The Center on Food Security and the Environment is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
Civil Wars
Scholarly Publications
Warming Increases Risk of Civil War in Africa
November 2009
Armed conflict within nations has had disastrous humanitarian consequences throughout much of the world.
Reply to Sutton et al.: Relationship Between Temperature and Conflict is Robust
June 2010
In a recent paper, we documented strong historical linkages between temperature and civil conflict in Africa (1). Sutton et al.
Other Publications
Climate Change and Conflict: Identifying the mechanisms
December 2011
Climate change will lead to massive conflicts, according to claims of such prominent sources as Sir Nicholas Stern and the US National Security Agency - claims repeated by the media.
News
FSE study finds climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa
November 2009
Rising temperatures increase the risk of civil conflict in Africa by more than 50 percent over the next two decades, finds a study by FSE's David Lobell and UC Berkeley colleagues Marshall Burke...
FSE study on climate change and conflict mentioned in The Economist piece on climate wars
July 2010
The hardest evidence for a link so far comes from a team led by Marshall Burke of the University of California and FSE Research Associate, and co-authored with FSE Fellow David Lobell.
Researchers call for policy, aid and innovation to help world’s poorest
April 2012
Bill Gates spoke to a Stanford audience about the importance of foreign aid and product innovation in the fight against chronic hunger, poverty and disease in the developing world.
Events
Projects
Climate Change and Conflict: What are the links and where is the evidence?
Despite recent high-level statements suggesting that climate change could worsen the risk of civil conflict, until now we had little quantitative evidence linking the two. Unfortunately, our study...
English
Multimedia
Achieving Food Security and Nutrition in an Era of Conflict and Climate Change
December 2015
Ertharin Cousin began her tenure as the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on 5 April 2012.Cousin brings more than twenty-five years of national and international non- profit, government, and corporate...
Interview: Ertharin Cousin
December 2015
Ertharin Cousin began her tenure as the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on 5 April 2012.Cousin brings more than twenty-five years of national and international non- profit, government, and corporate...