by Alex Randall | Apr 29, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Europe / Med, Syria
This article was first published in Responding to Climate Change. Why are so many people drowning in the Mediterranean? The short answer is this: we cancelled the search and rescue operation. Worse, we decided to cancel it because we knew it would make the crossing...
by Alex Randall | Mar 10, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Conflict, Climate Displacement, Climate Migration, Europe / Med
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...