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Description: The Middle East and Central Asia—or nearly the entire U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility—will be especially hard hit by global climate change in the coming decades. To date, DoD’s research on the effects of climate hazards has focused primarily on mitigation (e.g., reducing emissions) and adaptation and resiliency of the force, installations, and materiel. But how will climate hazards such as accelerating high temperatures, drought, and long-term dryness affect the security environments in which U.S. military forces operate?

Please join RAND’s National Security Research Division on Thursday, March 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET for a panel discussion about the implications of climate change on the security environment in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. Specifically, the panel will consider how climate hazards will exacerbate long-standing economic, social, and governance stressors, and how this in turn will affect stability and the frequency of conflict in the region.

The registration link can be found below.