Thread by @CrisisGroup

Climate change is fuelling deadly conflict in a number of ways.

@CrisisGroup we highlight how this dangerous dynamic works and what world leaders can do to mitigate it.

Follow this live #COP27 thread for daily updates on climate security.

→crisisgroup.org/global/cop-spe…

.@RobBlecher testified before the U.S. Congress and explained the three main categories of security risks:

1) Cascading risks. How climate change can undermine livelihoods and induce competition over land, water, and other resources, driving conflict.

In #Kenya, the ongoing drought in the Laikipia plateau has led to renewed violence between pastoralists and farmers as well as between security forces and herders.

2) #Climatechange displaces millions globally. This sometimes leads to violence erupting between residents and the internally displaced over land use.

In #SouthSudan, unprecedented floodings have displaced hundreds of thousands of people, creating tensions between residents and displaced populations over the use of land and resource competition.

southsudan.crisisgroup.org

3) Risks relating to transboundary disputes, particularly water disputes

Stalled negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the filling and operating rules for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have the potential to escalate into conflict.

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To make matters worse, @CrisisGroup data found that the countries most impacted by severe conflict receive only about one-fifth of climate funds than what conflict-free states receive.

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As @patel_champa notes in this thread: where has the money gone?

Any serious climate adaptation strategy designed to protect the most vulnerable should take conflict risks into account.

#COP27 is the opportunity. Watch this thread for daily updates ⬇️

https://twitter.com/patel_champa/status/1588486063773081600

“Climate adaptation cannot happen without understanding how climate stressors exacerbate conflict risks.”

@nazaninemoshiri cuts to the core of the climate security issue and explains why it should be a bigger priority for world leaders at #COP27 👇

“Countries experiencing conflict and crisis receive about a third of the amount of climate finance for adaptation than countries at peace.”

Learn more in this #COP27 special @CrisisGroup podcast episode with @nazaninemoshiri 👇
crisisgroup.org/africa/getting…

.@CrisisGroup's Future of Conflict Program Director @RobBlecher bemoans the challenges that conflict-affected countries face when trying to access climate funding.

Something that leaders at #COP27 should focus on @CairoPeaceKeep.

https://twitter.com/RobBlecher/status/1590115423110201344

⏯️ In case you missed it!

Check out yesterday's Twitter Space recording w/ @OECDdev, @nazaninemoshiri & @AndrewCiacci on the challenges that conflict-affected countries face in accessing #ClimateFinance 👇
twitter.com/i/spaces/1lPJq…