Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 334 pages)
ISBN:
9781108957922
,
1108957927
Series Statement:
The politics of climate change
Content:
Conceptualizing climate and security -- The argument, method, and mechanisms: state capacity, institutional inclusion, and international assistance -- Droughts and famine in Somalia and Ethiopia -- Drought in the Middle East: contrasting fortunes in Syria and Lebanon -- Cyclones in South Asia: the experiences of Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India -- Beyond internal conflict: the practice of climate security -- The next decade of climate security research.
Content:
"Under what conditions does climate change potentially lead to negative security outcomes? In brief, this book argues that climate change is most likely to trigger conflict and humanitarian emergencies in countries that have (1) weak state capacity, (2) exclusive political institutions, and (3) when international assistance is blocked or delivered unevenly. Where state capacity reflects a government's ability to prepare for climate shocks and help people in times of need, inclusive political institutions capture their willingness to help all or merely some of their citizens. International assistance can partially compensate for weak state capacity. Countries that have stronger state capacity, more political inclusion, and which can tap international assistance to help them are less likely to experience violence or humanitarian emergencies. The book uses paired cases of countries (Somalia and Ethiopia, Syria and Lebanon, and Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India) that experienced similar environmental exposure but different security outcomes to understand why climate hazards lead to negative security outcomes in some situations but not others."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108832465
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108958462
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Busby, Joshua States and nature Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN 9781108832465
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108958462
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
DOI:
10.1017/9781108957922
