Human Security: A Response to the Climate Security Debates

• Main Author: Elliott, Lorraine
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87883; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40100
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Debates about climate change as a threat to international peace have focused on conflict, civil unrest, and the consequences for states. Human security offers an alternative, people-centred approach to understanding the security implications of climate change.