Climate and Social Stress - Implications for Security Analysis (Paperback)

Climate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events-slowly at first, but then more quickly. It is prudent to expect to be surprised by the way in which these events may cascade, or have far-reaching effects. During the coming decade, certain climate-related events will produce consequences that exceed the capacity of the affected societies or global systems to manage; these may have global security implications. Although focused on events outside the United States, Climate and Social Stress: Implications for Security Analysis recommends a range of research and policy actions to create a whole-of-government approach to increasing understanding of complex and contingent connections between climate and security, and to inform choices about adapting to and reducing vulnerability to climate change. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Climate Change as a National Security Concern 2 Climate Change, Vulnerability, and National Security: A Conceptual Framework 3 Potentially Disruptive Climate Events 4 How Climate Events Can Lead to Social and Political Stresses 5 Climate Events and National Security Outcomes 6 Methods for Assessing National Security Threats References Appendix A: Committee Member and Staff Biographies Appendix B: Briefings Received by the Committee Appendix C: Method for Developing Figure 3-1 Appendix D: Statistical Methods for Assessing Probabilities of Extreme Events Appendix E: Foundations for Monitoring ClimateSecurity Connections

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	2012
Authors:	National Research Council • Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education • Board on Environmental Change and Society • Committee on Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Social and Political Stresses
Editors:	Jo L. Husbands • Paul C Stern • John D. Steinbruner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-27856-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
LSN:	0-309-27856-2
Barcode:	9780309278560

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