Climate Security in South Asia Proceedings of a Workshop

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The South Asia region presents a confluence of major climate impacts and key security issues. From a weather and climate standpoint, the region experiences a wide range of hazards, such as the recent heatwaves, droughts, storms, and floods that have upended the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. From a demographic and socioeconomic standpoint, the region is experiencing rapid transformations and progress, even as fundamental challenges such as poverty and inequality persist. From a security standpoint, the region is the setting for a range of social and political dynamics that impact U.S. interests, including conflict at national and subnational levels; regional rivalries; and the imprint of global geopolitics.[read full description]

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Climate Security Roundtable; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; Intelligence Community Studies Board; Board on Environmental Change and Society; Apurva Dave and Hannah Stewart, Rapporteurs