Climate Change: Foreign Ministers Flag Climate Change as Major Spark for Conflicts

Jun 25, 2020 | Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Climate change impacts - including growing food and water scarcity - are becoming increasingly important drivers of conflict and unrest around the world, and security planners need to make them a priority now, foreign ministers warned this week. Addressing them could mean the U.N. Security Council asking for regular reports on threats from climate change and biodiversity loss, or the creation of early warning systems for climate security risks, said Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s minister for Europe and foreign affairs.