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Tuesday Evening Session Security Risks Posed by Processes of Climate Change Greg Grimsich United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for the Pacific Suva, Fiji. Resources.
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Tuesday Evening Session • Security Risks Posed by Processes of Climate Change • Greg Grimsich • United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) • Regional Office for the Pacific • Suva, Fiji
Resources Climate Change as a Security Risk German Advisor Council, 2008 (248 pages) Freshwater under threat – Pacific IslandsSPC and UNEP, 2011 (58 pages) Internal Displacement Caused by Natural Disasters and Climate Change – Conference and Workshop ReportPIFS & OCHA/OHCHR/Brookings supported, 2011 Climate Change and Security, Scenarios for Indian-Pacific Ocean Island States. EU, 2009 (14 pages)
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwaterresources Climate induced decline in foodproduction Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources Climate induced decline in foodproduction Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources Climate induced decline in food production Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources Climate induced decline in food production Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources Climate induced decline in food production Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources Climate induced decline in food production Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy
How many climate induced migrants might there be in 2050? Scenarios…
Center for the Manam displaced destroyed in clashes with local communities
Conflict Constellations Climate induced degradation of freshwater resources Climate induced decline in food production Climate induced increase in flood and storm disasters Environmentally induced migration State Security Fragile states, global economy, and over stretching of classic security policy