The Burning Question - Couverture souple

Gilmour, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3941514636 ISBN 13 : 9783941514638

Editeur : Berghof Foundation Operations gGmbH, 2024

Synopsis

Andrew Gilmour has a deep understanding of global conflicts and in The Burning Question he draws on his personal knowledge gained from years of working in Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, the Middle East, West Africa, and the Balkans to explain how climate change contributes to the intensification of social and political conflict across the world. This is the first ever book-length treatment that analyses the nexus between conflict and climate change, and what can be done to mitigate the dangers.

In his roles both at the UN and as the current head of the Berghof Foundation, Gilmour has been an outspoken advocate for human rights. In The Burning Question, he explores the role of public policy, community action, restoration ecology, and technological innovation in mitigating conflicts caused by climate change. One of the areas of focus in this short, readable, compelling but densely-researched book is the role of climate change and conflict in compounding present and future migration flows, and what may be done about it.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Gilmour joined the UN in 1989 and spent most of the next 30 years working on conflicts in Afghanstan, Iraq, South Sudan, the Middle East, West Africa, and the Balkans. In 2016, Secretary-General Ban Kimoon appointed him UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. Gilmour's articles have appeared in a wide range of publications including the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Guardian, The Spectator, the Sunday Telegraph, Der Spiegel, Bloomberg, etc. Andrew Gilmour is now Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation (the oldest and largest independent organisation working on peace and conflict issues in Germany). Much of the research for this book was done during his recent visiting fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford. Andrew Gilmour lives in Berlin, London and Scotland and is available for interview.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghof Foundation Operations gGmbH
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3941514636
• ISBN 13: 9783941514638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible