SEA-AIR-SPACE NEWS: Navy Undersecretary Warns of Climate Change Challenges
4/4/2022
By Shreeya Aranake
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Climate change will be a major challenge for U.S. maritime forces, the acting Undersecretary of the Navy Meredith Berger said on April 3.
“Climate readiness is mission readiness,” she said.
“Climate change increases instability and demands on our forces, while simultaneously impacting our capacity to respond to those demands,” Berger said during the opening ceremony at the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space conference at National Harbor, Maryland. “Mitigation and adaptation to increase our resilience is an operational imperative.”
In addressing the climate crisis, strong partnerships are crucial, she said.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/4/4/navy-undersecretary-berger-outlines-plans-to-strengthen-maritime-dominance
