This report is a part of a larger desk study, “Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia.” The larger study seeks to investigate the security challenges faced by Southeast Asian states arising from the intersection of climate change-related risks, vulnerabilities, and emerging geopolitical trends. The key outcomes emphasize that climate change in Southeast Asia extends beyond an environmental crisis, evolving into a systemic challenge poised to reshape the region’s geopolitical and economic dynamics, as well as human-environmental relationships at various geographic scales.
About the Project
The Asymmetric Threat Analysis Center (ATAC), a joint program between START and UMD’s Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), is funded by the Department of Defense under award no. HQ003421F0481. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Defense.
Publication Information
Romm, Madeline. 2024. Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia: Conceptualization of Climate Security in Southeast Asia. College Park, MD: START.