Violence as an obstacle to livelihood resilience in the context of climate change

Tellman, Beth, Rivera, Andrea, Alaniz, Ryan and Contreras Mojica, Diana Wrathall, David, ed. 2014. Violence as an obstacle to livelihood resilience in the context of climate change. [Working Paper]. UNU-EHS Working paper series, Bonn, Germany: United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Humand Security (EHS). Available at: http://collections.unu.edu/view/UNU:2859#viewAttac...

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Abstract

Central America continues to be a violent region and is prone to increasing climatic shocks and environmental degradation. This paper explores the non-linear feedback loop between violence and climate shocks on livelihood resilience in El Salvador and Honduras, two countries experiencing high rates of violence. The nature of this complex feedback loop is examined by analysing case studies on the community scale, which include challenges in reconstructing community social capital post-Hurricane Mitch (1998) in Honduras and the importance of social capital in community resilience to Hurricane Ida (2009) in El Salvador. We conclude that social capital is central in communities facing violence in order to enhance livelihood resilience to climate change impacts in Central America.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Publisher:	United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Humand Security (EHS)
Funders:	Munich Re Foundation (MRF)
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 October 2021
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2021 15:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/144288

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