Climate change intensifies the competition for water and land, and is becoming a threat to social stability and peace. In African countries with weak economic base and administrative power, climate change exacerbates existing tensions and conflicts related to food shortages, population growth, and resource allocation, and amplifies social instability and violence. Factors that cause instability, such as military coup d'?tats, wars with extremist armed groups, and ethnic conflicts occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, are not unrelated to the struggle for survival due to climate change. At present, the discussion on ‘climate change and peace’ is more timely given that external factors such as COVID-19 and the Ukraine war are also contributing to food instability and inflation.
In this session, we will examine changes in political and economic interests caused by climate change among various actors and discuss appropriate countermeasures and solutions. The discussion will allow us to better understand current situation and major aspects of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, and seek ways to contribute to world peace by preparing policy recommendations the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can use.