What GEOINT Can Tell Us About Climate and Food Security



The National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change released by the National Security Council in October of 2021 lists eight separate climate change effects, each of which portends impacts on food security: heat, heavy precipitation and flooding, drought, sea level rise, arctic ice melt, tropical cyclones, coral reefs, and biodiversity.
 
As populations experience stressors over the production and consumption of food, the potential for mass human displacement or catastrophe and cross-bordern tensions increases. GEOINT plays a unique role not only in assessing current intelligence when such flashpoints erupt, but also in predicting where and how such situations are likely to occur. In that capacity, GEOINT can give policymakers the time, modeling, and information they need to act preemptively.
 
Join us to explore the kinds of intelligence indicators and phenomenologies that apply to this complex crisis.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Pat Cummens, Director, Government Strategy and Policy Solutions, Esri


Dan Opstal, Executive Secretary, Civil Applications Committee


Erin Sikorsky, Director, Center for Climate and Security

Relevant Government Agencies

Intelligence Agencies, Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Health & Human Services, EPA, Other Federal Agencies, National Institutes of Health, Federal Government


Event Type
Virtual


When
Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET


Cost
Complimentary:    $ 0.00


Where
Free Virtual Event


Website
Click here to visit event website


Event Sponsors

GDIT, Esri


Organizer
USGIF


Contact Event Organizer



Return to search results