Environmental Security and the Global Fragility Act

To inform the implementation of the Global Fragility Act, the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change & Security Program hosted a roundtable discussion in August 2020 for U.S. Government Representatives on the connections between environmental security and fragility. This policy brief distills the key takeaways, recommendations, and illustrative case studies shared in the meeting.
Contributors

Founder and President, Ecospherics

Professor and Associate Dean, George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University; Associate Senior Fellow, Environment of Peace Initiative, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security.



Former Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina

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