Coast Guard participates in joint Arctic search and rescue exercise. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst

Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.

• RELEASE: Amidst Growing Nuclear and Climate Threats, A New Series of Reports Issues Warnings and Recommendations http://climateandsecurity.org/2018/06/11/release-amidst-growing-nuclear-and-climate-threats-a-new-series-of-reports-issues-warnings-and-recommendations/ … via @CntrClimSec

• Climate change-related disaster relief is increasing demand on Australian Defence Department, Senate hears http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-08/adf-sees-climate-change-related-disaster-relief-demands-rise/9842458?pfmredir=sm&section=world … via @abcnews

• We cannot look at future disasters from the angle we used to. The dynamics are changing and the response should too. Find out more from @RCClimate – http://bit.ly/2sx5x67 . #ClimateRedi #SriLanka

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Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The camp is one of three, which house up to 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing inter-communal violence in Burma. Photo by Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.

• “There are mission reasons to do these kinds of things.” | Pentagon steps up climate change preparations https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/3/pentagon-climate-change-plans-avoid-trump-politics/ … via @washtimes @CntrClimSec

• Senate report on climate change and national security offers opportunities for Defence | Anthony Bergin | https://bit.ly/2JfAe6e  via @ASPI_org

• Climate change is key security risk, @florence_parly says: ‘Ever more frequent extreme weather events will create new vulnerabilities.’ #SLD18 via @IISS_org

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Variations in total water storage from normal, in millimeters, in the Tigris and Euphrates river basins, as measured by NASA’s (GRACE) satellites, Author NASA/UC Irvine/NCAR

Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.

• Tomorrow 21 May 2018, the PSC will have an open session on ‘Climate Induced Conflicts: Sources of Insecurity in Africa’. The meeting will examine the link between climate change & violent conflict in Africa. The Insight on the PSC has more on the meeting. http://www.amaniafrica-et.org/index.php/publications/onthepsc/52-climateinduced …via @africa_amani

• The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia also stresses the need to build resilience to extreme weather events https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/05/1010252 via @UN_News_Centre

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Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret) on a Washington Post Live panel on The Energy 202

Here are a list of notable headlines and comments on climate and security matters from the past week. If we’ve missed any, let us know.

• In response to damage from #HurricaneSandy, DOD is building stronger and more resilient facilities. Revisit our report to learn more: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-749?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=gpi … #Hurricaneprep via @USGAO

• Through the Silver Jackets Program USACE can implement its Flood Risk Management Program at state level. Interagency Silver Jackets teams leverage resources to identify and implement solutions to reduce flood risk and assist communities. Learn more: http://silverjackets.nfrmp.us/ . via @USACEHQ

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