Rethinking climate change as a security threat

Schoch C.; International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) - IIED, 2011

Once upon a time climate change was a strictly environment and development issue. Today it has become a matter of national and international security. Efforts to link climate change with violent conflict may not be based on solid evidence, but they have certainly captured the attention of governments. They have played a vital role in raising the much needed awareness of climate change as an issue that deserves global action. But at what cost? Focusing on climate change as a security threat alone risks devolving humanitarian responsibilities to the military, ignoring key challenges and losing s ...

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 Rethinking climate change as a security threat

  Available online: http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/17101IIED.pdf

C. Schoch ; International Institute for Environment and Development

Published by: IIED ; 2011

Once upon a time climate change was a strictly environment and development issue. Today it has become a matter of national and international security. Efforts to link climate change with violent conflict may not be based on solid evidence, but they have certainly captured the attention of governments. They have played a vital role in raising the much needed awareness of climate change as an issue that deserves global action. But at what cost? Focusing on climate change as a security threat alone risks devolving humanitarian responsibilities to the military, ignoring key challenges and losing sight of those climatevulnerable communities that stand most in need of protection.

Language(s): English

Format: Digital (Free)

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