What is the evidence that scarcity and shocks in freshwater resources can cause conflict instead of promoting collaboration

Johnson, Victoria, Fitzpatrick, Ian and Floyd, Rita 2011. What is the evidence that scarcity and shocks in freshwater resources can cause conflict instead of promoting collaboration. [Technical Report]. CEE Review, vol. 10-010. Bangor: Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. Available at: http://www.environmentalevidence.org/Documents/Com...

Preview

PDF - Published Version Download (2MB) | Preview

Abstract

Anthropogenic activities such as the combustion of fossil fuels, land-use change and intensive agriculture are increasingly influencing the Earth‘s climate and exerting pressure on ecosystems. These changes have amplified the risk of scarcity and shocks (discrete and sudden events) in natural renewable resource (henceforth, NRR) scarcity across the spectrum of spatial scales. The interplay between freshwater scarcity and conflict/collaboration is the most prominent and referenced of the environment-conflict issues in the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports of the IPCC. Discussions with the review user-group, confirmed that a systematic mapping of the literature in this particular field was a priority.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Publisher:	Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
Funders:	Department for International Development
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/43451

Citation Data

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item