The Security Implications of Climate Change for the UN System

Climate Change, Global Governance, Energy Security, Environment, Global Environment

Joshua Busby, Research Fellow
Nigel Purvis, Nonresident Brookings Scholar on Environment and Development, Foreign Policy

Environmental Change and Security Project

May-04 —

Reproduced by permission of The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (May 2004).

This memo explores the security implications of climate change. Presented below is a summary of the adverse impacts of climate change, an analysis of their security implications, and policy recommendations for strengthening the United Nations' capacity to respond to climate-related security threats.

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