Africa > FEATURE: Increasing conflicts are a natural consequence of worsening climate change

FEATURE: Increasing conflicts are a natural consequence of worsening climate change

Published 14:33 on April 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:33 on April 23, 2024  / Bryony Collins /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Middle East, Nature-based

Climate change is exacerbating many of the conditions that fuel conflict — from drought in the Middle East worsening food insecurity and inflation, to access over strategic resources like lithium and cobalt becoming a key source of tension — amid lagging efforts to curtail emissions.
Climate change is exacerbating many of the conditions that fuel conflict — from drought in the Middle East worsening food insecurity and inflation, to access over strategic resources like lithium and cobalt becoming a key source of tension — amid lagging efforts to curtail emissions.


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