A recent meeting at DFID brought together a number of people from different government departments, NGOs and research centres to discuss some of the under-discussed aspects of the climate/security links. Laurie Goering captured the essence of the discussion in this AlertNet article.
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So ready to report my POLAR CITIES ideas now? Or still scared?
Laurie, great reporting, and yes, they, we, are not ready….and the worst is yet to come, of course. can you one day report on my polar cities project, i envision polar towns and cities not at the poles per se, but in northern regions, to serve as climate refuges in 500 years or BEFORE….see my link or google POLAR CITIES…am avail for inteviews anytime….live in Taiwan….work in a wireless cave….getting ready for the end and near-extinction of humankind, BUT i see a ray of hope too….so color me optomist….. danny bloom, 1949-2032