I think this article explains why they won a peace prize for their work on this environmental issue.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/04/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
"A total of 46 nations and 2.7 billion people are now at high risk of being overwhelmed by armed conflict and war because of climate change. 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, this week. 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, it concludes. Even Europe is at risk.
'Climate change will compound the propensity for violent conflict, which in turn will leave communities poorer and less able to cope with the consequences of climate change'"
Any thoughts?
2007-11-06
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