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Climate change & insecurity in the Asia Pacific: regional initiatives to address emerging threats (pdf 35kb)

The article reviews the increasing awareness of the impact and threat of climate change on security in the Asia Pacific. It addresses the primary concerns, including:
- Natural disasters and storms
- Desertification
- Implications of the above on water and food supplies

It also reviews the implications on policy that these threats are having and the consequent initiatives that are being undertaken to address them.

 

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