States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security

ISBN-13: 9781108958462 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 356 str.

Joshua Busby

Opis

Develops a novel argument explaining why climate change leads to especially bad security outcomes in some places but not in others.

Recenzje

'… highly pertinent for scholars and policy-makers in the fields of security studies, International Relations and climate change policy. They are helpful contributions for anyone interested in the specific driving factors of climate conflict and human insecurity at the national and international levels.' Anjan Kumar Sahu, International Affairs

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualizing climate and security; 3. The argument, method and mechanisms: state capacity, institutional inclusion and international assistance; 4. Droughts and famine in Somalia and Ethiopia; 5. Drought in the Middle East: contrasting fortunes in Syria and Lebanon; 6. Cyclones in South Asia: the experiences of Myanmar, Bangladesh and India; 7. Beyond internal conflict: the practice of climate security; 8. The next decade of climate security research; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography.