Large constellations of Low Earth Orbit satellites promise to provide near real-time high-
resolution Earth imagery. Yet, getting this large amount of data back to Earth is challenging …

The literature that examines the nexus of climate risk and armed conflict tends to be based
on quantitative datasets and focuses on the causal relationship between the two issues. A …

The significant rise in the number of forcibly displaced people crossing international borders,
ie, refugees, necessitates a thorough examination of the policies implemented by receiving …

Both researchers and policy makers have repeatedly expressed concerns that migration will
enhance conflicts regarding renewable resources in destination areas. This concept is …

Abstract From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, we see evidence of an ever tighter coupling
between natural hazard-related disasters (“disasters”) and violent social conflict (“conflict”) …

The world is facing a looming scarcity of land necessary to secure the production of
agricultural commodities and experiencing competition from other land uses …

To date, there have been few quasi-experimental efforts to evaluate the impact of refugee
camps on host landscapes. Yet many stakeholders believe refugee camps lead to …

After 2010, refugees through the World peaked at the highest level since WW II. Most of this
increment was realized between 2011 and 2015 years in the effect of the Syrian conflict and …

Satellite-based broad-scale (ie, global and continental) human settlement data are essential
for diverse applications spanning climate hazard mitigation, sustainable development …

In 2015, 193 countries declared their commitment to “leave no one behind” in pursuit of 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the world's refugees have been routinely …