A quantitative analysis of how disaster indirectly contributes to armed conflict occurrence

What is it about?

Disasters and armed conflicts often happen together, but does one cause the other? Researchers have tried to answer this question and found different results. This study looked at data from 163 countries between 1990 and 2017 to see how disasters and conflicts are related. We focused on the role of disasters and considered factors like low human development, weak democratic institutions, reliance on natural resources, and large population size. The main finding is that although disasters and conflicts have increased over time, they aren't directly linked. Instead, they are connected through other factors explaining how they indirectly influence each other. This study helps us understand the relationship between disasters and conflicts in a more indirect way.

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