Violence as an obstacle to livelihood resilience in the context of climate change
Tellman, Beth, Alaniz, Ryan, Rivera, Andrea and Contreras, Diana (2014). Violence as an obstacle to livelihood resilience in the context of climate change. UNU-EHS Working Paper. UNU-EHS.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Tellman, Beth
Alaniz, Ryan
Rivera, Andrea
Contreras, DianaTitle Violence as an obstacle to livelihood resilience in the context of climate change Series Title UNU-EHS Working Paper Volume/Issue No. 13 Publication Date 2014-12 Place of Publication Bonn Publisher UNU-EHS Pages 30 Language eng Abstract Central America continues to be a violent region and is prone to increasing climatic shocks and environmental degradation. This paper explores the non-linear feedback loop between violence and climate shocks on livelihood resilience in El Salvador and Honduras, two countries experiencing high rates of violence. The nature of this complex feedback loop is examined by analysing case studies on the community scale, which include challenges in reconstructing community social capital post-Hurricane Mitch (1998) in Honduras and the importance of social capital in community resilience to Hurricane Ida (2009) in El Salvador. We conclude that social capital is central in communities facing violence in order to enhance livelihood resilience to climate change impacts in Central America. Keyword Central America
violence
Climate change
Social capital
livelihood resilienceCopyright Holder UNU-EHS Copyright Year 2014 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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