How climate stress turns water, land, and minerals into levers of coercion—and how climate-smart peacebuilding can break that cycle. Steven W. PearceAuthor of From Warming to Warfare: Climate Change and the Road to World War III | Founder, PSCG Introduction Scarcity is no longer just a side effect of climate change or poor governance, it has become a deliberate strategy….
By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPMFounder & CEO, Pearce Sustainability Consulting Group Extreme poverty is more than a humanitarian crisis — it is a catalyst for instability, conflict, and systemic risk.It fuels the grievances that extremist groups exploit, deepens the vulnerabilities that climate change magnifies, and erodes the governance structures that keep nations stable. Where extreme poverty persists, the seeds…
1. National Security & ESG Integration U.S. national security strategy increasingly recognizes Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors – from climate risks to supply chain ethics – as integral to security planning. The 2022 National Security Strategy elevated climate change as a “top-tier” threat on par with geopolitical rivals, framing unchecked warming as potentially “existential for all nations”. This reflects…
Executive Summary: Climate security and intelligence operations must adapt to climate-driven geopolitical risks. From the melting Arctic to the drought-stricken Sahel and low-lying coasts of Southeast Asia, changing climate conditions are fueling resource competition, mass displacement, and state fragility. Defense and intelligence agencies worldwide are adapting strategies to address climate-driven conflicts, protect critical supply chains, and harden infrastructure. In fragile…
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