Future wars?- Conflicts in times of Climate Change
Thursday, June 10, 2010; 19.45h
University of Bonn; Auditorium 17 (Anglistics)
Regina Pacis Weg 5

The actual dimensions of climate change have the potential to cause severe natural desasters,
economic crisis and political instability. Climate Change will increase the appearance
of fl oods and draughts and will force millions of people to fl ee from their homes so that we
will experience more confl icts about farmland, water and food. According to the UN 20
million people were made homeless because of climate related disasters in 2008.
Some world regions (like Africa, Asia and Latin America) will suffer a rise of civil unrest
and violent confl icts whereas the occurence of spill-over effects could destabilize whole
regions and culminate in the collaps of institutionalized regional and global control mechanisms.
We would like to invite you to spend this evening with us, to be informed about the expected
Climate Change driven global confl icts and to discuss social just and responsible
solutions for a sustainable development.

Directions:

Auditorium 17 or XVII belongs to the City-Campus of the University of Bonn (Regina-Pacis-Weg) and is located on ground floor in the building between the two gates (Koblenzer Tor/ Stockentor) right across the underground station "Universität/Markt" exit "Markt".
See the map: http://maps.google.de/?ie=UTF8&ll=50.733858,7.105284&spn=0.002363,0.003573&z=18

Information about the speakers:

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran; Professor of Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography and KlimaCampus, University of Hamburg
(englischer Link: http://acdis.illinois.edu/aboutacdis/profile.html&pid=72)

Reiner Braun, Journalist; Executive Director of the Association of German Scientists and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility

The organizers:

Department of Ecology of the students` union executive committee

The International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES)(Link: http://www.inesglobal.com) is an independent non-profit organisation committed to influencing the role and the impact that science and technology have on society. INES efforts focus on disarmament and international peace; ethics in science; responsibilities of scientists and the responsible use of science and technology; just and sustainable development.

Klimawelle (Link: http://www.klimawelle.de/Englisch.html)

Klimawelle holds the view that individual strategies for action are necessary and valid.

Therefore, it is crucial to promote sustainable consumption in our society. This means: an attitude towards daily consumption that does not follow the logic of maximized consumption, but instead seeks to consciously consume only that which is necessary.