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Connecting Climate Change with Security and Armed Conflict

25 November 2010 - What security concepts are used in relation to discussions on climate change? What consequences are expected from climate change on security-related issues? What types of armed conflict risks are identified in the literature on climate change?

To answer these questions the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, conducted a study on behalf of the Swedish Ministry of Defence, which has just been published.

The full report "Connecting Climate Change with Security and Armed Conflict. Investigating knowledge from the scientific community" can be downloaded here.