CLIMATE AND SECURITY ACTION NEWS
Project CASA at a Glance
The project on Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies (Project CASA) studies the extent to which selected countries in NATO and globally have engaged their national militaries in responding to climate-related emergencies.
NATO releases 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment Report
9 July 2024 - NATO released the Secretary General’s annual Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment on Tuesday (9 July 2024). It notes that accelerating climate change has “a profound impact on Allied security,” and stresses the need for NATO to remain fit for purpose in a rapidly changing environment.
PROJECT CASA FEATURED AT MONTREAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE SECURITY AND ITS CHALLENGES
10 April 2024 - The Second Annual ASCS-CSAC Conference included a panel discussion on Civil Military Cooperation in Climate Related Emergencies.
Artificial Intelligence for Climate Security: Possibilities and Challenges
8 December 2023 - Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)—largely based on machine learning—offer possibilities for addressing climate-related security risks. AI can, for example, be used for developing disaster early-warning systems and enhancing long-term climate hazard modelling, reducing the risk that the impacts of climate change will lead to insecurity and conflict.
NATO and the new Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence
2 November 2023 - At the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July 2023, Allies welcomed the establishment of a NATO Centre of Excellence for Climate Change and Security in Montreal, Canada. Here are excerpts from several articles about NATO’s Approach to Environment, Climate Change and Security, Implementing NATO’s Climate Security Agenda and the new NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CASCOE).