The Climate Change and National Security research program was established in 2020 at the Institute for National Security Studies jointly with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Israel, with the goal of integrating climate into Israeli’s national security agenda and discourse. The program seeks to bring climate experts together with security expects to examine the nexus between the issues and understand how to adjust scenarios, planning, and budgeting, to prepare for the national security implications of climate change. Similarly, the program researches potential for climate cooperation with countries in the region as well as with allies like the United States, NATO, and European countries.