#Regram #RG unfccc: Climate-related #disasters increase the risk of armed #conflicts, according to research that shows a quarter of the #violent struggles in ethnically divided countries were preceded by #extremeweather. The role of severe #heatwaves, #floods and #storms in increasing the risk of #wars has been controversial, particularly in relation to the long drought in Syria. But the new collaborative work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a strong link between violent clashes and climate change (23%) in places where the population is already fractured along ethnic lines. Photo: European Commission / Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram in Gagamari camp, Diffa region, Niger