Climate and security: Evidence, emerging risks, and a new agenda

Climatic Change

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Gemenne, François ^a,b   Barnett, Jon ^c   Adger, W Neil ^d   Dabelko, Geoffrey D ^e  

^a CEARC EA 4455 University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines OVSQ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERMINISTIC MECHANISM; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN SECURITIES; NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE; POWER RELATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

NATIONAL SECURITY;

ADVOCACY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOPOLITICS; INFRASTRUCTURE; MITIGATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; POWER RELATIONS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84896732119     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1074-7     Document Type: Review

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