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Event Summary: Implications for NATO of Climate Security Scenarios in the Balkans
An exercise conducted with the Halifax Peace with Women Fellowship 2023
By Lily Boland
On October 30, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) led a scenario exercise on climate security for the new class of the Halifax Peace with Women Fellowship, which convenes senior female military leaders from NATO and partner countries for a 3-week executive tour of the political and technological capitals of the United States and Canada. The exercise sought to socialize a better understanding of how climate change hazards shape security risks in a region of importance to the NATO alliance (in this case, the Balkans) and help identify ways in which NATO, partner countries, and their militaries can better prepare for and prevent these risks. Participants included the fellows class along with officials from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Force Education & Training and Office of Arctic and Global Resilience.
CSR Welcomes New Research Fellows
The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) is pleased to announce a new round of hires across its programs. CCS added expertise across several of its portfolios, bringing on Siena Cicarelli and Ethan Wong to expand its coverage of the security threats posed by climate change, including their intersection with Arctic policy, food security, and the transatlantic relationship.
Siena joins CCS as a Research Fellow supporting the Nexus25 project, a CCS/Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) initiative focused on sustainable multilateralism. She previously covered transatlantic security and international humanitarian policy for the U.S. Department of Defense, Center for American Progress, and Eurasia Group.
Ethan previously worked on environmental, climate, and international security issues at The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. At CCS, he will support a range of climate security projects as a Research Fellow, such as the Climate Security Fellowship and the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker.
China and Ecological Security: The seeds of conflict, or the roots of détente?
As China and the United States continue to compete in many domains, ecological security may be an opportunity for cooperation. China’s impact on ecological security internally and externally can either be a geopolitical liability or a source of legitimacy. Together, these titanic countries could spur a reformation of global governance around agriculture, and trade in wild animals and plants. Such cooperation could improve food security and resilience while boosting sustainability and combating the climate and biodiversity crises–not to mention reducing the possibility of regional or global conflict.
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September/October 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
By Tom Ellison and Ethan Wong
In September and October 2023, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) documented 19 militaries that deployed in response to floods, hurricanes, droughts, and wildfires in 14 countries, including Libya, Mexico, India, Ghana, the United States, Brazil, and elsewhere.
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