Author: Evan A. Laksmana / Topic: Climate Change

Author:: Evan A. Laksmana
Publication Date:: 04-2011
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS)
Abstract:: This paper seeks to explore and assess the implications of climate insecurities for the armed forces of the Asia-Pacific region, and in particular Southeast Asia. It identifies key issues and trends related to climate insecurities – in the areas of mass migration, diseases, natural disasters and the scarcity of water, food and other resources. It then details the implications for armed forces in the region with reference to the strategic, institutional and operational realms, and contends that climate change will become both a burden multiplier and a threat multiplier in the decades to come.
Topic:: Climate Change, Health, and Migration
Political Geography:: Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific

Author:: Evan A. Laksmana
Publication Date:: 07-2011
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS)
Abstract:: This paper seeks to identify and assess key climate insecurities in Indonesia and further explore how they could potentially influence the process of defence reform that has been ongoing in Indonesia since Suharto's downfall in 1998. Key climate insecurities in Indonesia are related to energy and food security, large-scale disasters, drought, changing climate patterns and rising sea levels. Furthermore, this paper argues that given these security implications, the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) has yet to seriously assess and incorporate climate change into its force development plans. Finally, this paper outlines some of the key challenges and prospects for TNI's defence reform process, as it relates to climate change.
Topic:: Security, Defense Policy, Climate Change, and Food
Political Geography:: South Asia and Indonesia

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