STOCKHOLM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From upheavals in Syria to Egypt, climate change is leading to endemic insecurity with crises like migration, food prices and water access that may be overlooked in a global summit focussed on emissions, the new head of a leading defence think-tank said.
Dan Smith of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said a drought in Syria and high global food prices that helped fuel social rebellion in Egypt are examples of how climate change and conflict were increasingly linked.
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