• Climate finance and conflict:...

*Result*: Climate finance and conflict: adaptation amid instability.

Title:
Climate finance and conflict: adaptation amid instability.
Authors:
Raleigh C; School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK; Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, USA. Electronic address: c.raleigh@acleddata.com., Linke A; Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, USA; Department of Geography, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA., Barrett S; Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK., Kazemi E; Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, USA.
Source:
The Lancet. Planetary health [Lancet Planet Health] 2024 Jan; Vol. 8 (1), pp. e51-e60.
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Review
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Elsevier B.V Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101704339 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2542-5196 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 25425196 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Planet Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: [Amsterdam] : Elsevier B.V., [2017]-
MeSH Terms:
Climate Change* , Poverty*, Violence
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20240110 Date Completed: 20240112 Latest Revision: 20240423
Update Code:
20260130
DOI:
10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00256-5
PMID:
38199724
Database:
MEDLINE

*Further Information*

*Conflict and climate change might be present in the same areas and expose communities that struggle with these dual risks, but they do not co-occur in consistent or predictable ways. We question how to effectively adapt to climate change in areas experiencing violence. Conflict can make adaptation to climate change more difficult, but when local conflict patterns are better understood it is possible to introduce climate adaptation measures that are effective and responsive to the needs of the population. Further, we argue that conflict mitigation is not a climate adaptation. Even in conflict zones, the most effective climate adaptations focus on climate-centred technical solutions and poverty reduction, local governance legitimacy, and community-led efforts to cooperate in periods of climate stress. We outline some of these possibilities.
(Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)*

*Declaration of interests CR is the President and founder of the Armed Conflict and Location Event Data Project (ACLED) and developed the Conflict Index used in figures 1 and 2. AL is a researcher on the ACLED team and Professor at the University of Utah, UT, USA. SB is employed by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); supporting data from figures 2 and 3 come from the IIED. USAID supported a project by ACLED that addressed questions of climate security, an early iteration of the questions came from the project,(1) and payments were made to ACLED.*