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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONFLICT
The impact of climate change will make the poorest communities across the world poorer. Many of them are already affected by conflict and instability and thus face a dual risk. International Alert’s research finds that the consequences of climate change will fuel violent conflict, which itself hinders the ability of governments and local communities to adapt to the pressures of climate change.
Climate change, conflict and fragility: understanding the linkages, shaping effective responses The report updates the scene since Alert’s widely quoted 2007 publication, A Climate of Conflict, and reveals the alarming consequences of continued inaction to enable affected countries to adapt to the consequences of climate driven changes on their populations.
>> ABC News: Copenhagen: Creating a Climate for Conflict? >> The Daily Telegraph: Cash for climate change could encourage warfare >> Al Jazeera's FOCUS: CLIMATE SOS - Climate change a conflict risk >> Read Alert's Secretary General Dan Smith's blog posts and articles on climate change.
In A Climate of Conflict we identified 46 countries at risk of violent conflict and a further 56 facing a high risk of instability as a result of climate change. 102 COUNTRIES AT RISK (click on map to enlarge)
 PUBLICATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONFLICT Climate of Conflict - SIDA Edition
Author(s): Dan Smith, Janani Vivekananda Editors: Jon Hedenström and Henrik Hammargren Download pdf | More Information  Climate of Conflict - SIDA Edition – Swedish
Author(s): Dan Smith, Janani Vivekananda Editors: Jon Hedenström and Henrik Hammargren Download pdf | More Information  A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War
Author(s): Dan Smith, Janani Vivekananda Download pdf | More Information |
