Climate Change: Including Military in Climate Action Incentivises Cooperation over Conflict, Says Water Expert [Interview]

May 14, 2025 | Simrin Sirur
Mongabay
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Ashok Swain, Professor and Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research and UNESCO Chair on International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University, Sweden, draws the links between climate change and conflict in his new book Climate Security, published by Sage Publications. Across eight chapters, Swain argues that climate action should be put on an equal footing with national security issues when governments make policy decisions.