by Alex Randall | Apr 27, 2016 | Briefings / Reports, Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Conflict, Europe / Med, frontpage, Middle East, Resources, Syria, Video / audio
In 2015 the media exploded with stories about the link between climate change and the violence in Syria. But did they get it right? This digital report argues that while there are important links between climate change and the Syrian situation, the media has got it...
by Alex Randall | Sep 30, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Syria
The unfolding refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East has left many people asking whether the situation is related to climate change. Several media reports have drawn connections between climate change and the onset of conflict in Syria. Alex Randall is the...
by Alex Randall | Sep 9, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Resources, Syria
Watch a video version of this briefing The unfolding refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East has left many people asking whether the situation is related to climate change. Several media reports have drawn connections between climate change and the current...
by Alex Randall | Sep 1, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Syria
Several prominent commentators have drawn connections between climate change and the rise of ISIS. US Democrat hopeful Martin O’Malley claimed that climate change has lead to the “extreme poverty that has led now to the rise of ISIL and this extreme violence”. John...
by Alex Randall | Aug 6, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Syria
Are any of the refugees attempting to cross the channel from France to the UK fleeing climate change? The short answer is probably not. But the New Scientist ran an Op Ed arguing that the “chaos” in Calais is “a taste of what a warmer world may bring”. The piece...
by Alex Randall | Jul 22, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Moving Stories
Climate Change A Risk Assessment aims to help governments assess how much effort should be spent reducing emissions, given the risks a hotter planet could create. The report looks at many of the dire risks a hotter planet will face: crop failure, flooding, sea level...