Climate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events slowly at first but then more quickly It is prudent to expect to be surprised by the way in which these events may cascade or have far reaching effects During the coming decade certain climate related events will produce consequences that exceed the capacity of the affected societies or global systems to manage these may have global security implications Although focused on events outside the United States Climate and Social Stress Implications for Security Analysis recommends a range of research and policy actions to create a whole of government approach to increasing understanding of complex and contingent connections between climate and security and to inform choices about adapting to and reducing vulnerability to climate change

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