How Did Climate Serve as a Trigger Event for the Bangladeshi Liberation

Climate issues have come to the forefront of popular enculturation and is a hot topic in the arena of politics and beyond. more(prenominal) recently numerous academics have started to research how non only world(prenominal) struggleming, but clime can increase the risk of civil war or ignite armed meshing. One of the most introductory hold on the subject is written by Marshall dispatch and discusses how temper has increased the risk of civil war in Africa. One of the conclusions Burke and his colleagues draw from their quantitative research is that not only can climate trigger civil conflict but also that climate diverge will worsen instability in already volatile regions (Burke, p.1). Moreover, during the judgment of conviction of the Bangladeshi departure War that was the case. Bangladesh, at the time referred to as eastside Pakistan was in a tumultuous state and a breeding design for conflict. However, it wasnt until the 1970 Bhola cyclone that devastated the area t hat the East Pakistanis decided to bleed forward in their secession from West Pakistan, which led to the Bangladeshi Liberation War. This paper will be divided into four officealisations. The first section will set the theoretical foundation for how climate can give birth conflict. The second section will identify and analyze the different conflict factors that were present in East Pakistan and were amplified/affected by the cyclone. The third section will examine the extent and damage caused by the cyclone, focusing on numbers and logistics. The last section will take the information that had been presented previously and create the links between it and how it relates to argument of the Bhola cyclone triggering the liberation war.There has not yet been a tremendous amount of research done on how exactly climate can trigg... ... 132-144. faculty member Search Premier. Web. 6 Apr. 2012.Nanda, Ved. self-rule in International Law The Tragic Tale of Two Cities--Islamabad (West Pa kistan) and capital of Bangladesh (East Pakistan). American Journal of International Law. 66.2 (1972) 321-336. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 Apr. 2012.Sappenfield, Mark. humor MAY HEAT CONFLICT, TOO. Christian Science Monitor 06 Dec. 2007 13+. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Apr. 2012.Schanberg, Sydney. Pakistan Divided. Foreign Affairs. (1971) 125-135. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Apr. 2012.Schanberg, Sydney. Yahya Concedes Slips In Relief. New York time New York 22 NOV 1970, 10. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Apr. 2012. cater Writer, . East Pakistani Leaders Assail Yahya on Cyclone Relief. New York Times New York 23 NOV 1970, 5. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Apr. 2012.