Climate and Social Stress:

Implications for Security Analysis

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Publication Year:2012

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John D. Steinbruner, Paul C. Stern, and Jo L. Husbands, Editors; Committee on Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Social and Political Stresses; Board on Environmental Change and Society; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Climate Change as a National Security Concern	15-34	(skim)
2 Climate Change, Vulnerability, and National Security: A Conceptual Framework	35-52	(skim)
3 Potentially Disruptive Climate Events	53-74	(skim)
4 How Climate Events Can Lead to Social and Political Stresses	75-96	(skim)
5 Climate Events and National Security Outcomes	97-138	(skim)
6 Methods for Assessing National Security Threats	139-160	(skim)
References	161-178	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee Member and Staff Biographies	179-186	(skim)
Appendix B: Briefings Received by the Committee	187-188	(skim)
Appendix C: Method for Developing Figure 3-1	189-192	(skim)
Appendix D: Statistical Methods for Assessing Probabilities of Extreme Events	193-202	(skim)
Appendix E: Foundations for Monitoring ClimateSecurity Connections	203-238	(skim)

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Climate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events--slowly at first, but then more quickly. It is prudent to expect to be surprised by the way in which these events may cascade, or have far-reaching effects. During the coming decade, certain climate-related events will produce consequences that exceed the capacity of the affected societies or global systems to manage; these may have global security implications. Although focused on events outside the United States, Climate and Social Stress: Implications for Security Analysis recommends a range of research and policy actions to create a whole-of-government approach to increasing understanding of complex and contingent connections between climate and security, and to inform choices about adapting to and reducing vulnerability to climate change.

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