Niklas Hänze

Using a risk-based framework, we argue that need can be understood as climate exposure, vulnerability, or materialized hazard impacts. We then show that these different dimensions diverge empirically and that, sub-nationally, policy-maker seem be reacting primarily to past hazard impacts.

Does climate adaptation aid reach those most in need? In a new article in Political Geography, Viktoria Jansesberger and I argue that the answer to this question depends on how you measure "need".
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Very honored to receive the In_equality ECR Excellence Award by @excinequality.bsky.social for my @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social article 'When Conflict Becomes Calamity'! In it, I show that there is little natural about natural disasters in conflict areas. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Congratulations to the winners of the second In_equality ECR Excellence Award for their outstanding papers in inequality research: Sharon Baute, @tobiastober.bsky.social, @brueggemann-o.bsky.social, @nikhaenze.bsky.social, and @schlenkeroli.bsky.social ➡️ t1p.de/k0qbx @uni-konstanz.de

The effect of traditional agricultural practices on the food consumption of households facing extreme weather events in Tanzania - Agriculture & Food Security Background An estimated 140 million people in Africa face acute malnutrition. By impacting agricultural production, climate change is likely to further decrease food consumption, particularly in sub-S...

Pleased to share our paper exploring how agroecological practices can improve the food security of smallholders facing droughts and floods in Tanzania. @haerroos.bsky.social @nikhaenze.bsky.social

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While a lot of work in the climate-conflict nexus has investigated whether climate hazards can amplify conflict risks, this paper shows that the impact of these hazards fundamentally depend on pre-existiting conflict dynamics.

In it, I show how local spikes in armed conflict intensity can increase the death toll of subsequent tropical cyclones not just in the conflict region itself but also in neighboring provinces.

Can armed conflict amplify the societal impacts and humanitarian consequences of natural hazards?
My new paper 'When conflict becomes calamity' in the Journal of Peace Research investigates this question in the context of tropical cyclones in the Philippines. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...