Climate Change, Resource Scarcity and Conflict
Publisher: Global Sustainability Institute and Global Resource Observatory
Author(s): Anglia Ruskin University
Date: 2014
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Extractive Resources, Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: India
In this report resource scarcity and climate change are applied to the risk of water scarcity related conflict within India, and between India and Pakistan. The report specifically focuses on the socio-political, economic, cultural and environmental characteristics of the Cauvery and Indus catchment regions and the potential for climate change and scarcity of natural resources to destabilise social and political systems.