As we look to the future, population growth, economic development, and technological change are likely to increase the demand for natural resources, while environmental degradation and previous exploitation of these resources will decrease the supply. Furthermore, climate change will act as a threat multiplier, exacerbating current vulnerabilities and adding to levels of uncertainty. These trends enhance the potential for natural resources to contribute to conflict in the future and highlight the growing importance of environmental diplomacy as an integrated part of conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding.
The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) has described the future of environmental diplomacy needs to be ready to deal with population growth, economic development, and technological change, which tends to increase exploitation of resources and increase the demand of natural resources. This deals with countries like Antigua and Barbuda, which have similar situations, dealing with environmental diplomacy.
