The authors of this paper summarize insights about approaches for understanding the implications of climate change in a national security context through the use of analytic gaming. These reflections are based on experience that has been developed while gaming climate change for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Authors
Dolan, Flannery, Yoder, Emily, Shlapak, David A., Worman, Stephen M., Tingstad, Abbie, Rooney, Bryan
- Division
- RAND National Security Research Division International Security and Defense Policy Program
- Pages
- 16
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- PE-A470-1
- RAND Type
- commentary
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Expert Insights
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA470-1.html
Table of Contents
- Why Is Gaming Well Suited for Examining Climate Change 2
- What Types of Climate Information Might Wargamers Use 6
- How Can Climate-Related Information Shape Wargame Play 7
- Using climate and weather hazards as game crisis injects or scene-setters such as a weather report could be the most accessible means of including climate change in a wargame. 9
- Introducing More Climate Data to Wargaming Will Necessitate Additional Effort 10
- Generic global projections of temperature are not that useful for providing data- driven climate assumptions for a game in which future military physical training solutions are being considered. 10
- Conclusion 11
- Notes 12
- References 13
