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Climate Security in the MENA Region

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Title Climate Security in the MENA Region
 
Creator Läderach, Peter
Merrey, Douglas J
Schapendonk, Frans
Dhehibi, Boubaker
Ruckstuhl, Sandra
Mapedza, Everisto
Najjar, Dina
Dessalegn, Bezaiet
Amarnath, Giriraj
Vinay, Nangia
Al-Zu'bi, Maha
Biradar, Chandrashekhar
Pacillo, Grazia
Govind, Ajit
Hakhu, Arunima
Yigezu, Yigezu Atnafe
Dutta Gupta, Tanaya
Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M.
Lahham, Nisreen
Cosgrove, Bethany
Joshi, Deepa
Grosjean, Godefroy
Hugh, Brigitte
Elmahdi, Amgad
Frija, Aymen
Udalagama, Upandha
Nicol, Alan
 
Subject climate change
agriculture
food security
 
Description The evidence on conflicts around the world since the turn of the century points to a simple conclusion: conflicts, grievances and insecurities are increasingly being affected by changing climates, environmental degradation, food insecurity, and the struggle to control a finite pool of natural resources. This paper aims to understand the linkages between climate, conflict, agriculture, and migration in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region and offer a road map for the region while emphasizing the role of research and development. We do this by first clarifying what climate security means and how it links to risk and resilience (Introduction). We then present causal impact pathways to describe how climate exacerbates drivers of conflict and insecurity (Section 2). This is followed by an overview of indicators summarizing the state of climate security in MENA and a discussion of the limitations of such indicators (Section 3). We also identify climate security and climate peace hotspots in the region using spatial analysis (Section 4). We then present existing research for development efforts and discuss their potential to contribute to climate security by mitigating its drivers with a specific focus on gender inequality (Section 5). We offer entry points for improving climate security using sustainable finance (Section 6). This is followed by a series of case studies (Section 7 to 11) and finally Section 12 concludes by emphasizing the key findings of the paper.
 
Date 2022-01-20
2022-01-20T15:32:48Z
2022-01-20T15:32:48Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Läderach P, Merrey DJ, Schapendonk F, Dhehibi B, Ruckstuhl S, Mapedza E, Najjar D, Dessalegn B, Giriraj A, Nangia V, Al-Zu'bi M, Biradar C, Pacillo G, Govind A, Hakhu A, Yigezu YA, Dutta Gupta T, Madurga-Lopez I, Lahham N, Cosgrove B, Joshi D, Grosjean G, Hugh B, Elmahdi A, Frija A, Udalagama U, Nicol A. 2022. Strengthening Climate Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Position Paper No. 2022/3. CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117616
 
Language en
 
Rights Other
Open Access
 
Format 75 p.
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