Climate Change Daily Vid August 22 2017: The links between climate change, conflict & crime

Neil Morisetti explains that apart from more traditional threats to global stability, there are now also non-traditional threats – environmental threats or resource threats – emerging. These threats, Morisetti says, are most likely to materialize into conflict where governments don’t have sufficient capacity to build resilience. Morisetti is Director of Strategy at the UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy Department.

Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti is the Climate and Energy Security Envoy of the UK Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti joined the Royal Navy in 1976. After initial training and university, he held various appointments at sea before assuming command of HMS CYGNET, a member of the Northen Ireland Squadron in 1986. Subsequent commands have included HMS CARDIFF and the aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE. His staff appointments include three Ministry of Defence tours, in the Resources and Plans area, and as director TOPMAST he was responsible for developing the manpower system for the Future Navy.