000 00928cam a2200145 4500
100 1 _aSMITH Paul J
245 _aClimate change, mass migration and the military response /
_cPaul J Smith
260 _c2007
520 _aClimate change is likely to produce more severe weather events especially in low lying coastal areas. The world's population is growing and often located in these same vulnerable areas. Mass migrations can result from storms, flooding, war, famine, and economic pressures. This article looks at what armed forces may be called on to do during such events, noting that responses may range from humanitarian assistance to defence enforcement with very different outcomes for the migrants.
650 _aMASS MIGRATION
650 _aDISASTERS
650 _aDISASTER RELIEF
_xARMED FORCES
773 _aOrbis:
_ba Journal of World Affairs :
_gVol. 51, No. 4, fall 2007, pp.617-633 (44)
945 _i22853-1001
_rN
_sY
999 _c8705
_d8705