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The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk: a review of causal pathways
Environmental Research Communications, Vol.6(11), 112002
2024
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.
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- Title
- The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk: a review of causal pathways
- Authors/Creators
- Xiaolan Xie - School of Geography & Environmental Science,Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550001Mengmeng Hao - Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049Fangyu Ding - University of Chinese Academy of SciencesJürgen Scheffran - Universität HamburgTobias Ide - Murdoch University, School of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesJean-François Maystadt - IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique,Brussels, Department of Economics, Lancaster University Management School, LancasterYushu Qian - Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchQian Wang - Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of OxfordShuai Chen - Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchJiajie Wu - Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchKai Sun - GeoAI Lab, Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NYTian Ma - Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchDong Jiang - Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
- Publication Details
- Environmental Research Communications, Vol.6(11), 112002
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- 2022-SKJJ-C-064 / The National Social Science Fund of China
- Identifiers
- 991005717664807891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Harry Butler Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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