Climate change in Darflur: A new look at the conflict

• Main Author: Confiado, Andre Thomas R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Climatic changes > Environmental aspects > Sudan > Durfur; Climatic changes > Sudan > Durfur; International and Area Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2200
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study analyzes the Darfur conflict that broke out in 2003, from a different perspective: that of the climate and environment. It attempts to show that climate change in the region (such as decreases in rainfall, increases in temperature) is the root cause for the conflict. Scholarly journals, reports and statistics were used in order to ascertain the impact of climate change on the environment in Darfur. The degradation of the environment led to human insecurity. The inhabitants of the region had to respond to this problem, through migration, taking up arms, and creation of rebel movements. Also, the state was affected by the change in the climate, and its policies and actions were disadvantageous for the people of Darfur. All of these factors led to the outbreak of the conflict, with the changing climate at its root.