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Here is Colin Kelley on the new precipitation dataset CHIRPS and what it means for climate change and state fragility

Climate Change, State Fragility and CHIRPS
By Dr. Colin Kelley, Senior Research Fellow, The Center for Climate and Security In order to better understand the nexus linking climate change and state fragility, we need to better grasp the effe…
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Special Issue: Health Security and Climate Change
The Journal Health Security has a special issue out on climate change. The contents and abstracts are listed below. The special issue does a great job of exploring the emerging intersection between…
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Forbes article quoting the Center for Climate & Security

Mekong Delta Drought Crisis: A Climate-Change Security Risk In The Making
The Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam, and the country’s southern-central highland areas, is suffering a crippling drought. Record low water levels in the delta is also causing saltwater intrusion that is wiping out crops and contaminating drinking water supplies. The humanitarian and economic…
forbes.com|By Brett Davis
Climate Change as a Non-State Actor
By Neil Bhatiya Over at The Strategy Bridge, I have a new piece on the nature of climate change as a threat to international peace and security, and how the U.S. government is responding to it and …
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USA Today article quotes CCS's Francesco Femia and Advisory Board Member Marcus King on climate and national security

Climate Change far more than an environmental issue
Global warming bears all the hallmarks of environmental catastrophe: dwindling rivers, raging wildfires, dying animals and more. But those consequences aren't even half the story. Experts say climate change could devastate human health, the economy and national security, making the world a more dang…
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Enhancing U.S.-Philippines Defense Cooperation in a Changing Climate
As part of a long trip through the Asia-Pacific, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made news this week during his stop in the Philippines, where he announced new details of America’s current def…
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Climate Change and Security at Yale University
“Are conventional notions of national security broad enough to accommodate the evolving global risks and trends?” “Will Americans support more frequent military interventions acro…
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New U.S. Assessment on Climate and Health: More Research Needed on Security Implications
By Christine Parthemore This week, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released an extensive new volume on the health impacts of climate change. The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in…
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Naval Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response Week
Last week was Naval Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) week at the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC). CIMSEC featured a variety of different articles from experts gra…
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Canadian Foreign Minister on Climate Change, Security and Fragility
The Canadian Government’s Global Affairs Canada (a department that includes the country’s foreign affairs, trade and development ministers), held a conference yesterday on “Clima…
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How the U.S. Military’s Not Waiting to Find Out if Climate Change is an Existential Risk
In case you missed it, Keith Johnson with Foreign Policy recently published an article that strikes at the heart of where the United States is in assessing and preparing for the security risks of c…
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The National Intelligence Council wants your feedback on this climate security scenario for its forthcoming Global Trends 2035 report. See below for the scenario and here for more details: http://climateandsecurity.org/…/the-national-intelligence-…/

GLOBAL TRENDS
Mar 12, 2016 In this scenario, a mix of more ominous climate forecasts, actual weather incidents, and disease outbreaks fuel increasingly sharp divisions among…
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Have a question about climate and security? Check out the Climate Security 101 Project!

FAQs
Below is a list of some of the most frequently asked “climate security” questions. Is climate change a security risk? Will climate change cause wars? Where is climate change the biggest…
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Defense Drones and Disasters in the News
By Christine Parthemore, The Center for Climate and Security Late last week USA Today and Military Times reported that the Department of Defense (DoD) has used surveillance drones within U.S. borde…
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A Presidential Perspective on Climate Change and Security
By Neil Bhatiya, Climate and Diplomacy Fellow, the Center for Climate and Security In a wide-ranging story published today in the Atlantic, correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg analyzes the Obama Adminis…
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U.S.-Canada Agree to Continue Climate and Security Cooperation
President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau issued a U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership today. The statement clearly recognizes the links between climate change, s…
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US Embassy in Iraq Issues Mosul Dam Failure Warning
The US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq recently issued stern warnings about the possible breach of the Mosul Dam, stating that the “Mosul Dam faces a serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic f…
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Defense Secretary Carter on the Strategic Implications of Climate Change
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter recently spoke to a group at the Commonwealth Club in California. His remarks touched on issues related to climate risks, including state stability, the oceans,…
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Climate Change in the Levant: Further Evidence Strengthens Case for Role in Syrian Instability
By Dr. Colin Kelley, Senior Research Fellow, The Center for Climate and Security A new study provides the strongest evidence to date that the drying of the eastern Mediterranean Levant region over …
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Quotes CCS Advisory Board member RADM David Titley, USN (Ret)

Taking aim at climate change: Australia's military sees rising challenges
For years, Australia's military has regularly been called upon to assist with disasters in its backyard as well as during floods or cyclones at home. Climate change will bring more demands at home and abroad.
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