Climate and Security Resources: U.S. Government, Defense
This page includes a list of resources on the nexus of climate change and security by the U.S. Government, Defense.
Resource Hubs
Launched 2023: Department of Defense Climate Resilience Portal (climate.mil)
2023
2023: DoD Operational Energy Strategy, Department of Defense, May 2023
2023: DoD Plan to Reduce GHG Emissions (April 2023): Climate Adaptation Plan.
2023: DOD Climate Resilience Portal. U.S. Department of Defense. October 2022.
2023: US Department of the Air Force Climate Campaign Plan. Department of the Air Force. July 2023.
2022
2022: US Department of the Air Force Climate Action Plan. Department of the Air Force. October 2022.
2022: Dept. of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan Progress Report. Department of Defense. October 2022.
2022: Army Climate Strategy Implementation Plan FY2023-2027. Department of the Army. October 2022.
2022: Climate Action 2030. Department of the Navy. May 2022.
2022: Meeting the Climate Challenge. Department of Defense Budget Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller). April 2022.
2022: DoD IG Arctic climate report, Department of Defense office of the Inspector General, April 2022.
2022: United States Army Climate Strategy. Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. Washington, DC. February 2022.
2021
2021: Highlights and Examples – Department of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan, US Department of Defense, November 5, 2021
2021: Department of Defense Climate Risk Analysis, US Department of Defense, October 8, 2021
2021: Department of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan, US Department of Defense, September 1, 2021
2021: DOD Exercise Highlights Need to Address Climate Change, Its Impacts, US Department of Defense, May 17, 2021
2021: US Army: Addressing Climate Change Threats, US Department of the Army, May 14, 2021
2021: Tackling the Climate Crisis (website page), US Department of Defense
2021: DOD Installation Exposure to Climate Change at Home and Abroad, US Department of Defense,
2021: DOD Climate Assessment Tool, US Department of Defense, April 22, 2021
2021: Secretary Austin Remarks at Climate Change Summit, US Department of Defense, April 22, 2021
2021: DoD Installation Exposure to Climate Change at Home and Abroad, US Department of Defense, April 19, 2021
2021: Army Arctic Strategy. Department of the Army. March 2021.
2021: Navy Arctic Strategy. Department of the Navy. January 2021.
2020
2020: Fiscal Year 2021: Top DoD Management Challenges, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, November 2020
2020: Army Climate Resilience Handbook, US Army Corps of Engineers, August 2020
2020: Air Force Arctic Strategy, Department of the Air Force, July 2020.
2020: Climate Change and the National Defense Authorization Act (FY18-FY20), The Center for Climate and Security, June 2020
2019
2019: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, U.S. Congress, December 2019
2019: The Operational Environment and the Changing Character of Warfare, “United States Army Training and Doctrine Command,” October 7, 2019
2019: Research To Improve Installation Infrastructure Resiliency Processes, Systems, And Tools, “Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP),” Department of Defense
2019: Climate Adaptation for DoD Natural Resource Managers, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Sustainment), June 3, 2019
2019: Implications of Climate Change for the U.S. Army, US Army War College, July 2019
2019: Advance Policy Questions for Dr. Mark T. Esper, Nominee for Appointment to be Secretary of Defense, Senate Armed Services Committee, July 2019
2019: Senate Armed Services Committee Advance Policy Questions for GEN Mark A. Milley, U.S. Army Nominee for Appointment to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Senate Armed Services Committee, July 2019
2019: U.S. Air Force’s Top 10 Military Installations Most Vulnerable to Climate-Related Events as required by FY18 National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Air Force to Senate Armed Services Committee, June 2019
2019: U.S. Army’s Top 10 Military Installations Most Vulnerable to Climate-Related Events as required by FY18 National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Army to Senate Armed Services Committee, June 2019
2019: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ Top 10 Military Installations Most Vulnerable to Climate-Related Events as required by FY18 National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to Senate Armed Services Committee, June 2019
2019: Climate Resilience: DOD Needs to Assess Risk and Provide Guidance on Use of Climate Projections in Installation Master Plans and Facilities Designs. GAO-19-453, June 2019
2019: Department of Defense Arctic Strategy, U.S. Department of Defense, June 2019
2019: The Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report: Preparedness, Partnerships and Promoting a Networked Region, U.S. Department of Defense, June 1, 2019
2019: United States Coast Guard: Arctic Strategic Outlook, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, April 2019.
2019: Updated Military Installation Rankings for Climate Vulnerability. Office of the Undersecretary of Defense. March 22, 2019
2019: United States Department of the Navy Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget Estimates, Military Construction Active Force (MCON) and Family Housing, U.S. Department of the Navy, March 2019
2019: United States Navy: Strategic Outlook for the Arctic, Chief of Naval Operations, January 2019.
2019: Report on Effects of a Changing Climate to the Department of Defense. As required by Section 335 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
2018
2018: DoD Directive 4715.21: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (Change 1), August 2018. U.S. Department of Defense
2018: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, August 2018
2018: The Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change on Department of Defense Installations on Atolls in the Pacific Ocean (RC-2334). Report to the U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Published Feb 2018.
