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  • International Water Cooperation Opens the Door to Peacemaking

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    Guest Contributor  //  November 27, 2018  //  By Adrien Detges & Tobias Ide
    River_Jordan

    Although water is an essential input for agriculture and industrial production, it is also scarce in many regions. When it crosses international borders via shared rivers, lakes and aquifers, it can become a source of conflict and contention. Yet while water can be a source of instability, especially in the face of climate change, it can also be a source or catalyst for cooperation and even peace.

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  • On Streetlights and Stereotypes: Selection Bias in the Climate-Conflict Literature

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    Guest Contributor  //  February 20, 2018  //  By Adrien Detges & Tobias Ide

    This post is adapted from a similar article on the Resilience Compass.

    Scholarly attention to the links between climate change and conflict has increased. But which places are analyzed most frequently by researchers, and what are the implications of their choices?

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  • How Infrastructure Helps Determine the Risk of Violence Following Drought

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    Guest Contributor  //  July 25, 2016  //  By Adrien Detges
    Somalia IDP

    One fear of climate change is that more variable weather conditions will lead to violence and chaos in some places. But looking at it methodically, do erratic weather conditions actually lead to violent conflict and political instability? Not necessarily.

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