TY - BOOK AU - Schubert,R. TI - Climate change as a security risk : : German advisory council on global change / SN - 9783540732471 AV - QC981.8. C5. PY - 2008/// CY - Berlin, Germany : PB - German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), KW - Security, International KW - Climatic changes KW - Environmental policy KW - Climatic changes – International cooperation KW - Climatic changes – Government policy N1 - “London and Sterling, VA”—title page. “German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)”—at head of title ; Contents: Council staff and acknowledgments—Contents—Boxes—Tables—Figures—Acronyms and abbreviations—Summary for policy-makers—1. Introduction—2. Environmental change in security discourse—3. Known conflict impacts of environmental change—4. Rising conflict risks due to state fragility and a changing world order—5. Impacts of climate change on the biosphere and human society—6. Conflict constellations—7. Hotspots of climate change : selected regions—8. Climate change as a driver of social destabilization and threat to international security—9. Research recommendations—10. Recommendations for action—11. References—12. Glossary—13. Index ER -