GECHS

Global Environmental Change and Human Security

www.gechs.org/

Type of Structure:	program
Regional Scope:	global
Parent Organisations:	IHDP.ISSC, .ICSU
Child Organisations:
Duration :	1996 to present
Contact Address:	no office contact defined

General information and objectives

The overall research question addressed by the GECHS project is, “What is the relationship between global environmental change and human security?”

From this general question, additional research questions have been identified.  These questions can be placed into three categories: context, response options, and analysis.

CONTEXT
What types of environmental change threaten human security?
How does environmental change threaten human security?
What is the present extent of insecurity?
Which regions and groups are the most insecure?
Why are some regions and groups more vulnerable to specific environmental changes than others?
Can we predict future insecurities?
 
RESPONSE OPTIONS
What strategies are potentially available to cope with the insecurities caused by environmental change?

ANALYSIS
Why are some strategies selected?
Why are some effective?
How can obstacles be overcome?

about GECHS

Last update: 4/27/22
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)

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