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The Framing of Climate Change as aThreat to Global Security and its Consequences Filip Bubenheimer - Feb 15, 2011 - International Climate Change and Energy Law

Main Conflict Constellations degradation of fresh water resources increase in migration Climate decline in Change food production increase in storms and floods (WBGU 2007: 2-3)

Global Hot Spots degradation of decline in hot spot fresh water resources food production increase in increase in migration storms and floods (WBGU 2007: 4)

T oo Easy an Explanation? (…) The Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis, arising at least in part from climate change. (…) Two decades ago, the rains in southern Sudan began to fail. (…) the drying of sub-Saharan Africa derives, to some degree, from man-made global warming. It is no accident that the violence in Darfur erupted during the drought. (…) By 2003, it evolved into the full-fledged tragedy we witness today. (Ban 2007)

Securitization: Pitfalls and Consequences Causality Climate Change as a Security Conceptual Threat Difficulties Shift to High Politics What kind of security? Militarization Possible consequences Competence of the U. N. Security Council?

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