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Stormy Weather: Human Security Should Include Freedom from Hazard Impacts

Posted: 06 Nov 2018 09:01 PM PST

It is imperative that countries adopt a human security approach to achieve "freedom from hazard impacts"—nationally through a scientific disaster risk reduction strategy and internationally through climate diplomacy.Such an approach could help many countries, including India, that in 2018 have been on the receiving end of the worst disasters the world has ever witnessed. They […] Related posts: Climate, Conflict, and Refugees: Examining the Impact of Environmental Change on Human Security...

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Environmental Security in Times of Armed Conflict

Posted: 06 Nov 2018 06:02 AM PST

This summer, Iraqi citizens in Basra demonstrated in the streets to protest a serious public health crisis caused by polluted water. The condition of their water infrastructure was deplorable after years of devastating wars, corruption, and droughts and regional hydropolitics. More than 100,000 people have reportedly been poisoned by polluted water, while recent estimates warn […] Related posts: A Ukrainian Stand-Off: The Toxic Consequences of Armed Conflict in Donbass Weakened by the...

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