Millions
of people in the Lake Chad region are threatened by drought and famine.
But on top of the impending humanitarian crisis, the UN is worried
about the broader societal impact on a region that is already fertile
recruiting ground for the terrorist group Boko Haram.
The correlation between extreme climate events and radicalisation was also raised in a report published on 20 April
by Adelphi, which concluded that while climate change does not directly
lead to the emergence of terrorist groups, it creates the conditions in
which they can thrive.
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In
the most vulnerable areas, climate change makes farming and rearing
livestock more difficult, increasing competition for resources such as
water. This can lead to violence between rival populations, population
displacement, water shortages and famine, all of which undermine the
rule of law and the power of the state.
It is these secondary
consequences of climate change that provide the ideal conditions for the
rise of terrorist or criminal groups. People affected by hunger,
drought and poverty are more likely to be receptive to their financial
promises and violent, angry rhetoric.
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