The Horn: Climate, Conflict and Peacekeeping’s Unwanted Footprint [Audio]
Publisher: International Crisis Group
Author(s): Alan Boswell and David Mozersky
Date: 2019
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Peace and Security Operations, Renewable Resources
Countries: Central African Republic, Congo (DRC), South Sudan, Sudan
Africa has been hit with a double punch. The economic fallout of COVID-19 has preceded the health crisis, resulting in job losses and endangering food supplies. The pandemic's impact on the region's tumultuous political transitions could be grave. The international community has moved surprisingly quickly in response to the pandemic, but is it enough? EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa Alexander Rondos explains that greater regional cooperation is needed to address the potential consequences wrought by the crisis. Only by working more closely together can they develop an effective strategy for pandemic relief.