Climate wars: why people will be killed in the twenty-first century

by Welzer, Harald

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Title Statements

Full title :Climate wars : why people will be killed in the twenty-first century / Harald Welzer ; translated by Patrick Camiller

Summary

Struggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth′s poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century. They no longer hinge on ideological rivalries between great powers but rather on issues of class, religion and resources. The genocides of the last century have taught us how quickly social problems can spill over into radical and deadly solutions. Rich countries are already developing strategies to garner resources and keep ′climate refugees′ at bay. In this major book Harald Welzer shows how climate change and violence go hand in hand. Climate change has far-reaching consequences for the living conditions of peoples around the world: inhabitable spaces shrink, scarce resources become scarcer, injustices grow deeper, not only between North and South but also between generations, storing up material for new social tensions and giving rise to violent conflicts, civil wars and massive refugee flows. Climate change poses major new challenges in terms of security, responsibility and justice, but as Welzer makes disturbingly clear, very little is being done to confront them."--Publisher's description

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Polity Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2017

Notes

Originaltitel: Klimakriege (English)

The Physical Object

Description:x, 222 s. : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780745651460, 0745651461, 9780745651453, 0745651453
oclc:on1196896575
Dewey Decimal:304.25

Subjects

Ansvar Borgerkrige Climatic changes -- Political aspects Climatic changes -- Social aspects Climatic extremes -- Political aspects Climatic extremes -- Social aspects Drikkevand Fattigdom flygtningestrømme Klima klimaflygtninge Klimaforandringer Konflikter Magt miljø miljøforskning naturen Naturressourcer Politik RELIGION