“If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.” IfsProblemWaterNaturalLandSecurityHabitConflictMajorsMassResourcesNegativeCrisisClimateClimate ChangeProductionsFarmsRefugeeRecipesScarceNatural ResourcesDisruptionMigrationRefugee CrisisFood ProductionScarce Resources Author:Michael Franti
“The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, famine and mass displacement that will fuel more conflict for decades.” IfsWorldLittlesTogetherFacesConflictMassClimateClimate ChangeDecadesFuelGlobal WarmingDisputesFamineDroughtDisplacement Author:Barack Obama
“Poverty - the greatest cause of human suffering on the planet - is itself exacerbated by conflict, competition for resources, injustice, even the global downturn and climate change. Diseases like AIDS, TB and malaria cannot be tackled without adequate resources. So you see everything is connected. In order to address any major cause of human suffering, we have to work together across many fronts.” HumansTogetherSufferingOrderCausesPovertyFrontsPlanetsConflictDiseaseMajorsResourcesCompetitionClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeConnectedAidsAddressesWorking TogetherAdequateHuman SufferingMalariaDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Desmond Tutu
“One of the drivers of displacement and potential conflict over the next 10 to 20 years will be climate (change) - resource scarcity, climate change is going to compound the cocktail that's driving war and displacement.” YearsWarNextChangeConflictResourcesClimateClimate ChangeDrivingDriversCompoundsCocktailsScarcityDisplacement Author:Ed Miliband
“Climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism. And if we do not get our act together and listen to what the scientists say, you're going to see countries all over the world struggling over limited amounts of water, limited amounts of land to grow their crops ask you're going to see all kinds of international conflict.” IfsWorldKindCountryTogetherAsksGrowsGrowthWaterStruggleLandAmountConflictScientistClimateClimate ChangeInternationalTerrorismAll KindsRelatedCrops Author:Hillary Clinton
“One of the main reasons for the conflict in Syria, and the terrorism that it's spawned, is climate change and drought.” ReasonConflictClimateClimate ChangeTerrorismSyriaDrought Author:Prince Charles
“Karabakh conflict has a strong influence on the political climate both in Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is obvious, too, that the Azerbaijani leadership can capitalize indefinitely on this topic to underpin its legitimacy even in a situation in which democratic institutions are virtually eliminated.” PoliticalStrongSituationInfluenceConflictInstitutionsDemocraticClimateObviousTopicsLegitimacyArmeniaAzerbaijan Author:Garry Kasparov
“Climate change could produce a lot of misery and waste without necessarily leading to large-scale armed conflict, which depends more on ideology and bad governance than on resource scarcity.” ProduceDependsConflictWasteResourcesMiseryClimateClimate ChangeScalesIdeologyGovernanceScarcityLarge ScaleArmed Conflict Author:Steven Pinker
“Many problems that challenge us today can be traced back to a profound tension between what is good and desirable for society as a whole and what is good and desirable for an individual. That conflict can be found in global problems such as climate change, pollution, resource depletion, poverty, hunger, and overpopulation.” WholeProblemTodayHumanityFoundIndividualChallengesPovertyConflictResourcesProfoundClimateClimate ChangeHungerTensionPollutionDesirableOverpopulationResource Depletion Book:SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed Source: SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed
“If we want energy security, then we have to reduce our appetite for fossil fuels. There's no other way. Other issues may crowd the headlines, but this is our fundamental challenge. Big challenges require bold action and leadership. To get the United States off fossil fuels in this uneasy national climate of terrorism and conflict in the Persian Gulf, we must treat the issue with the urgence and persistance it deserves. The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.” IfsWorldWayWantMayStatesBigsActionNextEnergyChallengesUnitedUnited StatesIssuesGenerationsConditionsSecurityConflictDeserveTreatsFundamentalsClimateCrowdsTerrorismFuelAppetiteFossilsNext GenerationHeadlinesFossil FuelUneasyRenewable EnergyPersianBig ChallengesPersian GulfEnergy SecurityBold ActionsPersistance Author:Robert Redford