Publications
Articles
Climate Security and East Africa: A GIS-Based Analysis of Vulnerability
Climate Change and Pastoralism: Traditional Coping Mechanisms and Conflict in the Horn of Africa,ย published by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies and the University for Peace, includes a chapter by CCAPS researchers on applying…
Briefs
CCAPS briefs present concise summaries of the goals, methodology, and findings of all studies conducted under the CCAPS program. ACLED conflict trend briefs provide monthly updates on trends in political violence across Africa.
Conflict Trends Report November 2017
This monthโs issue includes conflict summaries on Burundi, Tunisia, and Somalia. The report focuses on protests and low-level violence in Ethiopiaโs border regions, violence in Kenya around the electoral re-run, Boko Haramโs weakened but ongoing…
Conflict Trends Report October 2017
This monthโs issue includes conflict summaries on Nigeria and Somalia. The report focuses on expanding militant Islamist activity in and around Burkina Faso, simmering tensions in Egyptโs Sinai province, the resurgence of the Islamic State…
Codebooks & User Guides
CCAPS researchers provide detailed information on coding procedures for datasets supported by the program as well as user guides for the CCAPS mapping tool and thematic dashboards.
Climate Aid User Guide
This user guide provides detailed information on the climate aid data collected by the CCAPS program, including the climate coding process and the coding spectrum used to evaluate aid project activities.
Research Reports
CCAPS research reports provide detailed information on the purpose, design, findings, and application of results of all studies conducted under the CCAPS program.
Mapping Food Security Assistance in Malawi | 2016
In a Brookings Institutions paper, researchers Kate Weaver, Krista Rasmussen, Justin Baker, and Joshua Powell discuss a new methodology used to improve the analytic power of data on food security. The aid- tracking pilot provides…
Urban Resilience to Climate Change Challenges in Africa | 2015
The report is based on a year-long Policy Research Project course that was co-directed by Robert H. Wilson and Todd G. Smith during the 2012-2013 academic year. The project explores the role of local government…
Course Modules
Designed for use in military education institutions, CCAPS course modules provide background material, scenarios, and exploratory questions on issues related to climate change and national security, national disaster response, urban resilience, conflict, and development.