Peace Talks Radio

By awarding the prize to Gore and the IPCC, the Nobel committee seemed interested in promoting the link between climate change and the threat to peace. Could the unchecked effects of climate change lead to conflicts and civil war within nations, or war between nations? Could a collective effort to save the planet from the harmful consequences of climate change actually promote peaceful cooperation within and between nations? We talk with two scholars who have studied the possible links between climate change and conflict. First we visit with Dan Smith, Secretary General of International-Alert, an independent peace building organization that works in over 20 countries to promote lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict. He’s the author of the report “A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War." Later in the program we hear from Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon (Ph.D.) He's written extensively on the links between environmental stress and security. He ove