u9dEIim5kj via @ClimateOpp
• Jan 15 – Heat is intensifying over southern and central parts of #Australia this week, with many #fire weather warnings. #Heatwave update from @BOM_au at https://bit.ly/2VUeMKU via @WMO
• Jan 14 – Join our EVENT – Exploring #transboundary #climate risks and opportunities in the #Asia #Pacific region 24 January 2019 from 12:15 – 13:45 GMT + 8 (SGT). To register in person or online visit: https://www.odi.org/events/4605-exploring-transboundary-climate-risks-and-opportunities-asia-pacific-region … via @E_lovel
• Jan 14 – #INDOPACOM service members are continuing to aid @FEMA operations on Saipan and Tinian as they recover from the second-worst storm ever to hit U.S. soil. https://www.dvidshub.net/news/306686/  via @INDOPACOM
• Jan 14 – at #WFUNA briefing, Amb. Singer of the Dominican Republic mentions that D.R. will address risks on peace and security and resolving them. Emphasis on Debate on the impact of climate on international peace and security #MeetUNSCPres vi a@GSInstitute
• Jan 14 – .@DominicanRepUN will hold a UN Security Council Debate on Jan 25 devoted to the impact of natural disasters related to climate on peace and national security, noting that climate change is already affecting water and food security, health and displacement #meetUNSCpres via @LyndalRowlands
• Jan 14 – I don’t want to be an alarmist, but these are the facts: Antarctic ice loss in 1979: 40 billion tons per year. Antarctic ice loss in 2017: 252 billion tons per year. via @jameshohmann
• Jan 14 – To quote @secnav76 about the Arctic: “The damn thing melted.” https://t.co/02b2K05HI1 via @DanLamothe
• Jan 14 – Happy to teach climate change and national/global security at National Defense College of the Philippines. Class has 65 military officers, civilian officials, private sector persons, & military officers from Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, & Sri Lanka via @tonylavs
• Jan 14 – Defense Dossier Covers Climate Change and Security https://t.co/9RSbrUG9DP  via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 9 – Our FY20 #ESTCP #solicitation has just been released! We look forward to receiving pre-proposals in March. Check out our website to learn more! https://go.usa.gov/xETsC via @SERDP_ESTCP
• Jan 14 – US Coast Guard confirms that sailors will miss their first paycheck of the shutdown tomorrow, Jan. 15. Most of other 800,000 federal workers affected by shutdown missed theirs Jan. 11 via @elwasson
• Jan 14 – Photos of extreme weather in the US: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/dec/29/extreme-weather-us-2018-california-fires-hurricanes …. Because of #climatechange extreme weather patterns will become increasingly common. Environmental security’s becoming the top security concern: even the @UN Security Council addresses #climatechange as a security risk! via @GaryLewisUN
• Jan 13 – Global Commission Describes New Geopolitical Power Dynamics Created by Renewables http://bit.ly/2D4xckU  #Geopolitics #GeopoliticsOfRenewables #renewableenergy #climate via @EcoDev5
• Jan 12 – This week, I traveled to the Florida Panhandle on fieldwork for @urbanrisklab. Hurricane Michael hit ground in Mexico Beach, and entire sections of the town have been scraped away, a result of high winds and a 19′ storm surge (they had only planned for 10′) via @lizzieyarina
• Jan 1 – Meet the Press: Climate Change, National Security and the Military http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/12/31/meet-the-press-climate-change-national-security-and-the-military/ … via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 6 – Climate and Security in the Caribbean: A Roadmap to Resilience https://t.co/BQPNnbfu7q via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 7 – Please join us in welcoming our newest CCS Advisory Board member! | Admiral Paul Zukunft Joins the Center for Climate and Security Advisory Board https://t.co/qvojrFUyAf via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 12 – Frightening new visualization shows deadly #CampFire racing out of the mountains to envelope Paradise. The modeling behind the visualization may provide better tools for getting people out of the way of future fires. @DiscoverMag @NCAR_Science http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2019/01 via @yulsman
• Jan 12 – Climate and Security on Government Matters TV https://climateandsecurity.org/2019/01/11/conger-and-burke-on-climate-the-military-and-energy-security/ … via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 12 – The Navy is planning to expand its role in the Arctic as climate change opens up more ocean waterways https://t.co/mkyGMiYs91 via @WSJ
• Jan 11 – Climate change’s impact on military installations around the world https://govmatters.tv/climate-changes-impact-on-military-installations-around-the-world/ … via @GovMattersTV
• Jan 11 – Explore nearly 200 #disaster risk reduction projects using #naturebasedsolutions on our interactive web platform: https://naturebasedsolutions.org/  #resilience #drm via @GFDRR
• Jan 11 – Do you think #3Dprinting can help the #AirForce reach its #innovation goals? via @AFEnergy
• Jan 10 – Translation – Geopolitical risk landscape changing faster than thought | Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds https://t.co/03dq71Zztz via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 10 – Important information to add to today’s Security Council meeting on the security and humanitarian situation in the Sahel. Climate-related tensions likely to escalate via @GlobalActionPW | “The desert has expanded southward during summer by about ten percent, so it’s a fairly significant increase in the desert expanse over this 93-year period that we analyzed.” https://t.co/aoLz80T92E via @PaulEDawson
• Jan 9 – “The fact of the matter was that when the military thinks about mission, they are going to want to do things to defend that mission and they’re not going to want to bury their heads in the sand about possible risks that they are going to have to deal with.” – John Conger via @GovMattersTV
• Jan 10 – John Conger, director of @CntrClimSec and former principal deputy under secretary at the Defense Department, discusses how climate change is affecting military bases and construction of new facilities. http://bit.ly/2Cdlu5A  via @GovMattersTV
• Jan 9 – Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to Joint Base Charleston deliver Denton Amendment relief supplies to Guatemala City, Guatemala. For more details about the Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program, check via @US_TRANSCOM
• Jan 9 – A recent #PENTAGON survey at 3,500 #Military installations found that half of them already face destabilizing #Weather. An interesting #CaseStudy of American military /vs/ #climatechange https://t.co/80pq7rc2lH via @ObsDefClim1
• Jan 9 – Even without conflict, #climatechange can make life impossible. In 2018, it was not drought but floods that destroyed crops and homes. Over 70,000 Malians were affected by this disaster via @ICRC
• Jan 9 – Climate change is a national security issue, especially as the Arctic thaws. https://t.co/J4lhXAxH0X Via @DefTechPat
• Jan 8 – Climate change is contributing to costly damage and national security risks across the military, including sea level rise threats to critical Navy shipyards https://t.co/GnXgBg4d63 via @insideclimate
• Jan 8 – How soon will climate change force you to move? | with quote from CCS’s Francesco Femia https://www.fastcompany.com/90288934/how-soon-will-climate-change-force-you-to-move … via @FastCompany
• Jan 8 – New #NASA Earthdata feature, “Leaving dry lands behind” examines internal migration patterns in North Latin America and the Caribbean using #population #data at NASA SEDAC and #precipitation data at NASA GES DISC. https://go.nasa.gov/2RHyE4Q via @NASAEarthData
• Jan 8 – .@RedCrossLebanon evacuated hundreds of Syrian refugees from their flooded camps in #Arsal, a mountainous border area in northern #Lebanon and one of the worst affected by the storm #Norma via @IFRC_MENA
• Jan 6 – Delivering long term solutions for water security in Ha’apai #Tonga. @PRRP_RiskGov works with partners on social, climate change and disaster risks to address safe access to water at night & accessibility for people with disabilities & the elderly. https://bit.ly/2rxe8VO via @UNDP_Pacific
• Jan 7 – “Elected (Security Council) members, such as incoming Council members Belgium, the Dominican Republic, and Germany, have signalled their deep interest in pursuing in the Council the connection of climate change to international security.” https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2019-01/climate-change-and-security.php … cc @detoxconflict via @RPearshouse
• Jan 7 – Germany plans to use its diplomatic clout during its two-year term on the UN Security Council to ensure that climate change concerns are an integral part of UN security policy. https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-aims-put-climate-focus-un-security-council … via @cleanenergywire
• Jan 4 – Two US military bases facing nearly $7 billion price tag from Florence & Michael impacts: Camp Lejeune (NC): $3.6 billion Tyndall Air Force Base (FL): $3 billion via @SteveBowenWx
