Reading: Climate Risk and Megacities

A reading from ‘The Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene’ by The Center for Climate and Security on the impacts of climate change on large urban cities.The reading describes risks and direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the security of urban cities specifically coastal megacities.

Students will understand the impacts of climate change on urban megacities including large coastal agglomerates. They will also learn about the fragility and resilience of cities vulnerable to security risks caused by climate change.They will further understand related security, environmental, human rights and governance issues and policies.  

Use this tool to help your students find answers to: 

1. How does climate change impact urban coastal cities? 
2. How does climate change cause human migration and displacement? Give examples.
3. Does migration to megacities create instability and conflict? 

About the Tool 

Tool Name	Coastal Megacities vs. The Sea: Climate and Security in Urban Spaces
Discipline	Social Sciences, International Relations
Topic(s) in Discipline	Urban Environment, Development Studies, Urbanization, Human Migration, Security, Peace and Conflict Studies
Climate Topic	Climate and Society; Policies, Politics and Environmental Governance
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate, Graduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Janani Vivekananda and Neil Bhatiya in Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene eds Caitlin E. Werrell and Francesco Femia
Hosted at	The Center for Climate and Security
Link	https://climateandsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/7_coastal-megacities.pdf
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic