Climate Change, Adaptation, and Conflict: A Preliminary Review of the Issues

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The consensus of climate scientists on the probable harmful effects of climate change and the need for climate adaptation has grown stronger in recent years. However, knowledge about the potential links between climate change and conflict, as well as the appropriate climate adaptation measures to prevent or mitigate conflict, remains limited and underdeveloped. This discussion paper provides an initial examination of climate change and climate adaptation, how and where climate change may be linked to conflict, and some of the implications of these linkages for development agencies.

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Climate Change, Adaptation, and Conflict: A Preliminary Review of the Issues — Source: USAID
Year: 2009

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Cate Urban

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