According to International Alert, a conflict resolution NGO based in London, 46 countries are at risk of violent conflict as a result of global warming and a further 56 face a high risk of instability.
"Hardest hit by climate change will be people living in poverty, in under-developed and unstable states, under poor governance. The effect of the physical consequences – such as more frequent extreme weather, melting glaciers, and shorter growing seasons – will add to the pressures under which those societies already live. The background of poverty and bad governance means many of these communities both have a low capacity to adapt to climate change and face a high risk of violent conflict."
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