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From what I understand it led to (young) people leaving the countryside to live in cities. This lead to large congregations of unhappy unemployed young people,
by Balero 8y ago
From what I understand it led to (young) people leaving the countryside to live in cities. This lead to large congregations of unhappy unemployed young people, all new to a particular area. These people then grouped up and protested about the ruling regime, which was the start of the current crisis.
- CrackpotGonzo 8y agoExactly, that's a good summary as far as I understand it. In other words, we're already seeing the impacts of food insecurity as a result of climate change and it will only get worse from here.
- jtbayly 8y agoNone of the previous comments on this topic indicated that the food instability was caused by climate change. Are you just assuming that?
- Balero 8y agoFrom what I can recall it is due to an overlong drought. This could be due to climate change or not. There are arguments from both sides: https://www.inverse.com/article/25318-aleppo-syria-conflict-climate-change https://www.inverse.com/article/25318-aleppo-syria-conflict-... http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/41428 http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/41428 Also worth remembering that something as complex as the Syrian Civil war is bound to have multiple causes.