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New Report: The U.S. Asia-Pacific Rebalance, National Security and Climate Change
If the United States is to “rebalance” to the Asia-Pacific region – building and broadening alliances, helping advance regional security and prosperity in the face of potentially catastrophic change, and advancing U.S. national security interests – it will have to seriously consider how climate change affects the region, how the U.S. can help advance the climate resilience of the region’s diverse nations, and how the U.S. will adapt strategically to a changed security environment. This new report, “The U.S. Asia- Pacific Rebalance, National Security and Climate Change,” published by the Center for Climate and Security, in partnership with the Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, the Center for New American Security and the University of Oxford, explores ways in which the effects of climate change will both shape, and be shaped by, the U.S. strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific. It also offers solutions for how the effects of climate change can be addressed in a strategic way, through implementing region-wide “Climate-Security Plans,” adapting military infrastructure, and supporting key nations that are grappling with climate risks to their food, water and energy security. The report’s foreword, written by former U.S. Pacific Commander, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, USN (Ret), notes:
“As we seek to rebalance and reinvigorate our historic alliances, build new strategic and economic partnerships, and effectively posture our military in the Asia-Pacific for the 21st century, we must address the potentially catastrophic security implications of climate change in the Asia-Pacific and their likely impact on U.S. interests in the region.”
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Upcoming Climate and Security Events Around the World
As a testament to the increasing demand for a broader and more nuanced understanding of how climate change interacts with foreign policy and national security priorities, there are A LOT of great upcoming climate and security events. Below is a list of public events with links to more information. We will be providing summaries of as many of these as possible via this blog, Twitter (@CntrClimSec) and Facebook (Center for Climate and Security). If you plan on attending, or following along online, keep the conversation flowing by using the hashtag #ClimateSecurity. (more…)
Coastal Cities, Climate and Security: Lessons from Katrina 10 Years Later
By guest author, Lieutenant Colonel Gary Sargent, USA (ret)
Tomorrow, August 29th, marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, and Americans viewed the wholesale destruction of a major US city by water and wind. Katrina presented a worrying picture of what may befall other coastal cities around the globe as water levels rise and the world faces a much more challenging, changing climate. Ten years later, lessons from the disaster are more relevant than ever. (more…)
U.S. Troops Deployed to Fight Wildfires in Drought-Stricken Western United States
The Alaska Army National Guard supported fire suppression efforts in June 2015 in and near Willow, Alaska.
This week 200 US Army Reserve troops were deployed to fight wildfires in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, joining thousands of firefighters and National Guardsmen who have been working to control one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, including some record-breaking wildfires that were visible from space. At least two firefighters have lost their lives this season. But this year’s wildfires have not been limited to the U.S. Pacific Northwest. (more…)