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The world is generally becoming more peaceful, but the debate on climate change raises the specter of a new source of instability and conflict. However, there is little systematic research on the security implications of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has summarized the science of climate change, based on thousands of peer-reviewed studies, but its scenarios for the social implications are much less certain and its few statements on the security implications are largely based on outdated or irrelevant sources. In this area, the debate on the policy implications is running well ahead of its academic foundation. This article outlines some plausible scenarios for how climate change might influence conflict through mechanisms like an increased frequency of natural disasters, sea-level rise, and droughts, particularly when they interact with stagnating development and poor governance. The tentative conclusion is that there is little cause for invoking apocalyptic scenarios, but that local conflicts may well add to theNBburden of underdevelopment affecting many countries in the third world. Adapted from the source document.

An overview is presented of major areas of research in peace studies, including: critical demystifications, future peaceful conditions, & realized peace-making processes. Then, the major ideas of conflict resolution theory & practice are mapped out, & their possible applications to peace studies are examined in terms of the major stages of a conflict: its emergence, escalation, de-escalation, & settlement. This is done for each of the major sources of international conflict: domestic, international context, & the relationship between the adversaries. Some of the value issues in using conflict resolution ideas in the study of peace are discussed. 2 Tables, 30 References. Adapted from the source document.

Explores John Burton's (1997) idea of comprehensive frameworks as a means of working out international conflict, & assesses his basic human need theories in terms of conflict resolution. Sandole concludes that Burton's sketches conflict resolution as political philosophy & political system together. He closes by stating that achieving international harmony requires that the complexity of conflicts be captured. 1 Figure, 45 References. J. Backman