Research by ECI researchers explores which countries are most exposed to disruption at the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key maritime chokepoint connecting Asia and Europe.
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Johannes Lumma, Gallagher Research Fellow at the Environmental Change Institute, (ECI), and Dr Jasper Verschuur, Honorary Research Associate at ECI, draw on their research into the impacts of maritime chokepoint disruptions. Their analysis shows that more than a dozen countries depend on the strait for more than half of their maritime trade by value, with Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan and Chad among those most exposed.
The article also examines the potential economic consequences of prolonged disruption to shipping through the strait, including increased fuel, freight and insurance costs.
Read the full article in The Conversation: Yemen’s Houthis move to control crucial waterway – our research maps the countries most at risk.