Impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on land use and transboundary freshwater resources

The study uses satellite imagery of war-torn Syria, to show how conflict and migration caused sudden reductions in Syrian agricultural land use and water use.

Author Name(s):

Müller, Marc François Yoon, Jim Gorelick, Steven M. Avisse, Nicolas Tilmant, Amaury

Citation:

Müller, M. F., J. Yoon, S. M. Gorelick, N. Avisse and A. Tilmant. 2016. Impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on land use and transboundary freshwater resources. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(52): 14932-14937.

Publication type:

Articles

Journal Article

Publication year:

2016

DOI:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614342113

Link(s):

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1614342113

Biome/Habitat:

Agricultural Lands

Fresh Water