Environment, climate change and security - Foresight brief

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.contributor.otherGilruth, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-15T13:18:23Z
dc.date.available2019-04-15T13:18:23Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.descriptionThis foresight brief examines the links between environmental degradation, climate change and human security using the example of South Sudan. It shows how climate-related stressors such as droughts and floods increase the vulnerability of communities, contribute to displacement and increase the risk of violent conflict. Climate change is presented as a “threat multiplier” that exacerbates existing political, economic and social tensions, while conflict in turn undermines environmental governance and access to resources. The resulting environmental degradation further fuels insecurity and migration. The brief emphasises the urgency of integrating environmental considerations into peacebuilding, disaster risk reduction and post-conflict reconstruction efforts and advocating for ecosystem-based resilience and resource protection in national policies. The real and potential consequences of climate change, such as more frequent forest fires, longer droughts and stronger storms, have already become apparent in global events in Europe, Japan and Australia.en
dc.description.urihttp://environmentlive.unep.org/foresight
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27920
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number7 pages
dc.relation.ispartofEarly Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures - Foresight Brief
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectenvironmental degradation
dc.subjectconflict
dc.subjecthuman security
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themedisasters
dc.subject.themelegislation
dc.subject.themeconflict
dc.subject.themeenvironmental policy
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themeenvironmental governance
dc.titleEnvironment, climate change and security - Foresight briefen
dc.typePolicy brief

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