Advanced Search
Current and Breaking News for Professionals, Consumers and Media




Environment Author: Staff Editor Last Updated: Sep 7, 2017 - 10:06:33 PM



Climate Change Threat to Future Stability

By Staff Editor
Jun 18, 2015 - 2:16:40 PM



Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Ezine
For Email Marketing you can trust


Email this article
 Printer friendly page

(HealthNewsDigeswt.com) - ATHENS, Ohio (June 18, 2015) - The ultimate "threat multiplier," climate change is increasing the challenges facing the U.S. development, diplomatic and security communities, according to a new report co-authored by Geoff Dabelko, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs professor and director of the Environmental Studies Program at Ohio University.

"A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks," is an independent report commissioned by the members of the G7, which identifies seven compound climate-fragility risks that pose serious threats to stability in the decades ahead. Based on a thorough assessment of existing policies, the report recommends that the G7 take concrete actions to tackle climate-fragility risks and increase the resilience of states and societies.

"This report is significant for going beyond questions of climate change and conflict links to identify a wider range of critical climate change and fragility connections that fits squarely on foreign policy agendas," Dabelko said. "The analysis matches these compound risks with ongoing policy initiatives and suggests ways to advance climate change, development and peacebuilding efforts." Dabelko serves as a senior advisor to the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center, a member of the international consortium that produced the report and an ongoing partner of the Voinovich School.

The U.S. launch of a "New Climate for Peace" will be Monday, June 22, 2015 from 3 -5 p.m. at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., where leaders from development, diplomatic, and security communities, along with the report's coauthors will explore how these climate-fragility challenges are changing the way the United States and its partners work. Report authors will also identify opportunities for joint actions.

Registration for the event and/or an accompanying live webcast is located atwilsoncenter.org. The report, along with an associated blog, can be found athttp://www.newclimateforpeace.org/. A live Twitter chat with the report's authors will also be hosted on June 25, 2015 from 10 - 11 a.m.  Participants should follow @ClimateDiplo and use the hashtag #Climate4Peace to ask questions.

About Geoff Dabelko, PhD

Geoffrey D. Dabelko is professor and director of the Environmental Studies Program at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University in Athens, OH. From 1997-2012, he served as director of the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP), a nonpartisan policy forum on environment, population, and security issues at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. He continues to work as a senior advisor to the Wilson Center. Dabelko has a PhD in government and politics from the University of Maryland and an AB in political science from Duke University.  For a full biography, visit http://bit.ly/1GSGJH0

About the Voinovich School
The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University finds researched-based solutions to challenges facing communities, the economy and the environment. Its public-private partnerships encourage growth and stability. And its students learn by doing as they prepare for careers serving the public interest in Ohio University's rural region and beyond.

###

For advertising/promo please call Mike McCurdy at: 877-634-9180 or email [email protected]



Top of Page

HealthNewsDigest.com

Environment
Latest Headlines


+ Possible to Improve Nutritional Health and the Environment in One Bite?
+ How Do We Provide Meaning to Our Environment?
+ Strict Environmental Laws ‘Push’ Firms to Pollute Elsewhere
+ Environmentally Friendly Behavior is Easy -- Tourists Just Need a 'Nudge'
+ Climate Change is Hurting Children’s Diets, Global Study Finds
+ New Climate Change Study: Number of People Suffering Extreme Droughts Will Double
+ Positive 'Tipping Points' Offer Hope for Climate
+ How ‘Iron Man’ Bacteria Could Help Protect the Environment
+ Paying for Emissions We’ve Already Released
+ New Report Reveals Human, Economic Toll of Air Pollution in India



Contact Us | Job Listings | Help | Site Map | About Us
Advertising Information | HND Press Release | Submit Information | Disclaimer

Site hosted by Sanchez Productions