GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH AMERICA
subject: Cambio climático, calentamiento global, desastre natural, elevación del nivel del mar, ola de calor, sequía
description: Global warming presents one of the most serious threats to South American nations. Countries in the region are at risk of a variety of climate change related problems: rising sea levels, diminishing potable water supplies, forest res, intense storms and ooding, heat waves and the spread of diseases. These disasters are occurring more frequently in the region and will likely increase in intensity also. The armed forces in the region are the only government departments with both the capacity and the manpower to respond to these massive catastrophes. Military support to civilian authorities will be required more frequently and under more severe conditions as climate change conditions worsen.
creator: PATRICK PATERSON
source: Política y Estrategia
publisher: Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos
date: 2017
relation: http://www.politicayestrategia.cl/index.php/rpye/article/view/133
coverage: International relations, Political institutions and public administration (General), Military Science