Climate Change, Migration, and Security in the Horn of Africa

The symposium including the United Nations, African Union, IGAD, etc highlighted the vulnerability of Africa to climate change, as well as national governments, specialized agencies, the impact of climate change on migration, and the faith communities, regional economic communities and fragility and humanitarian crisis in the Horn region. [...] It also other stakeholders to address the complex interplay identified the adaptation gap and the limited effectiveness of climate change, migration, and security in the Horn of migration policies and the rule of law. [...] Annually, thousands of migrants Somalia had surged to twenty-two undertake the perilous journey from the Horn of Africa along the million Climate Change, Migration, and Security page 3 in the Horn of Africa KEY FINDINGS Key Finding 1: Africa’s Vulnerability to Climate Change The Horn of Africa heavily relies on climate-sensitive variables, making it particularly susceptible to the impacts of clima. [...] Despite the attention given to climate change realities by the United Nations and regional bodies, the existing policies, such as the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights and the IGAD Regional Migration Policy Framework, have not effectively tackled the migration issues arising from climate change in the region. [...] Key Finding 13: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ responses to climate change shocks The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implements a comprehensive approach to address the challenges of climate change.