Population in Syria has more than quadrupled between 1960 and 2010, so they had to feed four times the people from the same area of not very fertile land. Are you sure climate change had a greater destabilizing effect? If so, please explain.
> Are you sure climate change had a greater destabilizing effect?
Read my comment more carefully. You don't get to dismiss contributing factors simply for not having the greatest effect. The world is complex, nuance exists.