Climate change should be treated as a national and global security threat because of its potential risk to peace, security and development, according to NiphiAvino Niphi, a research intern with the South East Asia research programme at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. Around 13.3 million people in Bangladesh are predicted to be displaced by 2050 because of climate change events, potentially causing conflict over opportunities and resources in neighbouring Indian states that are ill prepared to deal with an inflow of migrants. The governments of both countries should work together to prepare for potential future scenarios, Avino Niphi said.
Climate change should be treated as a national and global security threat because of its potential risk to peace, security and development, according to Avino Niphi, a research intern with the South East Asia research programme at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. Around 13.3 million people in Bangladesh are predicted to be displaced by 2050 because of climate change events, potentially causing conflict over opportunities and resources in neighbouring Indian states that are ill prepared to deal with an inflow of migrants. The governments of both countries should work together to prepare for potential future scenarios, Niphi said.