The Lawfare Podcast: Climate Migration and National Security [Audio]
Publisher: Lawfare
Author(s): Natalie K. Orpett, Erin Sikorsky, and Jen Patja Howell
Date: 2023
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Conflict Prevention, Renewable Resources
Countries: United States
It’s been another brutal summer with seemingly constant natural disasters precipitated by climate change. The United States and other countries have rightfully begun thinking of climate change as a security issue. But extreme weather is not the only challenge we must contend with. There’s also the problem of climate change’s victims, many of whom are forced to leave their homes.
Lawfare Executive Editor Natalie Orpett sat down with Erin Sikorsky, Director of the Center for Climate & Security at the Council on Strategic Risks, to talk about this phenomenon, which is often referred to as climate migration. They discussed the scope of the climate migration crisis, its security implications, and how we can try to mitigate the harm.