Directions for Research on Climate and Conflict
Publisher: Earth's Future
Author(s): Katharine J. Mach, W. Neil Adger, Halvard Buhaug, Marshall Burke, James D. Fearon, Christopher B. Field, Cullen S. Hendrix, Caroline M. Kraan,Jean‐Francois Maystadt, John O'Loughlin, Philip Roessler, Jürgen Scheffran,Kenneth A. Schultz, and Nina von Uexku
Date: 2020
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Livelihoods, Monitoring and Evaluation
The potential links between climate and conflict are well studied, yet disagreement about the specific mechanisms and their significance for societies persists. Here, we build on assessment of the relationship between climate and organized armed conflict to define crosscutting priorities for future directions of research. They include (1) deepening insight into climate-conflict linkages and conditions under which they manifest, (2) ambitiously integrating research designs, (3) systematically exploring future risks and response options, responsive to ongoing decision-making, and (4) evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to manage climate-conflict links. The implications of this expanding scientific domain unfold in real time.