The Climate-Security Failure

Bogolo Kenewendo

7 March 20234 Minute Read

Victims of inaction: Pakistanis gather to receive aid following floods in September 2022. Image: Reuters / Alamy

The lack of interest in climate adaptation and mitigation among national-security policymakers reflects a profound misunderstanding of the risks that climate change poses to global stability. To avert catastrophe, the international community must help the world’s most vulnerable countries strengthen their resilience.