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A Climate of War : The Links Between Climate Change and Conflict
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon. March 1, 2007. “The majority of the United Nations' work still focuses on preventing and ending conflict, but the danger posed by war to all of humanity and to our planet is at least matched by the climate ... > READ MORE

A Climate of War ? Stopping the Securitisation of Global Climate Change
 Geneva, June 2007. “The majority of the United Nations' work still focuses on preventing and ending conflict, but the danger posed by war to all of humanity and to our planet is at least matched by the climate crisis and global warming… [the effects of ... > READ MORE

Ban Ki Moon on Climate Change
1 March 2007. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the world’s younger generation to take better care of Planet Earth in the face of global warming than his own. “We are all complicit in the process of global warming. Unsustainable practices are deeply entrenched in our everyday lives. ... > READ MORE

Margaret Beckett - The Case for Climate Security
London, 10.05.07. Good Afternnon. May I begin by thanking RUSI for organising this special event and indeed for the ongoing – and ground-breaking work – they are doing on helping us to understand better the links between climate, energy and ... > READ MORE
Climate Change and Conflict - The Migration Link
May 2007. Introduction. In October 2003, a report to the US Department of Defense received wide public attention for presenting a grim future scenario with warring states and massive social disturbance as a result of dramatic climate change. ... > READ MORE
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
 2007. To the reader, During our decades of experience in the U.S. military, we have addressed many national security challenges, from containment and deterrence of the Soviet nuclear threat during the Cold War to terrorism and extremism in recent years... > READ MORE
Terror in the Weather Forecast
The NY Times. Avril 24, 2007, Toronto. DOES climate change threaten international peace and security? The British government thinks it does. As this month’s head of the United Nations Security Council, Britain convened a debate on the matter last Tuesday. One in four United Nations member countries joined the ... > READ MORE

Imagine the Unthinkable - The 2003 Pentagon Report on Climate Change
2004, S. Francisco Chronicle. THE PENTAGON has warned that global warming is a serious threat to our country's national security.No, this is not an April Fool's Day joke, though it may seem like one. Dryly entitled "An Abrupt Climate Change ... > READ MORE
The Military's Impact on the Environment
 IPB, Geneva, August 2002. Introduction. A better scientific understanding of the environment, and public pressure for higher standards of governance and stewardship, have led to some important successes in reducing the man-made impacts on our air, water and land that are endan-gering human ... > READ MORE
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