Climate Security

Ashok Swain is a Professor and Head of Department of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. He is the UNESCO Chair on International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University. He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of ′Environment and Security′ journal, jointly published by Sage Publishing and Environmental Peacebuilding Association.

Ashok Swain has written a packed and seminal book on climate security, calling for a bold, new security architecture to tackle the climate crisis. Climate Security covers multiple ways in which climate change affects national and human security, including military readiness and resilience, water availability, and migration.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: The Climate Crisis and International SecurityChapter 2: Climate Apathy and Self-PreservationChapter 3: Global Militaries and the Climate CrisisChapter 4: Shifting territories and BordersChapter 5: Water Conflict and CooperationChapter 6: Climate MigrationChapter 7: Regime Legitimacy and DemocracyChapter 8: Conclusion