The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk : a review of causal pathways

Xie, Xiaolan and Hao, Mengmeng and Ding, Fangyu and Scheffran, Jürgen and Ide, Tobias and Maystadt, Jean-Francois and Qian, Yushu and Wang, Qian and Chen, Shuai and Wu, Jiajie and Sun, Kai and Ma, Tian and Jiang, Dong (2024) The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk : a review of causal pathways. Environmental Research Communications, 6 (11): 112002. ISSN 2515-7620

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Abstract

The potential impacts of climate change on violent conflict are high on the agenda of scholars and policy makers. This article reviews existing literature to clarify the relationship between climate change and conflict risk, focusing on the roles of temperature and precipitation. While some debate remains, substantial evidence shows that climate change increases conflict risk under specific conditions. We examine four key pathways through which climate affects conflict: (i) economic shocks, (ii), agricultural decline, (iii) natural resources competition, and (iv) migration. Key gaps include limited long-term data, insufficient integrated studies, and the inadequate understanding of causal mechanisms, necessitating transdisciplinary research that addresses social vulnerability and underlying pathways

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Environmental Research Communications
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? causal pathwaysclimate changeviolent conflict riskfood sciencegeneral environmental scienceagricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous)geologyearth-surface processesatmospheric science ??
ID Code:
225386
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Deposited On:
31 Oct 2024 08:30
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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06 Dec 2024 13:45