Latin America: SIPRI Launches Videos and Report on Climate Justice and Violence in Latin America [Video]

Feb 6, 2024 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Latin America is a region of unparalleled ecological diversity, making it particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. Of particular concern is the way climate challenges intersect with social inequalities and political instability. Latin America is also the region with the highest number of environmental conflicts and a hotspot for environmental crime. Many of these conflicts are linked to the extraction of natural resources, and because violence tends to disproportionately affect populations already at a disadvantage, it can perpetuate and amplify inequalities.