Contents

Introduction

Nils Petter Gleditsch:

Whither the weather? Climate change and conflict

Research Articles

Berit Kvaløy, Henning Finseraas & Ola Listhaug:

The publics’ concern for global warming: A cross-national study of 47 countries

Christopher K Butler & Scott Gates:

African range wars: Climate, conflict, and property rights

Cullen Hendrix & Idean Salehyan:

Climate change, rainfall, and social conflict in Africa

Clionadh Raleigh & Dominic Kniveton:
Come rain or shine: An analysis of conflict and climate variability in East Africa

Wario R Adano, Ton Dietz, Karen Witsenburg & Fred Zaal:
Climate change, violent conflict and local institutions in Kenya’s drylands

Ole Magnus Theisen:
Climate clashes? Weather variability, land pressure, and organized violence in Kenya, 1989–2004

Tor A Benjaminsen, Koffi Alinon, Halvard Buhaug & Jill Tove Buseth:
Does climate change drive land-use conflicts in the Sahel?

Vally Koubi, Thomas Bernauer, Anna Kalbhenn & Gabriele Spilker:
Climate variability, economic growth, and civil conflict

Conor Devitt & Richard S J Tol:
Civil war, climate change and development: A scenario study for Sub-saharan Africa

Drago Bergholt & Päivi Lujala:
Climate-related natural disasters, economic growth, and armed civil conflict

Rune T Slettebak:
Don’t blame the weather! Climate-related natural disasters and civil conflict

Erik Gartzke:
Could climate change cause peace?

Lucia De Stefano, James Duncan, Shlomi Dinar, Kerstin Stahl, Kenneth M Strzepek & Aaron T Wolf:
Climate change and the institutional resilience of international river basins

Jaroslav Tir & Douglas M Stinnett:
Weathering climate change: Can institutions mitigate international water conflict?

Thomas Bernauer & Tobias Siegfried:
Climate change and international water conflict in central Asia

Eran Feitelson, Abdelrahman Tamimi & Gad Rosenthal:
Climate change and security in the Israeli-Palestinian context

Book Notes

Books Received