Climate Change and Security in Africa

The project Climate Change, Natural Resource Governance and Conflict Prevention in Africa is a joint collaboration between FOI, Global Crisis Solutions (GCS) and Uppsala University. It is financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and spans two years, starting from May 2010.

Focus is on potential crisis areas in Southern Africa in the region along the Zambezi River. Early warning is at the heart of the project, with the aim to deepen knowledge and improve capacities for preventing and solving conflicts linked to climate change. The project involves research and analysis as well as the development and training of a local network of African civil society organisations. International policy advocacy to increase attention on related issues is a key part of the work.

News

• FOI explores vulnerabilities to climate change from a human security perspective in two case studies from Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the report The Impact of Climate Change on Human Security in the Zambezi River Basin: A pre-study with a focus on the Chinde District in Mozambique and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe
• A report from the collaborating partner Uppsala University explores links between climate change and conflict sensitivity in the Zambezi region: Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflicts in Southern Africa
• Joint project on climate change and conflict launched in South Africa

Links

• Global Crisis Solutions - www.globalcrisissolutions.org
• Sida - www.sida.se/English/
• Uppsala University - www.uu.se/en