How Climate and Gender Shape Peace and Security: From Mandates to Meaningful Change

Nov 25, 2025 | UN Climate Security Mechanism
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October 2025 marked twenty-five years since the landmark Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Amid rising polarization, escalating conflicts, and the intensifying impacts of climate change, urgent action is essential. This means advancing women’s meaningful participation, especially in climate-vulnerable and conflict-affected contexts and ensuring peacebuilding is both gender-responsive and climate-informed. To better understand how this can be ensured on the ground, we spoke with Ratia Tekenet, Climate Security Expert at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and Tanya Merceron, Climate, Peace and Security Advisor at the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).