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TY - JOUR
T1 - Directions for Research on Climate and Conflict
AU - Mach, K.J.
AU - Adger, W.N.
AU - Buhaug, H.
AU - Burke, M.
AU - Fearon, J.D.
AU - Field, C.B.
AU - Hendrix, C.S.
AU - Kraan, C.M.
AU - Maystadt, J.-F.
AU - O'Loughlin, J.
AU - Roessler, P.
AU - Scheffran, J.
AU - Schultz, K.A.
AU - von Uexkull, N.
PY - 2020/7/31
Y1 - 2020/7/31
N2 - The potential links between climate and conflict are well studied, yet disagreement about the specific mechanisms and their significance for societies persists. Here, we build on assessment of the relationship between climate and organized armed conflict to define crosscutting priorities for future directions of research. They include (1) deepening insight into climate-conflict linkages and conditions under which they manifest, (2) ambitiously integrating research designs, (3) systematically exploring future risks and response options, responsive to ongoing decision-making, and (4) evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to manage climate-conflict links. The implications of this expanding scientific domain unfold in real time.
AB - The potential links between climate and conflict are well studied, yet disagreement about the specific mechanisms and their significance for societies persists. Here, we build on assessment of the relationship between climate and organized armed conflict to define crosscutting priorities for future directions of research. They include (1) deepening insight into climate-conflict linkages and conditions under which they manifest, (2) ambitiously integrating research designs, (3) systematically exploring future risks and response options, responsive to ongoing decision-making, and (4) evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to manage climate-conflict links. The implications of this expanding scientific domain unfold in real time.
KW - armed conflict
KW - climate change
U2 - 10.1029/2020EF001532
DO - 10.1029/2020EF001532
M3 - Journal article
VL - 8
JO - Earth's Future
JF - Earth's Future
SN - 2328-4277
IS - 7
M1 - e2020EF001532
ER -