Extreme weather and civil war in Somalia: Does drought fuel conflict through livestock price shocks?

Climate change leads to more frequent and more intense droughts in Somalia. In a global context, weather shocks have been found to perpetuate poverty and fuel civil conflict. By relating regional and temporal variations in violent conflict outbreaks with drought incidence and severity, we show that...

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Main Authors: Maystadt, Jean-François, Ecker, Olivier, Mabiso, Athur
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153397

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