Forsyth, Tim and Schomerus, Mareike (2013) Climate change and conflict: a systematic evidence review. JSRP Paper 8. Justice and Security Research Programme, International Development Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper draws on a systematic review undertaken during the inception phase of the Justice and Security Research Programme in 2011, seeking to analyse the evidence for the connections between climate change and violent conflict. The authors report on what academic research is saying about the links between climate change and violent conflict and then examine how the various studies make their arguments for such linkages. This allows for an evaluation of the evidence on whether climate change will accelerate violent conflict and the likely ways such connections might occur. The authors' findings suggest there are strong disagreements in the literature and these reflect different ways of explaining the origins of conflict. They argue that these models of conflict need to be examined critically, with a detailed understanding of all the elements that cause violent conflict and its continuation, before believing some of the more catastrophic predictions about climate change and conflict.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/internationalDevelopment/rese... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Sets: | Departments > International Development Research centres and groups > Justice and Security Research Consortium (JSRP) |
| Identification Number: | JSRP Paper 8 |
| Funders: | UK aid, UK Government |
| Projects: | Justice and Security Research Programme (JSRP) |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2014 10:03 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/56352/ |
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