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Warming increases the risk of civil war in Africa.

ABSTRACT: Armed conflict within nations has had disastrous humanitarian consequences throughout much of the world. Here we undertake the first comprehensive examination of the potential impact of global climate change on armed conflict in sub-Saharan Africa. We find strong historical linkages between civil war and temperature in Africa, with warmer years leading to significant increases in the likelihood of war. When combined with climate model projections of future temperature trends, this historical response to temperature suggests a roughly 54% increase in armed conflict incidence by 2030, or an additional 393,000 battle deaths if future wars are as deadly as recent wars. Our results suggest an urgent need to reform African governments' and foreign aid donors' policies to deal with rising temperatures.

SUBMITTER: Burke MB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2781059 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Warming increases the risk of civil war in Africa.

Burke Marshall B MB Miguel Edward E Satyanath Shanker S Dykema John A JA Lobell David B DB

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20091123 49

Armed conflict within nations has had disastrous humanitarian consequences throughout much of the world. Here we undertake the first comprehensive examination of the potential impact of global climate change on armed conflict in sub-Saharan Africa. We find strong historical linkages between civil war and temperature in Africa, with warmer years leading to significant increases in the likelihood of war. When combined with climate model projections of future temperature trends, this historical res ...[more]

PMID: 19934048

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