New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- Climate change is already a defining challenge for security. A 'Threat Multiplier' that can aggravate conflict and geopolitical competition Climate change threatens half of the US bases worldwide. The adverse climate also makes it harder for the military to do its job. If India must safeguard the security of 1.4 billion people, it has to look at climate change seriously, mitigate its effects by adapting to it, and engage with the scientific community.
We must reconcile that extreme adverse weather and natural disaster events will increase, and more conflicts will erupt over access to resources and migrations that they may cause. Without affecting military capabilities, armed forces will have to become part of the glob...