Climate Change: Considerations for Geographic Combatant Commands

by Colonel Jason A. Kirk PKSOI Papers, Publications

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.

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