November 7, 2009

The Gathering Storm: Is Climate Change a Threat to Security?

Last updated: July 3, 2009

Author

Jürgen Scheffran
Professor of Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography and KlimaCampus, University of Hamburg (Germany)

Published by Security Index, the journal of the Center for Policy Studies (PIR Center), Russia

Vol. 15 / No. 2(87) / Spring 2009

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Summary

The author analyzes the implications of climate change and global warming on the economic and social security of different regions of the world. In his article he also reviews the efforts of various international bodies to find a common solution to this global issue.

See also: contents of the spring 2009 issue of Security Index on the PIR Center web site