E3 Journal of Environmental Research and Management

E3 Journal of Environmental Research and Management Vol. 3 (2) pp. 044-051, March 2012; © E3 Journals; ISSN 2141-7466

Studying climate change impacts and consequences on global security

Abstract

Today, security is the most important and obvious example of fundamental human rights. In circumstances that most of peoples’ lives are exposed to threats and insecurity like wars, floods, tsunamis, and food and water shortages, these people cannot benefit from their rights; and if observing human rights is necessary, security rights of affected people should be guaranteed. There is a determined relation between security and living rights on one side, and freedom rights in the other. In addition to the impacts of climate change on peoples’ lives in different ways such as losing agricultural lands, it disrupts security in some parts of the world by creating conflict and contention and prevents realization of human rights and support of individual security. This research attempts to explain the impacts of climate change on economic, social, environmental, and human security that as a new in security arena, and to define international organizations’ roles in creating global peace.

Keywords: Security, Global Warming, Peace, Millennium