Syful Islam
Climate change poses a big threat to a total of 46 nations and 2.7 billion people putting them at high risk of being overwhelmed by armed conflict and war.
“A further 56 countries face political destabilisation, affecting another 1.2 billion individuals,” this stark warning will be outlined by the peace group International Alert in a report, A Climate of Conflict, to be released this week.
The report reveals that much of Africa, Asia and South America will suffer outbreaks of war and social disruption as climate change erodes land, raises seas, melts glaciers and increases storms. [Read more]