States and Nature - The Effects of Climate Change on Security

List of contents

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.

About the author

Joshua Busby is author of numerous studies on climate change, national security, and energy policy that have been published by peer-reviewed academic outlets and various think tanks. He was a leading researcher on two multi-million dollar grants on climate and security from the US Department of Defense under its Minerva Initiative and has consulted on the topic for international organizations and think tanks.

Summary

Busby explains how climate change can affect security outcomes, including violent conflict and humanitarian emergencies. Through case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, the book develops a novel argument explaining why climate change leads to especially bad security outcomes in some places but not in others.

Foreword

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

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Busby, Joshua (University of Texas Busby, Joshua W. Busby, Joshua W. (University of Texas Busby, Busby Joshua W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781108832465
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83246-5
• No. of pages: 348
• Series: The Politics of Climate Change
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Climate Change, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations