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Book SynopsisIn the modern era, two types of international migration have consumed our attention: politically induced migration to flee war, genocide, and instability, and migration for economic reasons. Recently, though, another force has generated a new wave of refugees-global warming. Climate change has altered terrains and economies throughout the tropical regions of the world, from sub-Saharan Africa to Central America to South and Southeast Asia. In Climate Change and Migration: Security and Borders in a Warming World, Greg White provides a rich account of the phenomenon. Focusing on climate-induced migration from Africa to Europe, White shows how global warming''s impact on international relations has been significant, enhancing the security regimes in not only the advanced economies of the North Atlantic, but in the states that serve as transit points between the most advanced and most desperate nations. Furthermore, he demonstrates that climate change has altered the way the nations involv
Trade ReviewAn important addition to this debate. * W. Neil Adger, International Affairs *
Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; Preface ; List of Acronyms ; Introduction ; 1) Climate-Induced Migration: an Essentially Contested Concept ; 2) Scope and Dimensions: Sahelian and sub-Saharan African Migration to Europe ; 3) The "Securitization" of Climate-Induced Migration ; 4) Transit States and the Thickening of Borders ; 5) Pulling Back the Curtain on the Security Oz: Multilateral Governance and Genuine Sustainability in a Warming World ; Bibliography ; Index
