Sinopsis de Climate change as a security risk

Climate change is now perceived as the major security risk facing the planet. This report presents the state-of-the-art of science on the subject of “Climate Change as a Security Risk”. Based on the findings of research into environmental conflicts, the causes of war, and of climate impact research, it appraises past experience and ventures to cast a glance into the future to assess the likely impacts of climate change on societies, nation-states, regions and the international system. The core message of this volume is that without resolute counteraction, climate change will overstretch many societies' adaptive capacities. In some regions of the world, this may result in internal destabilization processes and state failure with diffuse conflict structures, inter-state conflicts and a strain on the international system. Classic security policy cannot respond adequately to these new threats to international stability. Climat...

Otros libros de Geologia/ciencias de la tierra

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  ¿Estamos cambiando el clima?.
  Autor: Viñas, José Miguel.
  ISBN: 978-84-95495-58-7.
  Editorial: Earthscan
  
  
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  Accidentes en montaña y condiciones meteorológicas.
  Autor: Pascual Berghaenel, Ramón.
  ISBN: 978-84-8320-449-8.
  Editorial: Earthscan
  
  
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  Apuntes de meteorología y climatología para el medioambiente.
  Autor: Aguirre de Cárcer, Iñigo.
  ISBN: 978-84-8344-093-3.
  Editorial: Earthscan
  
  
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  Atlas climatico de Aragón.
  Autor: López, Fernando J..
  ISBN: 978-84-83800-71-3.
  Editorial: Earthscan
  
  
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  Calendario meteorológico 2005.
  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-8320-287-6.
  Editorial: Earthscan