STONewsArchive: NATO STO hosts workshop on The Effects of Climate Change on Security

Title: NATO STO hosts workshop on The Effects of Climate Change on Security
Start_Publishing: 04/05/2023
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Civilian contractors conduct ice measurement operations alongside HMCS Harry DeWolf during the ship’s cold weather trials near Frobisher Bay, 20 Feb 2021. (Canadian Defence Ministry)


 

The NATO STO held a workshop on the effects of climate change of security last month, bringing together members of a research team to advance work on an increasingly urgent topic. The meeting, jointly hosted by the STO Collaboration Support Office (CSO) and the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), was held on 18-20 April 2023 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.


The research team, formed under the System Analysis and Studies (SAS) Panel, will help contribute to NATO’s strategic knowledge, planning and adaptability in response to climate change. Its work will directly support the four goals of NATO’s Climate Change and Security Action Plan (CCSAP): increased Allied awareness, adaptation, mitigation and enhanced outreach.


At last month’s meeting, the team (SAS-182) divided its work into four research sub-groups: three along a “flank”, or regional, approach (Arctic, Northern and Western Africa, and Eastern Eurasia), and one on NATO’s climate mitigation efforts. Each flank sub-group will analyse the regional dynamics of climate security and how these dynamics are related to NATO. At a later stage, the three sub-groups will come together to compare and analyse possible links and interactions.


Research Task Group SAS-182 meeting in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on 19 April 2023


Going forward, the team will carry out basic and applied research that may result in evidence-based early warning and strategic foresight. Its work will also address key gaps in the literature, contribute to NATO’s Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence, and provide support for relevant projects under the Science for Peace and Security Programme.


The team is led by Professor Bruno Charbonneau from Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Canada, and expects to publish results of its work in early 2026.


Learn more about the work of the SAS Panel. For more information, please contact SAS@cso.nato.int.

Page_Intro: The NATO STO held a workshop on the effects of climate change of security last month, bringing together members of a research team to advance work on an increasingly urgent topic. The meeting, jointly hosted by the STO Collaboration Support Office (CSO) and the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), was held on 18-20 April 2023 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.


The research team, formed under the System Analysis and Studies (SAS) Panel, will help contribute to NATO’s strategic knowledge, planning and adaptability in response to climate change. Its work will directly support the four goals of NATO’s Climate Change and Security Action Plan (CCSAP): increased Allied awareness, adaptation, mitigation and enhanced outreach.

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Civilian contractors conduct ice measurement operations alongside HMCS Harry DeWolf during the ship’s cold weather trials near Frobisher Bay, 20 Feb 2021. (Canadian Defence Ministry)


 

The NATO STO held a workshop on the effects of climate change of security last month, bringing together members of a research team to advance work on an increasingly urgent topic. The meeting, jointly hosted by the STO Collaboration Support Office (CSO) and the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), was held on 18-20 April 2023 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.


The research team, formed under the System Analysis and Studies (SAS) Panel, will help contribute to NATO’s strategic knowledge, planning and adaptability in response to climate change. Its work will directly support the four goals of NATO’s Climate Change and Security Action Plan (CCSAP): increased Allied awareness, adaptation, mitigation and enhanced outreach.


At last month’s meeting, the team (SAS-182) divided its work into four research sub-groups: three along a “flank”, or regional, approach (Arctic, Northern and Western Africa, and Eastern Eurasia), and one on NATO’s climate mitigation efforts. Each flank sub-group will analyse the regional dynamics of climate security and how these dynamics are related to NATO. At a later stage, the three sub-groups will come together to compare and analyse possible links and interactions.


Research Task Group SAS-182 meeting in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on 19 April 2023


Going forward, the team will carry out basic and applied research that may result in evidence-based early warning and strategic foresight. Its work will also address key gaps in the literature, contribute to NATO’s Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence, and provide support for relevant projects under the Science for Peace and Security Programme.


The team is led by Professor Bruno Charbonneau from Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Canada, and expects to publish results of its work in early 2026.


Learn more about the work of the SAS Panel. For more information, please contact SAS@cso.nato.int.


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