Climate change and conflict: findings and lessons learned from five case studies in seven countries

  Available online: http://www.fess-global.org/Publications/Other/FESS%20Final%20Synthesis%20Paper_F [...]

This report distills the main findings of five case studies, with the goal of emphasizing key institutions and the interactions of non-climate and climate factors in each country or city. The case studies focused on four basic research questions: 1. Does (or could) climate change/variability contribute to the conditions for organized, political violence? 2. Does climate change/variability contribute to circumstances with high-conflict potential linked to the access and use of natural (or economic) resources by specific livelihood groups, identity groups, or urban dwellers? If so, how and why? 3. What is the relationship of either of these with resilience? 4. What are possible programmatic options or approaches to enable USAID (or others) to invest more effectively in programs or initiatives to build resilience and prevent or mitigate conflict?

Language(s): English

Tags: Climate change ; Example/ Good practice ; Conflict ; Case/ Case study ; Uganda ; Ethiopia ; Peru ; Niger ; Burkina Faso ; Nigeria ; Ghana Add tag