Joint Statement on Climate, Peace, and Security in West African and the Sahel Region

Jan 11, 2024 | United States Mission to the United Nations
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In West Africa and the Sahel, climate change and its impacts on peace and security, are already a lived reality, especially in the Lake Chad basin or the Liptako-Gourma regions, but also beyond. Increasing frequency and intensity of droughts and floods, biodiversity loss, desertification, and other impacts affect populations who rely mainly on rain-fed agriculture and livestock for subsistence. Climate change amplifies risks of food and water insecurity, loss of livelihoods, migration, and displacement that in turn can contribute to competition for resources.