Climate Security in Central America : Proceedings of a Workshop

To advance a systems understanding of climate-related security risks in the Central America region, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop titled Climate Security in Central America on May 3-4, 2023. The workshop was held under the auspices of the National Academies Climate Security Roundtable. Over two days, workshop participants considered some of the underlying environmental, social, economic, and political dynamics at play in Central America; they explored indicators and pathways for climate-related security risks in the region; and they considered the available tools for analyzing and forecasting these risks. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop. Table of ContentsFront MatterWorkshop Overview1 Introduction2 Climate and Security Challenges in Central America3 Climate Security Indicators4 Climate Security Pathways5 Climate Security Data and Tools6 Plenary Synthesis DiscussionsReferencesAppendix A: National Academies Climate Security RoundtableAppendix B: Conceptual Framework for Climate Security AnalysisAppendix C: Workshop AgendaAppendix D: Workshop Planning Committee Biographical SketchesAppendix E: Workshop Speakers Biographical Sketches