A Quote by Barry Gardiner

Climate change brings pressures that will influence resource competition between nations and place additional burdens on economies, societies and governance institutions around the globe. These effects are threat multipliers.

Barry Gardiner

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Barry Gardiner
British - Politician
Born: March 10, 1957

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Klaus Schwab

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John F. Kerry

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Ron Fournier

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Brian Deese

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Naomi Klein

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Steven Pinker

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Ed Miliband

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Harrison Ford

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Charles C. Mann

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Jan Schakowsky

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Pramila Jayapal

The bottom line is that the impacts of climate change can exacerbate resource competition, threaten livelihoods, and increase the risk of instability and conflict, especially in places already undergoing economic, political, and social stress.

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