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Climate ‘securitising’ by the Pacific

Salā George Carter*

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Abstract

In this chapter, Sālā George Carter describes how Pacific Island countries have individually and as a region securitised climate security-the merging of climate change and security policies. He describes how Pacific Island countries have acted on the international stage to highlight the impacts of climate change to Pacific Small Island Developing States, and the potential that climate change has to cause instability and conflict. He also notes that the climate change conversation is going on amid geopolitical competition, which Pacific states have utilised to ensure that partners have to engage in climate change discussions to be able to partner with the region.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSecurity Cooperation in the Pacific Islands
Subtitle of host publicationPolitics, Priorities, and Pathways of the Regional Security Patchwork
EditorsJoanne Wallis, Henrietta McNeill, James Batley, Anna Powles
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter16
Pages228-240
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781040353042
ISBN (Print)9781041011125
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Publication series

NameRoutledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

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