Environmental Security: Why is It a Security Problem

ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY
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Environment refers to the surroundings or conditions that people live in. The environment supports human existence to a considerable degree, and degrading it makes it a security problem. The degradation of the environment is detrimental since it makes it impossible for people to exploit nature effectively to meet human needs. This results in shortages of food, water, and non-renewable energy sources. The shortages, in turn, prompt criminal activities such as illegal and excessive fishing (White 2014, 835). In addition, environmental deterioration precipitates insecurity in the health sphere.
In realizing the dangers of environmental degradation, the American government has adopted several strategies to address its security. One of the strategies is the formation of a presidential task force charged with assessing the national security impacts of climate change. Following thorough research, the task force has made several recommendations that will significantly bolster environmental security. In addition, it has pointed out limitations that could hamper the process. For instance, the task force argue...