by Alex Randall | Aug 15, 2017 | AR-pubs, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Conflict, Drought and water stress, frontpage, Middle East, Syria, Video / audio
Why can no one agree about the links between climate change and the Syrian conflict? Read and watch next… Climate, drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa A new drought has swept across the Horn of Africa, creating widespread displacement. With drought...
by Alex Randall | Feb 19, 2017 | Climate Migration, Middle East
Talk: climate change and Syria [event_details] Film festival This event as part of the world’s first film festival dedicated to climate linked migration Find out more In 2015 the media exploded with coverage linking climate change to the crisis in Syria. This...
by Alex Randall | Oct 31, 2016 | AR-pubs, Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Conflict, Europe / Med, frontpage, Middle East, Syria, Video / audio
This talk makes the case that there are powerful connections between climate change and the conflict in Syria. However, the story given by the mainstream media about these connections was not always accurate. This talk unpacks both the media story and the scientific...
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 3, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Europe / Med, Middle East, Syria
A new academic paper points to a connection between climate change and the conflict in Syria. The research also identifies migrants as a key factor in the violence. We’re anticipating a lot of comment and debate on this over the coming week, so in this piece we...
