The geopolitics of climate change
Power Transitions, Conflict and the Future of Military Activities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5680806 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul J Smith (0000-0002-1012-1530, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 309-334 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2011.593810 |
| OpenAlex | W1988998644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
Climate change is emerging as one of the primary geopolitical challenges of the early twenty-first century, one that will likely involve military engagements and deployments in both traditional and non-traditional missions. Unlike mass casualty terrorism, climate change does not have a single galvanising event that can encourage collective mitigation efforts by both developed and developing states. International efforts to counter putative climate change causes have, thus far, been only marginally successful. Consequently, some of the more pernicious effects of climate change—extreme weather, heat waves, droughts and floods—will likely continue to manifest in the years and decades ahead. From a geopolitical perspective, climate change may influence the trajectory of rising or declining states in an increasingly multipolar world. It may also induce or exacerbate resource competition between states, particularly with regard to energy resources, water and food. Climate change may also exert a general weakening effect on lesser developed countries, thus necessitating increasingly intrusive and costly humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) missions, some of which may be conducted by military agencies. Overall, these trends suggest that climate change will continue to emerge as a significant factor that shapes and defines future military missions and deployments
Climate change · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Geopolitics · Natural resource economics · Political economy · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Politics · Terrorism · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Law · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |