Africa Climate Security Risk Assessment - Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Peace

DCCLXXIV) of May 2018 on rity of African countries and societies both directly “the link between climate change and conflicts in and indirectly by exacerbating existing political, Africa and addressing the security implications.” peace and security, and socioeconomic and devel- It subsequently reiterated in the PSC Commu- opment challenges. [...] collaboration between the AU Department of Political Particular thanks to the Potsdam Institute for Climate Affairs, Peace and Security (DPAPS), and the Department Impact Research for providing the climate data and of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and modelling for the regional chapters. [...] Climate change impacts affect the secu- link between climate change and conflicts in Africa rity of African countries and societies both directly and addressing the security implications.” It sub- and indirectly by exacerbating existing political, sequently reiterated in the PSC Communiqué of the peace and security, socioeconomic, and development 1051st Meeting of 26 November 2021 to expedite chal. [...] This is to be done in addition to APPROACH, ELEMENTS AND PROCESS expediting the finalisation of the Report of the The approach and methodology used for this Chairperson of the Commission on the Study on the assessment was developed and tested as part of Nexus between Climate Change, Peace and Security the Weathering Risk initiative. [...] political (in)stability, past and ongoing security risks and conflict dynamics, the drivers and Equally important was the assessment’s emphasis causes of insecurity, and the main actors that on understanding differences between groups, have an impact on security and stability (peace especially the most marginalised and vulnerable.