Africa's Great Lakes Region is aptly named: together, it harbours one quarter of the world's unfrozen freshwater. For the countries of the region, this bounty...
Not only is the Sahel highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, but it is also one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine...
The Sahel has been identified as one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine security and trigger violent conflict. This is a function...
This fact sheet, produced by NUPI and SIPRI under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project, examines how unpredictable and extreme weather events...
VIENNA, 23 February 2021 – Opportunities for transboundary co-operation to address climate-related security risks in South-Eastern Europe were virtually...
The relationships between West Africa's changing climate, disruption of livelihoods, deepening food insecurity, and social unrest and violence are increasingly...
The Fulani in the Ibarapa community of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, are mostly migrants from the northern part of the country. A small number come from...
Extreme weather events such as droughts and floods are expected to become more severe under future climate conditions. This implies a concern for policymakers...
The Sudan State of the Environment and Outlook Report 2020 is the first of its kind to comprehensively take stock of the condition of the country’s environment...
In Sudan, the term ‘climate war’ has often been used to draw a direct causal link between climate change and conflict. In reality, these conflicts are far more...
WATCH: This session explores how rule of law approaches, including strengthening of legal and judicial systems, good governance and the empowerment of justice...
Climate change pressures are already interacting with conflict dynamics in the Horn of Africa. European actors are approaching climate security risks in the...
Over the past 15 years, climate-related risks to peace and stability have risen fast up the European agenda. This report explores the extent to which this...
Insecurity is plaguing north-western Nigeria, due to persistent herder-farmer tensions, rising crime and infiltration by Islamist militants. Federal and state...
This risk brief from the Climate Security Expert Network outlines the linkages between climate change and security in Mali and their implications for peace and...
In the central Sahel, states are mobilising to combat the impact of climate change as way of reducing conflict. But to respond suitably to growing insecurity...
To explore dialogue as a viable option in preventing and countering violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin region, it is important to consult local...
Climate change was more central than ever at this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), the leading international forum for senior military, security and...
This report assesses how peacebuilding programming can produce adaptation benefits, so that interventions simultaneously contribute to reduced intercommunal...