Stretched Thin: When Fragile States Face Climate Hazards

Nov 20, 2018 | Ashley Moran, Joshua Busby, and Clionadh Raleigh
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Many states are facing the double burden of state fragility and climate exposure, which is the subject of our new report for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). State fragility reflects poor state capacity and poor state-society relationships, both of which can contribute to instability. Climate exposure reflects the risks to a state’s people and land stemming from climate hazards like cyclones, floods, droughts, coastal inundation, and wildfires.