On 17 June, SIPRI, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung’s Peace and Security Centre of Competence Sub-Saharan Africa and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) hosted a webinar on climate-related security risks in West Africa.
Kheira Tarif, Research Assistant in SIPRI’s Climate Change and Risk Programme, moderated one of the sessions. During the webinar, representatives from civil society, regional organizations and thematic experts exchanged perspectives on the complex relationships between climate change and conflict in West Africa, and regional and collective actions for addressing and mitigating climate-related security risks. The discussions were informed by the ‘Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Sahel’ co-published by SIPRI and NUPI in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.