Climate disruption in South Asia is increasing security threats - including food and water insecurity, displacement, migration, increased competition over natural resources, and conflicts – and these are predicted to grow in future years. Simultaneously, lack of awareness and limited access to financial and material resources for humanitarian intervention and capacity-building are further undermining adaptation efforts to cope with these impacts.  

During the workshop, participants will consider ways to enhance their climate change resilience and adaptation capacities and establish integrated responses to climate-related security risks by strengthening collective resilience. Workshop participants will be senior military and DoD civilian officers from governments in South Asia and U.S. DoD officials. 

Key themes of the workshop include: (1) Fostering water, food, energy, and infrastructure security - implications for militaries and the defense community; (2) Addressing climate-induced migrations through defense collaborations among sectors and across borders; and (3) Advancing border cooperation through enhanced military climate adaptation.