Climate Change: Symposium Focuses on Practical Solutions for Climate Security Challenges

Jul 3, 2023 | United States Africa Command
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The third Security Implications of Climate Change Symposium, organized by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) in concert with the Botswana Defence Force, convened in Gaborone June 26 through June 30 to address climate security challenges. The symposium brought together more than 100 military and government representatives from the United States and 36 African nations to identify practical and actionable solutions to climate security threats, along with future opportunities to collaborate on climate risk.