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Climate Change and Conflict

GLOBAL WARMING MAY HEAT UP INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT.  LEARN WHY THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME PREDICTS CLIMATIC CLASHES ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

THOMAS HOMER-DIXON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SAYS EXTREME WEATHER INDUCED BY GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO WAR IN HOT SPOTS LIKE THE AFRICAN SAHEL AND SOUTH ASIA.

HOMER-DIXON: POLICY MAKERS ARE STARTING TO REALIZE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CAN REALLY POWERFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL INSTABILITY AND STATE FAILURE.

FREQUENT DRAUGHTS, HEAT WAVES AND FLOODS COULD WORSEN ISSUES LIKE WATER SCARCITY, ETHNIC CONFLICTS, AND ECONOMIC IMBALANCES, SO HOMER-DIXON SAYS ACTION MUST BE TAKEN FOR GLOBAL SECURITY.

HOMER-DIXON: WE NEED TO REALLY TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE SOCIETIES IN DISTANT PLACES ARE VIABLE, ARE INSTITUTIONALLY STRONG, AND THEIR PEOPLE ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

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