How US Defense Looks at Climate Security and What You Can Do -- Interview with Sharon Burke [Video]
Publisher: Environment, Conflict and Cooperation Platform
Author(s): Stella Schaller
Date: 2018
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Cooperation
Countries: United States
Increasing vulnerability of coastal military bases, an opening polar route in the Arctic, and global instability are main threats bringing climate change into the focus of the US Defense Department. Sharon Burke, Senior Advisor to New America and former Assistant Secretary for Defense, describes how the military balances preparedness for climate impacts with challenges arising from the current US government. She hints as to how other countries can support in positioning climate change higher on the US agenda.