Water: Water Insecurity as a Driver of Global Instability

Feb 19, 2020 | OOSKAnews
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A new report, compiled and written by international military and security experts, provides a global overview of security risks specifically as they relate to changing climate. It recommends “climate-proofing” international security (including infrastructure, institutions and policies) as well as significant reduction in emissions in order to contain, if not avert, significant-to-catastrophic security threats. Climate change-exacerbated water insecurity is already a significant driver of instability according to the report, with 93 percent of climate security and military experts surveyed agreeing that it will pose a significant or higher risk to global security by 2030.