5666 The Security Dimensions of Climate Change: The Case of Bangladesh

Sunday, February 19, 2012: 3:00 PM
Room 121 (VCC West Building)
A.N.M. Muniruzzaman , Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The impacts of climate change on Bangladesh will likely be very severe and drastic with significant impacts on the security sector. The security implications will impact both the human security domain and the 'hard' domain of state security. In many cases the impact on Bangladesh will have implications on the region of South Asia and beyond. This talk will consider the threat landscape as per the climate and environmental science communities and explore ways to meet the challenge.