South America
This eleventh study report by the Defence and Climate Observatory presents the elements collected on five South American countries: Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina. It is organised around five country sheets, headed by a regional analysis highlighting vulnerabilities and cross-cutting challenges, as well as commonalities and differences. An appendix is dedicated to the analysis of the Antarctic continent, a continent that constitutes an important geopolitical issue in the region.
The five sheets propose four distinct parts devoted respectively to:
➢ Observed and expected changes in the climate (as far as possible over the 2030 and 2050 timeframes) and the impacts that these changes may have on human and economic systems;
➢ A brief analysis of public policies to combat climate change (mitigation/adaptation) but also in terms of prevention and management of natural risks;
➢ An assessment of the role of the armed forces and civil security forces in the management of natural disasters;
➢ To the presentation of crisis scenarios (trend and breakdown) in which environmental and/or climatic parameters play a more or less significant role.
The appendix on Antarctica presents the continent’s exposure to climate change as well as the regional geopolitical issues.
For the purposes of the study, exchanges were held with researchers from RESDAL, a research centre for international relations in Argentina.