2018: Climate-Related Risk to DoD Infrastructure Initial Vulnerability Assessment Survey (SLVAS) Report, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense
2017
2017: 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
2017: NAVFAC Installation Adaptation & Resilience Climate Change Planning Handbook
2017: Climate Change Adaptation: DOD Needs to Better Incorporate Adaptation into Planning and Collaboration at Overseas Installations. GAO-18-206
2017: Draft Integrated City of Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Norfolk, VA
2016
2016: Report to Congress on Strategy to Protect the United States National Security Interests in the Arctic Region, U.S. Department of Defense
2016: Report to the President and the Congress of the United States, National Commission on the Future of the Army,
2016: 2016 Special Issue: Climate Change and Policy, Marine Corps University Journal
2016: DoD Directive 4715.21: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. U.S. Department of Defense
2016: Joint Publication 1-02: Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. U.S. Department of Defense
2016: Department of Defense Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan FY2016, U.S. Department of Defense
2016: Regional Sea Level Scenarios for Coastal Risk Management: Managing the Uncertainty of Future Sea Level Change and Extreme Water Levels for Department of Defense Coastal Sites Worldwide, U.S. Department of Defense
2016: OMB Scorecard on Sustainability/Energy, Department of Defense
2015
2015: El Nino: Potential Asia Pacific Impacts: U.S. Pacific Command
2015: DoD Instruction 3200.21 “Sustaining Access to the Live Training Domain”: U.S. Department of Defense
2015: National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate [Report to Congress on Geographic Combatant Command responses to climate risks], U.S. Department of Defense
2015: Department of Defense Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan FY2015, U.S. Department of Defense
2015: A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, U.S. Department of the Navy/ United States Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard
2015: Department of Defense Annual Energy Management Report FY 2014, U.S. Department of Defense
2014
2014: “Environmental and Energy Issues for the Military: Environmental and Energy Security for the Americas,” United States Southern Command
2014: Department of Defense Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan FY2014, U.S. Department of Defense
2014: Fire Science Strategy: Resource Conservation and Climate Change, SERDP/ESTCP, U.S. Department of Defense
2014: Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, U.S. Department of Defense
2014: “National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change,” CNA Corporation
2014: USCENTCOM, Climate Change Assessment, QDR, U.S. Department of Defense
2014: Quadrennial Defense Review, U.S. Department of Defense
2014: US Navy Arctic Roadmap 2014-2030, U.S. Department of the Navy
2014: OMB Scorecard on Sustainability/ Energy: Department of Defense
2014: Shoreline Evolution and Coastal Resiliency at Two Military Installations: Investigating the Potential for the Loss of Protecting Barriers: SERDP: DOD, EPA, DOE
2013
2013: DoDM 4715.03, Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) Implementation Manual, Department of Defense
2013: US Coast Guard Arctic Strategy, U.S. Coast Guard
2013: Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Military Installations: Policy Implications, SERDP, Department of Defense
2013: 2013 Addendum to the FY2012 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap: Department of Defense
2013: Arctic Strategy: Department of Defense
2013: Department of Defense Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan FY2013, U.S. Department of Defense
2013: OMB Scorecard on Sustainability/ Energy: Department of Defense
2012
2012: Department of Defense FY 2012 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap: Department of Defense
2012: Department of Defense Strategic Sustainability and Performance Plan FY2012: Department of Defense
2012: OMB Scorecard on Sustainability/ Energy: Department of Defense
2011-2012: Key Strategic Issues List: U.S. Army War College
2011
2011: DoDI 4715.03, Natural Resources Conservation Program: Department of Defense
2011: Department of Defense Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan FY2011: Department of Defense
2011: Incorporating Sea Level Change Considerations in Civil Works Programs: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2011: Defense Science Board Task Force Report: Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security: Department of Defense
2011: The National Military Strategy of the United States of America: Redefining America’s Military Leadership: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2011: National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces: Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
2011: OMB Scorecard on Energy/ Water: Department of Defense
2010
2010: Quadrennial Defense Review Report: Department of Defense
2010: The Joint Operating Environment (JOE), Ready for Today, Preparing for Tomorrow: United States Joint Forces Command
2010: Climate Change Impacts and AFRICOM: A Briefing Note: Institute for Defense Analyses, Christine Youngblut
2010: Strategic Sustainability and Performance Plan FY2010: Department of Defense
2010: U.S. Navy Climate Change Road Map: Task Force Climate Change, Department of the Navy
2009
2009: US Navy Arctic Roadmap: Department of Defense
2009: us-navy-arctic-roadmap-nov-2009: U.S. Department of the Navy
2009: Taking Up the Security Challenge of Climate Change: U.S. Army War College
2009: Climate Change Effects: Issues for International and US National Security: Institute for Defense Analyses, Christine Youngblut
2009: Two Degrees of Separation: Abrupt Climate Change and the Adverse Impact to US National Security: Air Command and Staff College
2009: Creation of the US Navy Task Force Climate Change by the Chief of Naval Operations
2008
2008: National Defense Strategy: Department of Defense
2008: The Joint Operating Environment, Trends and Challenges for the Future Joint Force Through 2030: United States Joint Forces Command
2007
2007: The Joint Operating Environment (JOE), Trends and Challenges for the Future Joint Force Through 2030: United States Joint Forces Command
2007: A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Sea Power: Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard
2007: National Security and the Threat of Climate Change: CNA Military Advisory Board
2003
2003: An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security: DoD Office of Net Assessment
2003: Weather Operations in the Transformation Era. John M. Lanicci, Air War College Maxwell Paper No. 29 (Maxwell AFB: Air University Press 2003)
2003: Global Warming Could Have a Chilling Effect on the Military. National Defense University
1990
1990: Global Climate Change Implications for the United States: U.S. Navy War College
