How Do Climate Change Related Natural Disasters Potentially Increase the Risk of Armed Conflicts?.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Latest Thinking, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

There is an extensive discussion about the connections between climate change related disasters and armed conflicts like civil wars. JONATHAN DONGES explains in this video how the research team looked at this relationship in more detail. Their new approach connects natural disasters with large economic effects, potentially related conflicts as well as the socioeconomic contexts. The findings show that in countries with a high ethnical fractionalization the likelihood of armed conflict related to natural disasters is particularly high. This relationship is surprisingly stronger than all other socioeconomic issues like poverty, inequality or the country's conflict history. The study also reveals a particularly strong impact of heat waves and droughts on a potential armed conflict. The implications of this research call for a more synchronized approach of climate and security policies.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 24, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references.