ABSTRACT
Climate change and national security are broad topics that people do not typically consider interrelated. Yet in recent decades, the national security community, including the US Department of Defense, has taken a serious look at the implications of climate change, especially as they affect or relate to national security. This chapter briefly discusses three specific cases: the US Navy’s Task Force Climate Change and its role in assessing and planning for climate change in the Arctic; the threat that sea level rise poses to installations and mission in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia; and climate change education in the curriculum at the US Military Academy at West Point. Each example is different: the first provides a success story of interagency and international cooperation, with clear outcomes and an enduring legacy; the second is an ongoing story with no clear way forward and many challenges but also opportunities for collaboration and cooperation(as highlighted in the previous chapter); the third is an example of how an organization is equipping its future leaders with the knowledge and tools to lead in a complex world, ready to face and solve the challenges of tomorrow.
