Implications of Global Climate Change for Violence Developed and Developing Countries
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Global climate change will likely lead to increased violence in highly industrialized and in developing countries, but in somewhat different ways. The likely effects of global warming on violence are explored through factors that both: (a) are likely to be affected by global climate change and, (b) have been linked to violent tendencies at one or more levels (e.g., individual, small group, societal). Examples of such factors that meet both criteria include increased displacement, poverty, and physically uncomfortable living conditions.
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