Climate Change: The Latest IPCC Report Has Implications for the Climate-Security Nexus

Mar 28, 2022 | Brigitte Hugh and Sofie Bliemel, Homeland Security Today
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), was published on February 28, 2022. The newest publication focuses on climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerabilities, building on the Working Group I report, released in August 2021, which explored the physical science of climate change. At the end of March 2022, the Working Group III installment of AR6, on mitigation, will be released. The report paints a grim picture of already irreversible climate threats, underscoring the importance of climate resilient development to reduce risks. “Taking action now” will determine societies’ vulnerability to climate hazards and resulting disasters and conflict.