Understanding of the security implications of a changing climate and how it compounds the risk of conflict with Neil Morisetti University College London and Chatham House
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The security communities around the world including European, UK, US, and Australia have all recognized climate change as a National Security threat with climate change not being necessarily a direct cause of conflict but compounding the risks of conflict. The impact of climate change on food and water security is a key component of this increased threat.
Neil Morisetti leads efforts to develop society's and policy makers understanding of the security implications of a changing climate, including the impact on the key natural resources of food, water and land at University College London and Chatham House. His work focuses on the relationship between these emerging challenges and more traditional threats to national security. Neil has previously served as the UK Government Climate and Energy Security Envoy, the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change and he is a retired Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy.
The complex problem with climate change is it does not impact everyone at the same rate. Currently conflict and climate change are primarily correlated in a belt tuning just north and south of the equator, countries well away from Europe, North America, and Australia.
Neil is also an International Fellow of the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group who just released Too Hot To Handle report that highlights the reality of Australia’s climate–security failure.
I recently caught up with Neil and you can listen to our conversation here:
This conversation follows on from these previous episodes on the links between conflict and climate change.
Agriculture is not just about food security, it’s about national and regional security with Air Vice Marshal (retired) John Blackburn, former Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force
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