Exclusive: Why Putting the Environment First Makes All Our Lives More Secure

Sep 11, 2018 | Erik Solheim, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
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The environment is not an obvious solution to global and regional security. Concepts and ideas need time to develop and prove their worth. Half a century ago, parts of the world accepted discrimination based on skin colour. A century ago, everyone accepted the right to acquire territory by force in military conflict.