Climate change and military planning

Brzoska, Michael

doi:10.1108/ijccsm-10-2013-0114

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“…Armed forces around the world have acknowledged climate change has security implications for nations and societies. Researches on the subject justify that climate change is recognized as an important factor in military strategy (Brzoska, 2015) where militaries are ever more involved in mitigation and adaptation. It can be argued that military institutions emerge as instruments in three discussions within the literature of climate change-security nexus.…”

Section: Military Institutions In Climate Changementioning

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Nepali Army in Climate-Induced Security Challenges

Baniya

2024

Unity Jnl

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In the interconnected world today, the connection between climate change, peace, and security has gained significant recognition. Security actors, including the armed forces, are increasingly confronted with extreme weather events demanding for assistance both at home and abroad. Their military assets and ability to operate are affected by changing weather patterns, rising sea levels, and other climate impacts. Climate change is transforming the way we think about security. As climate change intensifies, its impacts risk exacerbating existing social, economic, and environmental drivers of insecurity at local levels (where communities struggle to cope with converging pressures) and globally (when resources and ecosystems are shared across national borders). Climate insecurity hinders the adaptation efforts, and risks leaving already vulnerable communities even poorer and less resilient to interlinked climate and security crises. As the global temperature is rising, climate and disaster risks in Nepal are affecting people, the environment, the economy, development gains, and overall security of the country. This article begins by briefly highlighting the climate-induced insecurity to Nepal and efforts made to minimize its impacts. Then the article endeavors to present a comparative overview of the leading greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting nations including Nepal followed by the analytical examination of climate change impacts on states and armed forces. Finally, the article concludes by presenting suitable recommendations to the NA in responding the climate-induced security challenges. The article is subjectively prepared by analytically reviewing various literatures on climate-induced security challenges in the world today.

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Section: Military Institutions In Climate Changementioning

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“…Analysis shows that climate change has significant implications for military strategies and operations (Briggs, 2012;O'Lear, 2013;andSmith 2007, 2011). Therefore, climate change consideration is vital in the formulation of the security and defense policy of the nations (Brzoska, 2015 andHolland andVagg, 2013).…”

Section: Military Institutions In Climate Changementioning

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Nepali Army in Climate-Induced Security Challenges

Baniya

2024

Unity Jnl

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“…The debate is not limited to whether and how military and other traditional instruments can be applied; this is still part of the discussion when, for instance, the destabilizing effects of climate change on fragile states are considered, or the incorporation of environmental considerations into peacekeeping operations is discussed. The military can indeed play a role against climate change, from disaster relief operations to providing data and advocacy to act on climate change (Brzoska 2020). The debate also covers the appropriateness of the concept of security associated with emergencies and reactive, defensive measures against potential threats, given that catastrophic risks challenge the efficacy of remedial action and insurance mechanisms, which form large parts of contemporary security provisions.…”

Section: The Politics Of Climate Security: Threats Actors and Practicesmentioning

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Introduction: linking climate change and security

Julia Trombetta

2023

Handbook on Climate Change and International Security

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The melting of glaciers and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts, and flooding are powerful reminders of climate change and signals that we have entered the Anthropocene (Crutzen 2002) -a new geological epoch in which the future of the planet depends on human actions, and which has 'no analogy' in the Earth's history (Dalby 2009, p. 11). Human action has become so powerful and pervasive that it is comparable to a geological force that transforms the planet in unprecedented ways. Nature, the environment and climate are no longer stable backgrounds against which human history and actions unfold. This requires humans to embrace the challenges of this new condition, its complexity and uncertainty. Climate change is emblematic of this shift, as it anticipates many challenges of the Anthropocene. New potentially catastrophic threats -the possibilities of abrupt climate change or the massive extinctions of species -emerge, while concerns about access to water, food and energy remain relevant and are aggravated by climate change. Conflict and social instability may follow or be exacerbated. Not surprisingly, some of these challenges have been addressed as security issues, both because of the concerns that these problems raise for states and peoples, and the power of evoking security to mobilize and legitimize action (Trombetta 2021).Attempts to link climate change and security date back to the 1970s, when apprehensions about anthropogenic changes in weather patterns started to develop. Since then, climate change has been included in national security strategies and has been brought to the discussion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on more than one occasion (Scott 2015 and Chapter 13 in this volume). There is extensive academic and political debate on the subject. 1 Yet, the term 'climate security', which is used in the literature, remains ambiguous and contested, as does the very consideration of climate change as a security issue.Establishing a link between climate change and security is not a straightforward process. Far from being self-evident, it implies a set of political choices on the kinds of threats that need to be considered, whose security is at stake, and the means to be employed. Once questioned, these choices reveal deeply seated assumptions on what counts as security and the ways of providing it and prompt reflection. For many, security is still associated with the survival of the state, its core values and the legitimation of exceptional measures. The link also requires conceptual and theoretical reworking of the way security is understood and provided, as many of the threats posed by climate change do not fit the traditional security agenda and logic. They question, for instance, the protection of a territory against external threats, using defensive, reactive measures and, that, in turn, challenges many of the political categories on which we moderns operate and think through.This Handbook explores the emergence of climate change as an international security issue,...

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“…It is worth noting that the preparation and training of a nation's defence means are oriented according to the threats listed in the respective strategic security documents. On that subject, Brzoska [66,67] argues that uncertainties about climate change are going to affect military planning in the future.…”

Section: Referent Object Securitizing Actor and Functional Actormentioning

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Climate Deterrence: Disasters and Security After COP 21

Boeno

Soromenho-Marques

2017

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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The Paris Agreement (COP 21) indicates an effort of nations towards the creation of a worldwide mechanism to control climate. Estimated to enter into force in 2020, the Agreement recognizes that countries may be affected not only by climate changes, but also by the impact of the actions taken in response to those changes. The objectives of this paper are: to excite the discussion about securitization of climate change, discussing its relation with disasters and conflicts; and to identify items which have constructed the current status of climate change in political and security agendas, highlighting the contribution of COP 21. For that purpose, a corpus formed by 51 items, produced between the beginning of the Cold War (1945) and July 2016, has been examined according to the analysis units proposed by the Copenhagen School, mainstream for this research. The results obtained indicate: (i) construction of climate change as a threat to international security (linked to conflicts and disasters); (ii) building of financial mechanisms, among others, to align the conduct of countries in a political agenda; and (iii) increase of military sector participation in the debate about climate change and preparation for increased action in disasters. This study makes two contributions to the existing literature. First, it provides a framework of items which clarify the securitization process of climate change and its relation with security, disasters and the armed forces. Second, through this analysis, it underlines the inclusion of the military sector in the relation between climate change, security and disasters.

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Climate change and military planning

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Nepali Army in Climate-Induced Security Challenges

Nepali Army in Climate-Induced Security Challenges

Introduction: linking climate change and security

Climate Deterrence: Disasters and Security After COP 21

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