The Climate Conflict Health Nexus: An Evidence-Based Inquiry into Interactions, Mechanisms, and Policy Implications

Kato Jumba K.

Faculty of Science and Technology Kampala International University Uganda

ABSTRACT

The complex interactions among climate change, conflict, and human health represent an emerging frontier of global risk analysis. This inquiry synthesizes evidence on the mechanisms through which climate variability influences population health, how conflict mediates and amplifies these impacts, and why vulnerabilities remain deeply unequal across regions and social groups. Drawing from climate indicators, conflict datasets, and health-systems evidence particularly within low- and middle-income countries, the study maps multiple pathways linking climate drivers to health outcomes, including extreme temperatures, precipitation variability, and climate-induced shocks. It highlights how conflict disrupts governance, weakens adaptive capacity, accelerates displacement, and exacerbates social and economic inequalities, thereby intensifying climate-related health burdens. Regional case studies from Europe, MENA, West Africa, and South Asia illustrate diverse manifestations of this nexus and expose persistent data gaps, methodological constraints, and context-specific dynamics. Policy analysis identifies critical imperatives for integrating climate considerations into conflict prevention, health-system planning, migration management, and natural-resource governance. Overall, the review underscores the need for equitable adaptation strategies, coordinated governance frameworks, and sustained research investments to address the intertwined challenges of climate risk, violent conflict, and population health.

Keywords: Climate conflict health nexus, Vulnerability and adaptation, Climate-related health impacts, Governance and resilience and Climate security and policy.

CITE AS: Kato Jumba K. (2026). The Climate Conflict Health Nexus: An Evidence-Based Inquiry into Interactions, Mechanisms, and Policy Implications. IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES 12(1): 72-76. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSR/JES/06/1217276                                                                                                                                r