International Military Council on Climate and Security

International Military Council on Climate and Security

A growing number of militaries and national security communities around the world are concerned about a changing climate – including the very real risks it poses to global stability, conflict and military missions. The IMCCS is an international network of these individuals that seeks to anticipate, analyze, and address the security risks of climate change.

Climate change is driving unprecedented risks to the geostrategic landscape of the 21st century. Militaries have a responsibility to help prevent and prepare for these risks.

Recent News

Femia: Army War College finds service ill-equipped to face climate change

by internationalmilitarycouncil

Last week, the Federal News Network’s “Federal Drive” ran an interview with the IMCCS’s Senior Advisor and Manager, Francesco Femia, regarding a recent U.S. Army War College report that alarmingly found the U.S. military “precariously underprepared for the national security…

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Policy Brief: Climate-Related Security Risks and Peacebuilding in Somalia

by internationalmilitarycouncil

This article was first published by SIPRI on 23 October 2019, and on the Planetary Security Initiative website here. Authors: Karolina Eklöw and Dr Florian Krampe Stockholm, October 23, 2019 – Climate change poses serious challenges to current and future peacebuilding missions, according to a new report…

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2019 International Military Council on Climate and Security