Don't blame the weather! climate-related natural disasters and civil conflict

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-176

  Slettebak, Rune T ^a  

^a NTNU and CSCW PRIO ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

armed conflict; climate change; natural disasters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856413652     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343311425693     Document Type: Article

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