The Impact of Climate Change on the National Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Author
PhD in National Security and University Professor
Abstract
Climate change is one of the major environmental problems that has attracted the attention of many scientific and political circles in the world over the past two decades. According to the latest report of the World Economic Forum (2016), not dealing with climate change will affect all aspects of human life, and the dimensions of this phenomenon in the future will be wider and its consequences will be more terrible. Human health, food security, natural resources, especially water resources and the economy will all be affected by climate change. In Iran, climate change will be the source of many changes, so that according to available data by 2040, a decrease in average rainfall, an increase in temperature of the country, an increase in heavy rainfall, a decrease in the number of frosty days and an increase in hot and dry days and occurrence Drought will be one of the most important features of Iran's climatic landscape. The consequences of such events in the form of climate change will put Iran in the not-too-distant future facing challenges and risks such as water shortages, drought, threats to food and political security, agriculture, the environment, health, and potential tensions with its neighbors.
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