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Climate Change as a Driver of Humanitarian Crises and Response
Peter Walker (Feinstein International Center, Tufts University) Josh Glasser (Harvard Schoolof Public Health), Shubhada Kambli (Graduate School of Design, Harvard University)
JUNE 2012
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Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62. Defining Humanitarian Crises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73. The Nature and Meaning of Humanitarian Response . . . . . . . 94. Looking to the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105. Looking at the Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136. Anticipating the Future of Climate Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157. Anticipating Changes in Population Vulnerability . . . . . . . . . .208. State Responses to Future Crisis Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269. Humanitarian System Response to Future Crisis Loads . . . . . .2810. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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Climate Change as a Driver of Humanitarian Crises and Response
This paper explores the relationships between climate change, humanitarian crises and humanitarian response through a review of published and grey literature. We examine the historical evidence for associations between climate change and humanitarian crises, and move…
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