Archived Program
Climate Change and African Political Stability
Final Program Report: 2009–2016
Climate Change and Conflict
The Strauss Center’s program on Climate Change and African Political Stability analyzed how climate change could impact African and international security. Program research explored the drivers of climate insecurity, links between climate change and conflict, national responses to shocks and conflict, and the impact of adaptation aid responses. The CCAPS program was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative, a university-based, social science research program focused on areas of strategic importance to national security policy.
Featured Items
Conflict Trends Report November 2017
Democracy Aid in Difficult Contexts
Social Conflict Analysis Database (SCAD) Codebook
Research
The Climate Change and African Political Stability Program was a multi-year research program at the Robert S. Strauss Center… CCAPS analyzed how climate change, conflict, governance, and aid intersect to impact African and international security. CCAPS was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative of strategic importance to national security policy. The CCAPS program worked in three main areas:
- Climate Change and Conflict
- Governance
- International Aid
Publications
The CCAPS program published its research and findings in academic articles, concise research briefs, and longer research reports. It also produced course modules, codebooks, and user guides to facilitate others’ use of CCAPS research, data, and mapping tools. All CCAPS publications are available for download.
Climate Security And East Africa: A GIS-Based Analysis Of Vulnerability
Data
The Climate Change and African Political Stability program analyzed how climate change, conflict, governance, and aid intersect to impact African and international security. Researchers have produced a number of new datasets and tools to examine these issues.
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