{"product_id":"climate-change-conflict-and-insecurity-9781032455792","title":"Climate Change Conflict and InSecurity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a multidisciplinary exploration of how climate change is impacting conflicts, contention, and competition in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume examines how climate change is creating and exacerbating insecurities for millions of people globally, and how states, inter-governmental bodies, and others are attempting to meet challenges today and in the near and medium term. It shows that climate change insecurity is relevant to a battery of security areas, including warfighting, stabilisation, human security, influence, and resilience and capacity building. The volume provides insights into how climate change has and will impact security at different scales and in different localities, including national and ethnic tensions, food and water security, resource competition, mass displacement, and even the recruitment profiles and operations of violent and extremist organisations. With contributions from pioneering researchers and practitioners, the book discusses shifting operat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The book completes its mission to show that climate change is a driver of conflict, an obstacle to conflict resolution, and a creator of strategic shocks, tensions, opportunities, and risks… A must read for anyone interested in defence, security, or climate change.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Tom Middendorp\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003ci\u003e International Military Council on Climate \u0026amp; Security (former Chief of Defence of The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Climate change is the single most significant long-term defence issue. Its consequences will shape threats, challenge governments (as competition for food, water increases) undermine military capabilities, and drive economic instability. The book offers insights that are at once timely, important, and alarming.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTobias Ellwood MP\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Chair of the UK House of Commons Defence Committee, 2020-2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The climate crisis is the top geopolitical issue of our time. From the High North to equatorial Africa, global heating will be the major driver of the conflicts and threats we will face in the coming decades. This vital and timely book challenges us to marshal a much better response, urgently.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Fletcher\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003ci\u003e University of Oxford (former UK Foreign Policy Adviser to three UK Prime Ministers)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There are uncomfortable gaps between knowledge, practice, and reality when it comes to how climate change is shaping human and hard security. This book is an important contribution to closing that gap, showing how to stop worrying about securitizing climate and start climatizing security.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHon. Sharon E. Burke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Ecospherics (former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Climate Change and Insecurity is a clarion call for the military and security sectors. This exceptional collection shows how climate change and its impacts are reshaping the world and how nations must prepare for what is to come.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Dr Andrea Cameron\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003ci\u003e US Naval War College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Climate Change and (In)Security \u003cb\u003eSection I: Climate Security Contexts \u003c\/b\u003e1. Cascading and Systemic Risks from Environmental Change 2. Geopolitics and Security in the Changing Arctic 3. Geopolitics and Security in the Changing Antarctic 4. Security Politics of Climate Change in the Levant 5. Decentering Climate Security: The Research and Policy Implications of Sudden-Onset and Slow-Onset Climate Change 6. A New Framework for Understanding Risk: The Role of Climate Change in the Northern Triangle 7. Climate Change, Insecurity, and Economic Transformation \u003cb\u003eSection II: Defence and Security Implications \u003c\/b\u003e8. Towards a Greener Alliance: NATO’s Energy Efficiency and Mitigation Efforts 9. The Evolving Climate Change Threat: UK Defence Preparations 10. Maritime Response to Climate Change 11. Climate Disruption to Hidden Networks: Understanding Human-Animal-Ecological Relationships for Conflict and Security 12. Climate Intelligence in Theory and Practice 13. Operational Risks and Opportunities from Climate Change on Western Militaries’ Conservation Activities \u003cb\u003eSection III: Framings and Reflections \u003c\/b\u003e14. Ecological Security: The New Military Operational Priority for Humanitarian and Disaster Response 15. The Hyperthreat and Politico-Military Response: Outcomes from a Military Appreciation of Entangled Security 16. A Reflection on 30 Years of Climate and Conflict\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019065655639,"sku":"9781032455792","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032455792.jpg?v=1750779190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/climate-change-conflict-and-insecurity-9781032455792","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}