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Contribution to Book
Conflicts and Natural Disasters
Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Book and Book Chapters
  • Mary Schwoebel, Nova Southeastern University
  • Erin McCandless, University of the Witwatersrand
Book Title
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
978-3-030-11795-5
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Keywords
  • Climate change; Conflict; Emergencies; Humanitarian assistance; Natural disasters; Resilience; Risk reduction; Triple nexus
Description

Scholarly, policy, and practitioner efforts to understand the nexus between conflicts and natural disasters and to seek integrated ways to address them abound. As both conflicts and natural disasters have been increasing in intensity and frequency worldwide, awareness has grown about the devastating and unsustainable human and financial costs. Increasing inequalities between and within countries exacerbate these consequences for those who can least afford them. This entry examines the various manifestations of the relationship between conflict and disaster, and the ways in which they intersect and interact.

DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-11795-5_144-1
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Citation Information
Mary Schwoebel and Erin McCandless. "Conflicts and Natural Disasters" (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/maryhope-schwoebel/69/