Marshall Islands Among Those Petitioning UN To Address Security Issues Of Climate Change

Marshall Islands Among Those Petitioning UN To Address Security Issues Of Climate Change

18 FEBRUARY 2013

Speaking before the United Nations Security Council, an official from the Marshall Islands argued that climate change is a threat to international security, citing the impact that global warming has had on his own island nation to illustrate his point.

Tony deBrum, a minister and assistant to the president of the Marshall Islands, petitioned the body on Friday to recognize the phenomenon as a potential hazard to the very survival of his country and of other low-lying island nations, Edith M. Lederer of the Associated Press (AP) said.

Read more here: http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112785887/united-nations-security-dimensions-of-climate-change-marshall-islands-021813/

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