Siddar: Climate-induced drought was the primary trigger of the Syrian uprising
Cenk Siddar · The Hidden Drought That Toppled Governments Across a Whole Region · Nov 4, 2020 · at 21:56
Cenk Siddar, a geopolitical risk consultant, explains how environmental stress and resource scarcity triggered the Syrian civil war.
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“The real reason was climate change caused that year the drought in Syria. So they didn't have any harvest that year because of like the increased heat compared to previous years. That was the first step in the whole revolt against the Bashar regime in Syria because the farmers lost their income.”
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