Arctic strategy: a Russian military drill in Shukozero in Arctic Russia. Lev Fedoseyev/TASS/Alamy Live News January 17, 2022 Climate change is creating security threats around the world – and militaries are responding Timothy Clack, University of Oxford Climate change is forcing countries to review both their security strategies and their military sustainability.
New Zealand’s military aircraft are used for disaster relief, such as following a series of earthquakes in Sulawesi in 2018. EPA/Holti Simanjuntak June 16, 2019 With climate change likely to sharpen conflict, NZ balances pacifist traditions with defence spending David Belgrave, Massey University New Zealand’s coalition government has to balance strong martial and pacifist traditions. But ageing equipment and climate change will require taxpayers to fund expensive upgrades for the military.
Drought conditions can foster conflict but this is rare. Shutterstock May 1, 2018 Why blaming conflicts in Africa on climate change is misguided Ore Koren, Dartmouth College It is misguided to blame armed conflict and violence on climate change alone.