Defence chief sounds warning on climate refugees, conflicts

Australia’s military has warned of a rise in international conflicts and an influx of refugees as the effects of climate change start to bite.

The ADF has warned that climate change could
bring an influx of refugees to Australia..

Defence chief Angus Campbell has also reportedly warned that China could take advantage of rising sea levels to occupy abandoned islands in the Pacific.

The ABC has obtained internal Australian Defence Force briefing notes from last year under Freedom of Information, which also predict that the military might have to increase patrols in Australia’s northern waters to deal with “sea-borne migration” sparked by rising sea levels in the Indo-Pacific.

One document warns that climate change could “exacerbate the potential for conflict” and contribute to “state fragility and the undermining of economic development in our immediate region”

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