Peace, Conflict, National Security, Climate Change
PEACE, CONFLICT, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change action - that is mitigation of climate change and global warming - is directly tied to the maintenance of peace. In the absence of substantial mitigating action, climate change is expected to lead increasingly to severe food and water shortages in many areas, in addition to coastal flooding, eventually leading to mass migrations and increased conflicts worldwide. That is, unchecked global warming will increasingly lead to the breakdown of peace, and threats to national and international security.
See HERE for a 2015 report on climate change and national security from the U.S. Defense Department, which says: The US Department of Defense "recognizes the reality of climate change and the significant risk it poses to U.S. interests globally. The National Security Strategy, issued in February 2015, is clear that climate change is an urgent and growing threat to our national security, contributing to increased natural disasters, refugee flows, and conflicts over basic resources such as food and water. These impacts are already occurring, and the scope, scale, and intensity of these impacts are projected to increase over time."
Click below for more:
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An excellent overview: Urgency and Action; Mitigating Climate Change: A report prepared by the Environmental Working Group of Florida Veterans for Common Sense, 2017
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Unchecked climate change is expected to produce mass migrations of millions of people and increasing armed conflict, see HERE.
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It is thought that the Darfur conflict was partly caused by the drying up of water supplies, see HERE.
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HERE is a report of the talk on climate and national security given by Rear Admiral Titley, former head of the Navy's Task Force on Climate Change, at the Copenhagen Climate Conference.
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HERE is another presentation by Rear Admiral Titley
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HERE is a presentation "Climate Change and (Inter)National Security" made to the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security by Dr. Jan Dash
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Watch this one-minute VIDEO from VoteVets.org. Brigadier General Steven Anderson (Ret.) backs clean energy legislation, saying it is not just a military mission, it's an American mission.
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Potential Nuclear Conflict and Climate Change
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RISK OF NUCLEAR WAR (Article by Guy Quinlan)
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Kashmir, climate change, and nuclear war (Bulletin Atomic Scientists, Dec 2016)
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Report: Climate Change Can Contribute to Regional Conflicts
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI) released a new report describing the effects climate change has on regional conflicts. The report states that climate-driven events, such as droughts and food insecurity, can contribute to potentially violent conflict. Rob van Riet of the World Future Council said, "Existing threats - like resource shortages, poverty, famine, terrorism or extreme ideology - are only amplified by climate change." Those most heavily hit are North Africa and the Middle East where increased temperatures have dried up agriculture and grazing land. One region of Nigeria has lost 60,000 lives over the last 15 years due to a conflict between grazers and farmers. Climate impacts have also increased the amount of refugees moving to new countries, which can sometimes overwhelm regional institutions and place a strain on resources. This sudden influx can worsen the relationship between refugees and a country's citizens, such as the mass migration Germany recently experienced. SIPRI director Dan Smith has advocated for a collaborative effort between agencies at the United Nations to address the issue of climate migration.
Flooding in Karachi, Pakistan
Last edit 14Nov2017
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