Climate Change: Considerations for Geographic Combatant Commands
DoD’s Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) have the imperative to assess their Theater Campaign Plans in response to DoD’s recent 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap. As a ‘case-study’ relevant to all GCCs this paper Climate Change: Considerations for Geographic Combatant Commands analyzes the risks and opportunities facing U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in reviewing climate change impacts primarily in the Caribbean region of its Area of Operations.