Speaking in 1994 the likely global conflict for the next 30 years, Professor Paul Rogers of the Bradford Peace Studies Department was astute to recognise the relationship between resources, climate change and conflict. He wrote: "... It is probable that environmental conflict will . This may be local or regional, on such as food, land, or water, and global on issues energy and mineral resources and transnational pollution. The Gulf War was an example of this phenomenon, conflicts in West and Central Africa and tensions in many other regions. If, as is now thought , global climate change means that large areas of the tropics drier and less able to people, this will add to the desperate need of people to migrate across state boundaries and even continents." Ten years ago our understanding of the finer points of exactly what the negative of human activity on the climate would be may have been a bit sketchy, the basic idea that there was a link between energy climate and conflict has been around for time. To mark the national - and indeed international - marches on 4 November, Peace News news and perspectives from the direct-action focused climate campaigns, plus some groovy DIY activities you can try out and contact details of where to find out more information or get involved in campaigns. (Taken from here)