tuesday evening session security risks posed by processes of climate change greg grimsich united...
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Tuesday Evening Session
Security Risks Posed by Processes of Climate Change
Greg Grimsich
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)Regional Office for the Pacific
Suva, Fiji
Resources1) Climate Change as a Security Risk
German Advisor Council, 2008 (248 pages)
2) Freshwater under threat – Pacific IslandsSPC and UNEP, 2011 (58 pages)
3) Internal Displacement Caused by Natural Disasters and Climate Change – Conference and Workshop ReportPIFS & OCHA/OHCHR/Brookings supported, 2011
4) Climate Change and Security, Scenarios for Indian-Pacific Ocean Island States. EU, 2009 (14 pages)
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Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Sikaiana Atoll, SI
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Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
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Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
How many climate induced migrants might there be in 2050? Scenarios…
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Manam volcanic eruption 2004
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Center for the Manam displaced destroyed in clashes with local communities
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Conflict Constellations1) Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources
2) Climate induced decline in food production
3) Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters
4) Environmentally induced migration
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State Security
1) Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
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