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August and September 2024 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
By Ethan Wong
In August and September 2024, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 72 military deployments in response to hurricanes, extreme precipitation, wildfires, and drought. The deployments took place in 23 countries, including Bangladesh, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Sudan, the United States, Vietnam, and elsewhere. September saw 41 deployments, the highest monthly total ever recorded in the MiRCH tracker.
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July 2024 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
By Ethan Wong
In July 2024, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 14 countries where militaries deployed in response to climate hazards, including Italy, Liberia, North Macedonia, the Philippines, the United States, and elsewhere. The tracker documented 26 incidents in total, with deployments responding to hurricanes and typhoons, drought, flooding, and wildfires.
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Trip Report: Youth-Led Visions of a Climate-Secure Pacific
Climate change increasingly risks Pacific security and sovereignty on land and sea due to sea level rise, a warming ocean, disaster, and displacement. These challenges are no longer the problems of the future– they are some of the largest risks of today. Addressing these challenges requires understanding and partnership between the leaders of today and tomorrow. In building toward a better future, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), with support from the US Mission to New Zealand, launched the Youth-Led Visions of a Climate-Secure Pacific program, the second iteration of a young leaders program that started in 2023 with a NATO-focused cohort.
From left to right: videographer Mojeri Coker; Young Leaders Michael Chapman, Liam Clegg, Silas Zhang, and Conrad Johnie Ikaika Morgan; CCS Research Fellow Elsa Barron; and Young Leaders Kalita Titi Homasi, Georgia Nichols, and Hailey Campbell.
CCS selected seven young leaders for the program, based on their visions of a climate-secure Pacific shared in the video below. These included Hailey Campbell (United States), Michael Chapman (United States), Liam Clegg (Cook Islands/ Australia), Kalita Titi Homasi (New Zealand/ Tuvalu), Conrad Johnie Ikaika Morgan (United States), Georgia Nichols (United States), and Silas Zhang (New Zealand). You can find more information about the call for applications and read the bios of our selected young leaders on the program website.
Ecological Security Threats in North Africa for 2040: Water Scarcity and Desertification
By Malak Altaeb, Ecological Security Fellow
Introduction
Climate change is one of the world’s most prominent challenges, with serious impacts on food systems around the world. These impacts include low agricultural productivity, food insecurity due to water scarcity, and desertification. North Africa is considered a hot spot for climate change. A combination of water scarcity and desertification is taking its toll on many countries in the region, leaving many communities under stress. The region’s dry climate—getting increasingly drier due to climate change— is making the situation even worse. Countries in North Africa, including Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria, are experiencing different water scarcity and desertification levels, driven by multiple factors and amplified by political and economic constraints. This briefer delves into the multifaceted dimensions of water scarcity and desertification in the region, identifies key drivers of these challenges, and proposes key recommendations for addressing them before 2040.
Countries in the region must focus development on sustainable agriculture and enhanced water management by:
- Reviving deserted lands, encouraging conservation in agriculture, and introducing irrigation techniques that would enhance water usage for agriculture, such as drip irrigation
- Investing in drought-resistant crops and wastewater recycling plants
- Promoting enhanced business-oriented community-based initiatives centered on the environment and community resilience through capacity building and training programs
- Adopting a holistic approach to better water resource usage and land conservation practices to protect available arable land.
- Developing policies to incorporate technological advancement in food and water security