Climate Change Must Be Tackled as a Global Security Risk
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by Joshua Busby, Morgan Bazilian, and Florian Krampe
When the United Nations put out emergency appeals for modest amounts of money to help Syria with the drought that preceded its civil war, they were dramatically underfunded member states only provided a quarter of the amount requested in 2008, and a third in 2009. The United States did not contribute.
Scholars believe the displaced were among those who ultimately joined the protests and revolution that the Syrian government violently suppressed. While early intervention on its own may not have prevented the conflict in Syria, suppose small investments in drought preparedness and response could help us avoid such catastrophes in the future. Would that not be money well spent?
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Emmerson Mnangagwa
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the new dispensation remains committed to the engagement and re-engagement policy with the international community despite the continued renewal of illegal sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe.
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