Regional Cooperation for Climate Security: A Look into the Horn of Africa [Audio]
Publisher: Climate Diplomacy
Author(s): Ayan Mahamoud
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Gender, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources
In this episode, we speak with Ayan Mahamoud, Senior Coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional economic community with eight member states in the Horn of Africa. She walks us through some the region’s key climate-related risks to peace and security, and how IGAD is working to address these risks within the regional security cooperation framework. Ayan highlights success stories and some of the areas where investments and improvements are still needed to boost the region’s security and development.