Australian Broadcasting Corporation: We expect our military to be ready to deal with all sorts of humanitarian and disaster relief emergencies. That should include the impact of climate change, argues Chris Barrie.
In March last year I attended a conference held by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office on climate change and security. I am sure that my invitation resulted from my membership of the Expert Advisory Panel for the Australian National University's Climate Change Institute.
At that conference, I was astonished to find...