Journal article
The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk: a review of causal pathways
- 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.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1088/2515-7620/ad8a21
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+ Youth Innovation Promotion Association
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/031141b54
+ National Natural Science Foundation of China
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/01h0zpd94
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Journal:
- Environmental Research Communications More from this journal
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 11
- Article number:
- 112002
- Publication date:
- 2024-11-11
- Acceptance date:
- 2024-10-22
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2515-7620
- Language:
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English
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- Source identifiers:
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2413081
- Deposit date:
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2024-11-12
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