Climate Security and Peacebuilding in a Time of Converging Crises

Mar 7, 2021 | Alec Crawford and Julia Donaldson
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Climate change has long been considered a contributing factor to conflict and instability. Risks are particularly acute and amplified in states currently suffering from weak governance.

We sat down with Alec Crawford, Senior Policy Advisor and Lead on IISD's Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding work, to discuss the United Nations Security Council's open debate on climate security, held on February 23: what came out of this, and how can the international community join forces to help?