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

5 Jul 2023

In addition to interstate and intrastate conflicts in East Africa and the development of (Islamist) terrorist organisations in the region, the RP SIPODI East Africa also deals with topics from the areas of flight and migration as well as the impact of climate change on security. [...] It yielded important findings on challenges of climate change, collectively seek to tackle the the vulnerability of the region to climate migration, and security in Africa and interconnected challenges facing Africa change, the role of climate in driving promote resilience and sustainable and promote resilience, cooperation, migration, and the need for enhanced development. [...] The discussions focused on a range of topics, including the impacts of climate change on migration, the security implications of climate-induced migration, and the role of regional and international cooperation in addressing the climate-migration-security nexus. [...] Sagal highlighted the inadequate and gaps that hinder effective climate adaptation in the region: the link between alignment of national policies, laws, and climate change and conflict, the quality of information on climate change impacts, strategies with the urgency of climate and the insufficient national policies, laws, and strategies. [...] This lose their agricultural potential section presents the responses and strategies by the African Union in addressing by the end of the century under the challenges of climate change, migration, and security, particularly in the Horn of high-emission scenarios.
Pages
44
Published in
Kenya