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Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security.

Changes in climate patterns and their impact on the physical environment can create profound effects on populations in parts of the world and present new challenges to global security and stability. Failure to anticipate and mitigate these changes increases the threat of more failed states with the...

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Corporate Author: United States. Defense Science Board. Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, [2011]
Subjects:
United States. > Department of Defense > Planning.
Climatic changes > Political aspects.
Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.
Military planning > United States.
Security, International.
National security > United States.
Water-supply.
Water security.
climate > 'climate change' > Defense > security > national > international > 'Defense Science Board'
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18260
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary.
  • Chapter 1. Current observation, model, and climate projection capabilities.
  • Chapter 2. Current climate change situation and trends.
  • Chapter 3. Potention consequences of climate change.
  • Chapter 4. Roles of the national security community.
  • Chapter 5. Role of the Department of Defense.
  • Appendix A. Climate information system needs.
  • Appendix B. Special topics.
  • Terms of reference.
  • Task force membership.
  • Presentations to the task force.
  • Glossary.