Noting that in addition to the current conflicts displacing people, climate change will displace even more. Christian Aid's latest report points out:
I'm coming to the opinion that western governments have realised this for some time and that this may be a leading motivation for the policies by the USA and others (let the reader understand) for the projection of military power currently; it's an attempt to build dykes against the coming metaphorical deluge (one caused by a slow literal deluge).
Church Times - Christian Aid: Use force to help displaced people
Technorati Tags: climate_change, migration, policy, USA, UK, military
“The danger is that this new forced migration will fuel existing conflicts and generate new ones in the areas of the world — the poorest — where resources are most scarce. Movement on this scale has the potential to destabilise whole regions where increasingly desperate populations compete for dwindling food and water.”
I'm coming to the opinion that western governments have realised this for some time and that this may be a leading motivation for the policies by the USA and others (let the reader understand) for the projection of military power currently; it's an attempt to build dykes against the coming metaphorical deluge (one caused by a slow literal deluge).
Church Times - Christian Aid: Use force to help displaced people
Technorati Tags: climate_change, migration, policy, USA, UK, military
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