According to the authors of this study, the potential link between climate change, migration, and conflict has been discussed and is increasingly viewed by policy makers as a security issue.
However, considerable uncertainty remains regarding the role that climate variability and change play among the many drivers of migration and conflict.
So, the main objective of this paper became to explore the potential pathways linking climate change, migration and increased risk of conflict.
They review existing literature and explore the potential pathways, breaking the problem into two components: the links between climate change and migration, and those between migration and conflict.
Findings reveal a wide range of views on the importance of climate change as a driver of migration and conflict, and it is argued that future research should look beyond a single linear pathway and consider multiple mechanisms through which climate change may exacerbate conflict.
The article is concluded by proposing five guiding questions to support further research on the climate – migration – conflict nexus.
Learn more about this study here: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040443
Reference
Burrows, K., & Kinney, P. L. (2016). Exploring the Climate Change, Migration and Conflict Nexus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(4), 443