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States and nature : the effects of climate change on security /

"Under what conditions does climate change potentially lead to negative security outcomes? In brief, this book argues that climate change is most likely to trigger conflict and humanitarian emergencies in countries that have (1) weak state capacity, (2) exclusive political institutions, and (3)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Busby, Joshua W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Politics of climate change.
Subjects:
National security > Climatic factors.
Climatic changes.
Security, International > Environmental aspects.
Emergency management > Environmental aspects.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptualizing climate and security
  • The argument, method, and mechanisms: state capacity, institutional inclusion, and international assistance
  • Droughts and famine in Somalia and Ethiopia
  • Drought in the Middle East : contrasting fortunes in Syria and Lebanon
  • Cyclones in South Asia : the experiences of Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India
  • Beyond internal conflict : the practice of climate security
  • The next decade of climate security research.