How is #ClimateChange reshaping the global #security landscape?
Join an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented dialogue on the #ClimatePeaceSecurity nexus at the Rewley House, @UniofOxford or online, on 5 June at 2 p.m. BST.
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This month, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation's program officer on Climate, Peace and Security, Mr Samson Shabu, shared our experiences with the Skylark Centre for Climate Security for the May 2026 Edition of its Climate and Peace Dispatch.
The interview highlights how climate change and insecurity in West Africa reinforce one another, creating a cycle that deepens fragility, undermines livelihoods, and fuels local instability.
Climate pressures interact with poverty, weak governance, and insecurity to intensify competition over land and water, drive displacement, and increase farmerโherder tensions across the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin, and coastal West Africa. Environmental stress also creates opportunities for armed groups to exploit local grievances and governance gaps, further weakening community resilience.
Drawing from field experience, the interview emphasises that communities are often the first responders to climate-security risks.
The interview also outlines how Building Blocks for Peace Foundation integrates CPS risks into its programming through conflict-sensitive climate adaptation, youth engagement, community-based resilience initiatives, and early-warning systems.
At the same time, it highlights persistent challenges, including fragmented climate and conflict data, weak coordination between environmental, development, and security actors, and limited funding for long-term monitoring and local early-warning mechanisms. While governments and regional organisations such as ECOWAS increasingly recognise climate change as a threat multiplier, implementation remains uneven due to institutional constraints, political instability, and siloed governance approaches.
The interview concludes that stronger regional coordination, sustained investment in community-based resilience, and more inclusive decision-making processes will be essential to addressing climate-security risks across West Africa.
You can read the full interview here:
https://t.co/yA3fRf738l
#climatepeaceandsecurity #climpse #peoplebuildingpeace #Nigeria
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Developed nations have pledged $300 billion to help combat climate change in developing countries, but is this amount sufficient?
Follow the thread to learn about the agreement @COP29_AZ
More than ever, there is a pressing need to build the capacities of youth to lead the charge in ongoing climate negotiations.
From advocating for policies to creating environmental initiatives in our communities, #youth leadership is essential for solving the climate crisis.๐ฅ
Looking back at the Nigeria Futures Summit 2024๐ณ๐ฌ
The summit facilitated a comprehensive conversation on defining Nigeriaโs priorities for #COP29, youth leadership in climate action, climate financing, and developing resilience strategies against climate change.
@GERinNigeria
It isnโt just about the work, but the people who make it possible.๐
A look back at an in-house dinner by @dold_matthias@GERinNigeria for the #CSOs implementing the #ClimateActionforStrongerNaija project across Nigeria๐ณ๐ฌ.
A shared moment to learn about each otherโs work.
Happy New Month! Youโve made it this far, and thatโs definitely something to celebrate! ๐
Your hard work and resilience have brought you to this point.
What are you grateful for this month? Weโd love to hear it in the comments๐
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