That global warming hurts poor people in developing countries first and worst was a recurrent theme in the remarkable upsurge in activities and commentary for Earth Day on Sunday, April 22. Among the calls for action was a new report by 11 retired U.S. generals and admirals called “National Security and the Threat of Global Climate Change” which warned that that higher temperatures will exacerbate instability and state failure in some of the most volatile regions of the world. CGD research fellow Stewart Patrick notes that the report marks a sea change from the early 1990s, when strategy planners dismissed environment and development issues as "mere social work." Read the blog and comment
That global warming hurts poor people in developing countries first and worst was a recurrent theme in the remarkable upsurge in activities and commentary for Earth Day on Sunday, April 22. Among the calls for action was a new report by 11 retired U.S. generals and admirals called “National Security and the Threat of Global Climate Change” which warned that that higher temperatures will exacerbate instability and state failure in some of the most volatile regions of the world. CGD research fellow Stewart Patrick notes that the report marks a sea change from the early 1990s, when strategy planners dismissed environment and development issues as "mere social work." Read the blog and comment