We Can Tackle Conflicts and Climate Change Together - It's Not One or the Other

Dec 4, 2023 | Jorge Moreira da Silva
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This experience is backed by research carried out by Unops and the Danish Institute for International Studies that showed sustainable, inclusive and resilient infrastructure plays a key role not just in driving economic development, but also in addressing the root causes of violence and preventing conflict.That people in fragile and conflict-affected settings are often left behind by climate action, demands urgent attention. This should not be the case. This means more coherence between finance and assistance that is assigned to climate action, development, humanitarian and peace and security activities. It means working to ensure that climate funding is in place and that it reaches conflict-affected settings – and it also means working with communities and governments to create an enabling environment for climate action