• Jan 4 – The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode 5 with Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell https://climateandsecurity.org/2019/01/01/the-climate-and-security-podcast-episode-5-with-francesco-femia-and-caitlin-werrell/ … via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 5 – As fires become more frequent and devastating, #technology has an important role to play in modeling and tracking #fires  https://buff.ly/2QlyxXU  We’re iterating on how #remotesensing and #machinelearning can help fight fires before they start via @upstream_tech
• Jan 4 – As @HASCDemocrats Chair I’ll promote transparency & oversight, enhance readiness, combat inefficiency at DOD, advance green tech & address the threat climate change poses nat’l security, fight for an inclusive military & move towards a responsible approach to nuclear weapons via @RepAdamSmith
• Jan 4 – About the potential #impact of #natural #resources availability & #accessibility on geopolitics and conflicts; About the necessity to reflect & research on the #climatechange – #Security nexus; About a “#responsibility to prepare”… https://t.co/OGjFDrsWO7 @CntrClimSec via @ObsDefClim1
• Jan 3 – Under Dominican Republic Presidency, Security Council has already discussed #Somalia, will discuss #Syria, #Libya, #Colombia, Middle East, Central Asia, West Africa and addressing impact of climate related disasters on peace and security. https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sites/www.un.org.securitycouncil/files/general/jan2019_sc_monthly_pow.pdf … via @UNDPPA
• Jan 3 – “A recent Pentagon survey at 3,500 military installations found that half of them already face destabilizing weather, including droughts, extreme heat, wildfires, high winds and inland flooding” https://buff.ly/2QPKfuU  v @insideclimate @neelaeast cc @CntrClimSec via @dsaccardi
• Jan 3 – Over 6,100 people died in India due to #heatwaves from 2010-18. But heat action plans have led to a decline in casualties since 2015: https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/62932  #DRR via @PreventionWeb
• Jan 3 – “how the damage and looming risks from climate change have become a soft underbelly of military readiness” https://buff.ly/2QPKfuU  v @insideclimate @neelaeast cc @CntrClimSec via @dsaccardi
• Jan 3 – The Dominican Republic, which holds the Security Council presidency, has put climate change high on the agenda with a ministerial debate The high-level open debate, which also involves non-S.C. members, is scheduled for Jan. 25. will be presided over by President Danilo Medina via @mylifeinnewyork
• Jan 2 – The geopolitical risks of #climatechange include potential atrocities against ethnic minorities justified by competition for natural resources – clean water, arable land, energy https://t.co/r490CFu1Xt via @CostalCarolin7
• This week’s episode of The Climate and Security Podcast features our own co-founders Francesco Femia & Caitlin Werrell who speak with host @swetac about why they started the center and the intersection of #climate and #geopolitics https://t.co/r490CFu1Xt via @CntrClimSec
• Jan 2 – My conversation with the co-founders of @CntrClimSec was particularly eye-opening. Stresses on natural resources can influence geopolitics and increase the likelihood of mass atrocities. Listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-and-security-podcast/id1441158611?mt=2 … via @swetac
• Jan 2 – Either now or in the near future, says Aaron Salzberg, @StateDept, if water insecure countries lacking access to sustainable supplies of water and sanitation do not address their water problems, they will face increased risk of failure /greater fragility via @NewSecurityBeat
• Jan 2 – “There’s a bit of a misconception that climate changes means warming, less ice, and it’s easier to navigate,” said Neil O’Rourke, assistant commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard in the Arctic. “In fact, it’s making navigation a little riskier or more complex.” ://business.financialpost.com/commodities/mining/warming-arctic-waters-increase-shipping-challenges-already-the-bane-of-everyone-in-the-north?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1546426971 … via @Arctic_EQ
• Jan 2 – ‘The impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security.’ In January 2019, the UN Security Council, presided by the Dominican Republic, will hold an open debate addressing this very topic. https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2019-01/climate-change-and-security.php … #ClimateSecurity #UNSC via @KarolinaEklow
• Jan 1 – The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode 5 with Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell http://climateandsecurity.org/2019/01/01/the-climate-and-security-podcast-episode-5-with-francesco-femia-and-caitlin-werrell/ … via @CntrClimSec