This course explores how climate change and international and national climate policies impact conflicts. The course introduces the key economic, political, and social concepts that have served to hypothesize and investigate the causal linkages between natural resources and conflicts. It looks at the technological and policy drivers of Greenhouse Gas Emissions since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and explores the foundations of global and climate policies, with a focus on the most recent developments. Bringing these two discussions together, students explore, reflect upon, and discuss which regions and countries are affected, and how different stakeholders can contribute to mitigating climate-induced conflicts.
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