As part of its engagement in peace and security matters in Africa, SIPRI, in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kenya office and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), convened a meeting of the Horn of Africa Climate Security Working Group in Addis Ababa.
Despite the deployment of international and regional troops to support national armed and security forces in Mali, instability has escalated and spread across borders throughout the Sahel.
On 28 January, SIPRI co-hosted an event on ‘Humanitarian Challenges in the Current Global Landscape—What’s Next for the 2020s?’.
On 10 December, SIPRI co-hosted a regional expert level discussion event on ‘North East Asian Countries’ Contributions to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda’ in Beijing.
On 11 December, SIPRI’s Dr Florian Krampe participated in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid and engaged in the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) session on ‘Climate and Security—Emerging Trends and Adaptive Strategies’.