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An Australian Army AW139 helicopter providing support to the Far North Queensland region on 19 December 2023 following the impacts of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jaspe
Strategic Influence

The ADF will have to deal with the consequences of climate change

Robert Glasser
24 December 2023
Archived
5 min
PME All levels

BLUF

Climate change is an issue of National Security, and the ADF needs to be able to incorporate this into planning and policy.

Summary

  1. Climate change impacts National Security due to it being a ‘threat multiplier’.
  2. Climate change will impact future ADF missions.
  3. The Defence Strategic Review stated that climate change will increase the level of humanitarian. assistance required both domestically and internationally.
READ: The ADF will have to deal with the consequences of climate change

References

  • Media Check: The STRATEGIST Australian Strategic Policy Institute ASPI Australian Commonwealth-owned independent, think tank: HIGH CREDIBILITY 
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au) 
  • ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME) 
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC 
 

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