Security Risks from Climate Change: New (Old) Conflicts in Latin America
Publisher: Climate, Energy, Security
Author(s): Christian Hübner
Date: 2016
Topics: Climate Change, Extractive Resources, Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Climate change has gained a firm hold on Latin America. Hurricanes, melting glaciers, droughts and flooding are the aspects that grab the media spotlight. The increasing risks to the electricity supply and the growing adaptation pressure in the megacities are slower to come to public attention. In addition, worsening conflicts over water and land use pose new security policy challenges.