This piece by Sherri Goodman and Max Nathanson was originally published at the New Security Beat. The recent floods and landslides in Brazil, displacing almost 100,000 and killing at least 100, reminds us that climate change-fueled extreme weath… Read on blog or Reader The Center for Climate & Security Read on blog or Reader The US Department of Defense's Role in Integrating Climate Change into Security Planning Courtney TIllman May 30 This piece by Sherri Goodman and Max Nathanson was originally published at the New Security Beat. The recent floods and landslides in Brazil, displacing almost 100,000 and killing at least 100, reminds us that climate change-fueled extreme weather, combined with an intense El Niño, is a deadly combination. Governor Eduardo Leite of the southern Brazilian province, Rio Grande du Sol, described the devastation the region was subjected to as "unprecedented." As President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva noted: "We need to stop running behind disasters. We need to see in advance what calamities might happen and we need to work." How should the US government integrate these climate change concerns into its defense and security planning? More specifically, what roles should the Department of Defense (DoD) play in this overall effort, and how should DoD integrate within the overall government effort? Continue reading Comment

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