Climate change and security in Canada
Date
2021
Authors
Greaves, Wilfrid
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Publisher
International Journal
Abstract
This article examines the implications of human-caused climate change for security in Canada. The first section outlines the current state of climate change, the second discusses climate change impacts on human security in Canada, and the third outlines four other areas of Canada’s national interests threatened by climate change: economic threats; Arctic threats; humanitarian crises at home and abroad; and the threat of domestic conflict. In the conclusion, I argue that climate change has clearly not been successfully “securitized” in Canada, despite the material threats it poses to human and national security, and outline directions for future research.
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Keywords
Canada, climate change, security, human security, Arctic, national security
Citation
Greaves, W. (2021). Climate change and security in Canada. International Journal: Canada's Journal of Global Policy Analysis, 76(2), 183–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207020211019325