Environmental Risks and Human Security in the Context of Global Change
Rhyner, Jakob, "Environmental Risks and Human Security in the Context of Global Change" in International Security in the 21st Century: Germany's International Responsibility ed. Bindenagel, James, Herdegen, Matthias and Kaiser, Karl (Göttingen: V&R nipress/Bonn University Press, 2017), 143-148.
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Author Rhyner, Jakob Book Editor Bindenagel, James
Herdegen, Matthias
Kaiser, KarlChapter Title Environmental Risks and Human Security in the Context of Global Change Book Title International Security in the 21st Century: Germany's International Responsibility Publication Date 2017 Place of Publication Göttingen Publisher V&R nipress/Bonn University Press Start page 143 End page 148 Language eng Abstract We encounter environmental risks in two fundamentally different forms, namely in what are known as abrupt and in “creeping” processes. The abrupt processes include well-known natural hazards, such as earthquakes, falling and sliding processes, volcanic eruptions, flooding, storms, etc. The creeping processes include, for instance, droughts and erosion processes. According to the UN Secretariat for Disaster Risk Reduction, major natural events in the period from 2000 to 2012 were responsible for damage totaling 1700 billion dollars, affected 2.9 billion people and caused 1.2 million deaths , . It must, however, be said that the mechanisms for recording damage worldwide vary significantly and that reliable figures are lacking in many countries, above all relating to smaller events. UNBIS Thesaurus CLIMATE CHANGE Keyword Environmental risks
Natural hazardsCopyright Holder Bonn University Press Copyright Year 2018 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISBN 9783847107620
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