【SUMMARY】

This report is part of a “Briefer Series” derived from the World Climate and Security Report 2020.1 Specifically, it is an expanded edition of the “Indo-Asia Pacific” section of the World Climate and Security Report 2020, published on February 13, 2020.2 As an expanded edition, it includes new data and information, significantly updated sections, brand new sections (such as one on Japan, and another on cities), as well as some text that appears exactly as it did in the previous report. It presents an overview of climate change-related threats to security in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The report also provides ideas on how increased security  community engagement, alongside development  and diplomatic actors, can help minimize and manage these threats. While no single volume can comprehensively evaluate climate security dynamics in this vast and diverse region, this report provides a detailed snapshot of several key issues at the climate change and security nexus (hereafter labeled “climate security”). It also illustrates how incorporating climate change into security and defense policy and planning, incorporating climate security issues into development policy and planning, and engaging with security professionals working in this region, can support regional stability in a changing world. Finally, the report makes the security case for major civilian investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation.