In recent years, the focus of quantitative climate-conflict research has shifted from studying
civil wars to studying different types of conflicts, particularly non-state and communal …

Despite many claims by high-ranking policymakers and some scientists that climate change
breeds violent conflict, the existing empirical literature has so far not been able to identify a …

We review the emerging literature on climate and conflict. We consider multiple types of
human conflict, including both interpersonal conflict, such as assault and murder, and …

Recent studies concerning the possible relationship between climate trends and the risks of
violent conflict have yielded contradictory results, partly because of choices of conflict …

Abstract Effects of climate change are frequently claimed to be responsible for widespread
civil violence. Yet, scientists remain divided on this issue, and recent studies suggest that …

Quantitative research on climate variability and conflict is frequently criticized for being
theoretically underdeveloped. In this article I discuss the most plausible suggested …

A recent Climatic Change review article reports a remarkable convergence of scientific
evidence for a link between climatic events and violent intergroup conflict, thus departing …

Are violent conflict and socio-political stability associated with changes in climatological
variables? We examine 50 rigorous quantitative studies on this question and find consistent …

A growing body of research illuminates the role that changes in climate have had on violent
conflict and social instability in the recent past. Across a diversity of contexts, high …

There is an active debate regarding the influence that climate has on the risk of armed
conflict, which stems from challenges in assembling unbiased datasets, competing …