Delayed actions may result in diminishing returns, and, in the worst-case scenarios, difficult and potentially inhumane choices.
Tag: Climate‚ Peace and Security
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Climate change is not just an issue of human security—it is transforming the entire security landscape.
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Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is the host of the Climate and Security podcast and here she interviews Louise Van Schaik, whose research has extensively analyzed the EU’s performance in multilateral bodies, including in the fields of climate change, health, and food standards.
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While the relationship between climate change and violent extremism is not linear, climate change does impose further stress on water and food security, population dynamics, opening a window of opportunity for terrorist organizations.
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As the debate over climate-related security risks grows, many Pacific Island states are calling for more action by the international community to better address the links between climate change and global security. Baron Waqa, who was President of Nauru at the time of this interview, highlighted some of these calls while speaking to Anna Maria Link of adelphi in April; he also outlined the challenges in getting the climate-security issue on the UN’s agenda.
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In light of its mandate, the extent to which the United Nations Security Council can or should take steps on climate-related peace and security issues is an increasingly urgent question.
