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Global climate models developed by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict glacial retreat, rises in sea level, and other impacts on human and natural activity, from agriculture to migratory patterns. RAND researchers have studied and are continuing to examine the effects of climate change, particularly how governments and businesses respond to both observed changes and projected scenarios.

Commentary

China Has Done More About Pollution Than You Think (But It Must Do More)

Jan 18, 2016

It is not obvious from recent headlines, but China's central and local governments have done more to curb the nation's air pollution over the past two years than casual observers may realize.
Commentary

Why Engineers Need to Be Thinking About Climate Change

Feb 22, 2016

As sea levels rise and extreme weather events become more common, evacuation routes in coastal areas will become more important. Transportation engineers need to be more proactive as they try to anticipate damage to pavement, bridges, and culverts.

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News Release

News Release

Domestic Political Discord Now the Greatest Threat to U.S. Global Leadership

Faced with traditional threats from opponents such as Russia and emerging threats from non-traditional adversaries such as the Islamic State, the United States needs a comprehensive foreign policy strategy that can provide stability and improve policymakers' ability to manage in today's more complex and turbulent times.

Jan 18, 2017
Research Brief

Exploring America's Role in a Turbulent World

The post–Cold War era is over. The United States faces new challenges abroad and rising political polarization at home. How should America advance its interests and pursue new opportunities around the world?

Jan 18, 2017
Report

Domestic Political Discord Is Now the Greatest Threat to U.S. Global Leadership

The United States needs a coherent international strategy for today's turbulent world. But this will be hard to pursue without more domestic political consensus on America's global role.

Jan 18, 2017
Dissertation

Dissertation

NATO, Climate Change, and International Security: A Risk Governance Approach

Offers a prospective analysis of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the anticipated security consequences of climate change.

Dec 30, 2016
Commentary

Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid

To maximize the potential benefits of a multibillion-dollar smart grid investment, a closer examination of technology and policy is needed. First, weigh the preferences and constraints of the various stakeholders and how technology can or cannot meet their objectives.

Dec 7, 2016
Report

Urban Responses to Climate Change

Cities lie at the epicenter of the nation's response to climate change because more than 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in them. Analysis can inform decisionmaking in complex urban areas where choices among strategies and allocation of resources are especially challenging.

Dec 7, 2016
Commentary

With Trump in the White House, States Could Step Up on Climate Change

President-elect Trump has expressed skepticism about climate change. But states may choose to pursue their own climate change initiatives.

Nov 26, 2016
Announcement

Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Annual Workshop

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute hosted a discussion with WCRC codirectors Jordan Fischbach and David Groves at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in New Orleans, where Fischbach and Groves presented an overview of the center's research portfolio, emerging topics for RAND research, and the policy issues the center seeks to address.

Nov 15, 2016
Blog

'Truth Decay' Makes Facts Subjective and Polarization More Extreme

"When everyone has their own facts, then nobody really has any facts at all," said President and CEO Michael Rich at RAND's Politics Aside event Friday night. Truth decay pushes political polarization to even greater extremes and prevents policymakers from reaching consensus on solutions to the nation's biggest challenges.

Nov 12, 2016
Project

Building a Sustainable International Order

Experts are assessing challenges to the post-war international order and how U.S. strategy might adapt to today's changing world.

Oct 19, 2016
Essay

Election 2016: The Domestic Issues

RAND offers a unique take on the big domestic issues facing America: research that is independent, reliable, and rigorously nonpartisan.

Oct 3, 2016
Commentary

Infrastructure Design Must Change with Climate

Until recently, infrastructure engineers could use data on past weather to predict future climate. But this is no longer an option. More and more, engineers must consider the effects of climate change. Failure to do so would threaten public safety.

Aug 12, 2016
Report

Report

Characterizing National Exposures to Infrastructure from Natural Disasters: Data and Methods Documentation

This report serves as the technical documentation and reference document for the data, methods, and analytic approach used in the analysis of national exposures to infrastructure from natural disasters.

Jul 12, 2016
Report

Climate Change May Increase Future Exposure of U.S. Infrastructure to Natural Hazards

Exposure to natural hazards such as flooding, drought, and wildfires is projected to be larger and more uncertain in the future because of the effects of sea level rise and changes in temperature and precipitation patterns.

Jul 12, 2016
Announcement

Fischbach and Groves Present Work to Support Louisiana Coastal Planning at 2016 State of the Coast Conference

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute hosted a discussion with WCRC codirectors Jordan Fischbach and David Groves at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in New Orleans, where Fischbach and Groves presented an overview of the center's research portfolio, emerging topics for RAND research, and the policy issues the center seeks to address.

Jun 3, 2016
Announcement

RAND and SCRiM Host Workshop on Resilience and Coastal Flood Risk Planning In New Orleans

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute hosted a discussion with WCRC codirectors Jordan Fischbach and David Groves at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in New Orleans, where Fischbach and Groves presented an overview of the center's research portfolio, emerging topics for RAND research, and the policy issues the center seeks to address.

May 10, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Climate Change, Migration, and Adaptation in the MENA Region

Climate change is a major source of concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This chapter is based in large part on new data collected in 2011 in Algeria, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Morocco, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Republic of Yemen.

Apr 18, 2016
Commentary

Matching and Migration: Lessons from a Resettlement Program in Indonesia

With careful planning, resettlement remains a feasible and politically attractive option for coping with environmentally-induced migration in many settings. The lessons from Indonesia's Transmigration program can help inform ongoing resettlement planning.

Apr 5, 2016
Announcement

California Water Markets Workshop

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute hosted a discussion with WCRC codirectors Jordan Fischbach and David Groves at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in New Orleans, where Fischbach and Groves presented an overview of the center's research portfolio, emerging topics for RAND research, and the policy issues the center seeks to address.

Apr 5, 2016
Report

Report

Water Management, Partnerships, Rights, and Market Trends: An Overview for Army Installation Managers

This report assesses water management, partnerships, rights, and market trends and opportunities, and how Army installations can potentially use them to improve programs and investments in water and wastewater systems.

Apr 5, 2016

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Global Climate Change

Topic Synonyms:
Climate Change;
Global Warming

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