Climate Security at NATO: Looking beyond Today’s Wars
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali
Author(s): Louise van Schaik
Date: 2024
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Cooperation
The celebration of 75 years of NATO existence in Washington DC confirmed a remaining strong support to Ukraine and singled out China as enabler of Russia’s war activities, and hence a security risk. Some time was devoted at the Summit and its Public Forum to other issues, such as the need to innovate and address imminent concerns like climate-related security risks. This showcases NATO’s continued ability to keep a strategic focus. But what has NATO done so far to prepare for climate change, why is this relevant for a military-focused organisation, and what could be done more in this area?