Climate security

Impact Of Climate Change On National Security Parameters – OpEd

According to International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the major indicators of threat to National Security from Climate Change are (i) Sudden Increase in Temperature,(ii) Rise in Sea levels,(iii), and (v) Epidemic Diseases. It is clear evidence that no country can neglect Climate Change and no country can resolve it all alone. In the Paris Agreement on Climate Change which was held last year more than 195 nations participated and emphasized for the need of urgency to tackle this peril by investing towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future.

As a matter of fact the Military and the Political establishment have to reset their priorities to give climate change greater importance than its now garners would have to work more on this immediate risk on national security. In the national dimension Climate change is considered to be a big danger than terrorism and it should be more alert to handle such conditions, in the key note of President Obama at the Coast Guard Academy declared few threat assessment points, (I) More humanitarian missions around the world.