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International Climate Change and Canadian National Security Concerns

National Security Implications Climate Change: And it may seem counterintuitive, at first, to link Canadian national security concerns with international climate change, according to Huffington Post Canada. However, recent negative trends affecting our already fragile climate, and the associated impacts on weather and the global ecosystem, are a real and present danger to our national security. It is next to impossible to develop an appropriate plan for dealing with security threats unless you understand what has caused them. As reported by UN Dispatch Kathleen Edelen on 29 May 2015... Last week, with little fanfare or media attention, the White House released its report on National Security Implications of Climate Change. A week before that, the U.S. State Department released its Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Report , which is the State Department major stock taking project that happens every four years. This document outlines the risks and threats posed to both the homeland and foreign policy interests from climate change. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.