Trying to follow what is going on in Syria and why? This comic will get you there in 5 minutes.
This image is an excerpt from the comic linked to above at Upworthy. Written by Audrey Quinn and illustrated by Jackie Roche it looks back at the underlying causes of a people fleeing their homeland.
Even amongst researchers critical of linking war and catastrophes to climate change, Syria is considered an exception:
“I have tremendous respect for the authors of the recent study of violence in Syria,” Solow says. “But given the history of Syria and the region generally, I find it hard to believe that, but for the drought, this violence would not have occurred.”
There is a Refugees Welcome event taking place in Oxford tomorrow at 3pm.
