Fall Meeting 2022

December 12 - 16, 2022

Recognizing that topics historically seen as humanitarian in nature (e.g., environmental degradation, climate change, access to food and water) are also important for national security and stability, the Intelligence Community Environmental Security Working Group (ICESWG) was created to promote collaboration and information coordination between the intelligence, government, and academic communities. As physical impacts from climate change increase, so do geopolitical tensions on how to respond. This impacts national strategic interests, relationships, competition, and priorities. The recently released US Department of Defense Climate Risk Analysis and the US National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change, document that environmental issues have become national security threats and highlight the need for science-based tools to support national and environmental security. This ICESWG-sponsored session will demonstrate how science can be applied to national security problems and provide opportunities for the AGU community to engage with the national security community on developing cooperative solutions to complex problems.