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Climate Change and Insecurity: Mapping Vulnerability in Africa

The Spring 2013 issue of International Security features an article by CCAPS researchers on mapping climate security vulnerability in Africa. The authors find that the places in Africa most vulnerable to the security consequences of climate change…

Climate Security Vulnerability Model, Version 3.0: Methodology

The CCAPS Climate Security Vulnerability Model (CSVM) aims to identify places most likely vulnerable to climate security concerns in Africa. This document outlines the general mapping process used for the vulnerability model, the rationale for…

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Advances in Mapping Climate Security Vulnerability in Africa

In Research Brief No. 13, CCAPS researchers present the Climate Security Vulnerability Model which identifies the locations of chronic vulnerability to climate security concerns in Africa. This version of the model incorporates updated data sources,…

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Climate Security Vulnerability in Africa Mapping 3.0

Joshua Busby presents Climate Security Vulnerability in Africa Mapping 3.0 at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association in San Francisco, California on April 3-6, 2013.

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Food Price Spikes and Social Unrest in Africa

Todd G. Smith presents Food Price Spikes and Social Unrest in Africa at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association in San Francisco, California on April 3-6, 2013.

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Climate Change and National Security

Does climate change constitute a national security threat to the United States? What is climate security vulnerability? In Course Module No. 1, CCAPS researcher Joshua Busby provides background material, discussion questions, scenarios, and resources for…

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Climate Security Vulnerability in Africa Mapping 3.0: An Update

This paper by CCAPS researchers expands on the data, methodology, and results presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association in San Francisco (April 2013) and recently published in their paper “Climate…

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Projections of a Wetter Sahel in the 21st Century

In the Journal of Climate, CCAPS researchers Ned Vizy and Kerry Cook, with Julien Cretat and Naresh Neupane, use regional climate model simulations to develop predictions for the Sahel at the mid- and late- 21st century….

Of Climate Change and Crystal Balls

The Air and Space Power Journal Africa and Francophonie, a quarterly publication of the U.S. Air Force, featured an article by CCAPS researchers on the future consequences of climate change. The authors put forth the…

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Spatial Vulnerability of Rural Nigeria to Climate Change

Ignatius Madu’s article in the International Journal of Climate Change explores the spatial patterns of vulnerability to climate change in Nigeria, finding that the more vulnerable households are in northern states that are characterized by a high…

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