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Climate Change and Security Project
Brian Job, Leanne Smythe
Over the next 30 years, climate change will emerge as a global security concern of unprecedented scope and seriousness. Researchers at the Liu Institute for Global Issues have launched a research project which is exploring the security implications of climate change for Canada.
The Climate Change-Security Nexus -- A Workshop
Leanne Smythe, Brian Job
The potential security implications of climate change have received less attention in Canada than in many other countries. A January 28-29, 2010 workshop in Ottawa organized by a research team at the Liu Institute for Global Issues helped fill this gap.
Global Focus: From obscurity to action: Why Canada must tackle the security dimensions of climate change
Margaret Purdy, Resident Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, spoke at the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) International Conference on October 29th, 2009.
Publications
Climate Change & Security Project: Research Guide (Summer 2010 Update)
An annotated bibliography of research focusing on the world-wide implications of climate change for a broad range of security concerns.
October 20, 2010
From obscurity to action: Why Canada must tackle the security dimensions of climate change
Margaret Purdy, Leanne Smythe
Margaret Purdy and Leanne Smythe, as part of the Security and Defence Forum Program at the Liu Insitute for Global Issues, recently published this article in International Journal.
July 12, 2010
The Climate Change-Security Nexus Workshop Report
The potential security implications of climate change have received less attention in Canada than in many other countries. A January 28-29, 2010 workshop in Ottawa organized by a research team at the Liu Institute for Global Issues helped fill this gap.
March 25, 2010
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Events
May
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2010
The Hour When the Ship Comes In: A Convention for Climate Change Displaced Persons
May 25, 2010
Presented by David Hodgkinson, Associate Professor in the Law School at the University of Western Australia.
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