Climate change, conflict and health.
Egbert Sondorp;
Preeti Patel;
(2003)
Climate change, conflict and health.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97 (2).
pp. 139-140.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90100-3
Both conflict and climate change may produce serious negative health consequences. However, there is insufficient evidence that climate change, e.g. through environmental degradation or fresh water shortages, leads to conflict as is often claimed. Also, current theory on cause of conflict would refute this hypothesis.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | climate change, conflict, violent conflict |
| ISI | 186034200003 |