by Alex Randall | Oct 10, 2016 | Climate Conflict, Conflict, Disasters, Drought and water stress, frontpage, Middle East, Syria, Video / audio
During 2015 the media started connecting climate change with the conflict in Syria and subsequent refugee movements across Europe. But did they get it right? This lecture was recorded at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Many media reports were in direct...
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 | Mar 10, 2015 | Conflict
Several theories link climate change to armed conflict. But how do they stack up against the evidence? There is evidence that climate change can extend or increase existing conflict, however there are several competing theories about exactly how this happens. We put...
