GLOBAL WARMING AS A THREAT TO PEACE & SECURITY (RESEARCH ORIENTED )

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climate change is one of the most pervasive global threats to peace and security in the 21st century.
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The rising temperature of the planet represents a common crisis to humanity . while is natural for variations in the temperature of the planet to exist , the range of variations is ever increasing and this seems to increase every year.
The causes of global warming are many , however, it is generally explained as the result of the huge emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) through industrial and commercial processes.

Scientific evidence shows us that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have increased substantially since industrialization. The use of fossil fuels has become an increasingly important part of our lives. We rely on fossil fuels for everything from driving our cars, to heating our homes, to producing the products that we have come to rely on in our daily lives. As a result, carbon dioxide concentrations have increased approximately 30% since pre-industrial times. This has resulted in a strengthening of the greenhouse effect, which has played a critical role in warming our planet.
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The use of OIL , COAL , WOOD and so on which are extracted by plants from the atmosphere is often seen as the main source of global warming .

While vegetation continues to withdraw CO2 from atmosphere , the rate at which it does this however, is slower than the rate at which it is released again by combustion.

Also , as the forests of the world are depleted (by cutting of tree for firewood ,making of furniture and roofing buildings) ,

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that cutting and burning trees adds more global warming pollution to the atmosphere than all the cars and trucks in the world combined?— Mitchell Vale, Houston

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the rate at which CO2 is withdrawn is further reduced.
Consequently, the cause of global warming cannot be separated from INDUSTRIALISATION, which precipitate a large scale change in the composition of the atmosphere.

Therefore CO2 is a 'greenhouse' gas. That is , its presence in the atmosphere has an effect similar to that of the glass in a 'greenhouse'.
The glass in a 'greenhouse' allows the warmth of the sun into the house, but retards its escape, thereby causing the area below to warm up .In essence, the the more CO2 the greater the retardation ; and so also the temperature of the earth rises , which eventually cause an environmental disaster, -

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A DISASTER WHICH IS NO RESPECTER OF POLITICAL DIVISION OF ALL COUNTRIES.

Global warming is a common threat to all countries of the world and must be tackled as a common crisis.

While the world is warming up in general, due to emission of CO2 , the effect will be the climatic changes and substantial rise in see levels, leading to serious consequences for food production , housing, FLOOD, and communication.

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Rising seas will increasingly flood many of our coastal military bases.

For most of the history, the environment has been a relatively constant background factor in conflicts rather than an issue in its own right. However, since the late 1960s when most Africa countries were celebrating the political independence and rejoicing in the euphoria of freedom , the scientific world world was becoming increasingly aware of how the environment represented a threat to UNIVERSE! The awareness of relative nature of environment as a threat to peace and source of conflict began to increase.

As the population of the world increase , so also have the levels of human economic activities. The spilling of acids, greenhouse gases and ozone-eating CFCs in the conduct of economic activities are factors. It is obvious that there is a cause and effect relationship between human economic activities and the damage done to the environment .
In essence ,the ecosystem was being degraded by human pursuit of development and modernity.

Indeed, while the African states have joined the rest of the world in being defined as separate independent political communities governed by their sovereign authority and systems of law, the threat presented by the environment is no respecter of such clearly defined political boundaries .Meaning that all inhabits of the the universe - all -specie - feel the impact and are threatened . This is worrying factor for the leaders of the world. The environment is governed by natural law and cannot be restricted or controlled by any particular individual state alone, this crisis cause by humans can only be resolved by JOINT EFFORTS OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

CONCLUSION

It was established that environmental degradation, if it continued unchecked, would lead to disasters in the world with great consequences .For example , the impact of the global warming caused primarily by pollution linked to the industrialisation and development, has led to emergence of new forms of cardiac related diseases and the rising of the see levels. This also results into floods, washing away coastal cities or countries, destroying lives or rendering the inhabitants refugees. leading to hotter climates, which contribute to drought that result to desertification ,as well as soil erosion. Hence, it become necessary for the leaders of the world to act.

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