Conception, Perception, and Approach to Climate Security in Niger (chapter in "Climate Security in the Anthropocene")
Publisher: Springer
Author(s): Ousseyni Kalilou
Date: 2023
Topics: Climate Change, Governance
Countries: Niger
In January 2020, Niger became a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for two years. This coincided with an increase in atrocities with armed groups escalating attacks on troops and civilians in Niger and the broader Sahel region. This chapter outlines the current policy positions of Niger regarding climate change and security linkages at national, regional, and international levels during its tenure as a member state of the UNSC. It highlights the extent to which key security stakeholders in Niger view, plan, and act upon national and international security in connection with climate change. The review empirically covers official reports, strategy documents, position statements, and communications from the Niger government. It further considers non-governmental actors, and secondary literature from scholars and think tanks to help analyse and assess national and international security policies and actions in Niger that consider climate change. The primary security concern has been on the potential impact of climate change on human development for Niger. However, more recently, the climate security nexus has been highlighted amongst increased domestic insecurities. This chapter traces and examines the evolution of Niger’s approach to the nexus of climate change and security.