Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa

Climate change poses significant threats to East Africa and Greater Horn of Africa (EAGHA), impacting critical sectors such as agriculture, nutrition, resource availability, and overall human security. Projections indicate a temperature increase of 0.6°C to 1.6°C by 2050 in EAGHA countries with prec...

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Autores principales: Kenduiywo, Benson, Mendez, Andres, Liebig, Theresa Ines, Belli, Anna, Villa, Victor, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Korir, Victor Kipkurui, Chepngetich, Brenda, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.
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Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134672
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author Kenduiywo, Benson
Mendez, Andres
Liebig, Theresa Ines
Belli, Anna
Villa, Victor
Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando
Korir, Victor Kipkurui
Chepngetich, Brenda
Pacillo, Grazia
Läderach, Peter R.D.
author_browse Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando
Belli, Anna
Chepngetich, Brenda
Kenduiywo, Benson
Korir, Victor Kipkurui
Liebig, Theresa Ines
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Mendez, Andres
Pacillo, Grazia
Villa, Victor
author_facet Kenduiywo, Benson
Mendez, Andres
Liebig, Theresa Ines
Belli, Anna
Villa, Victor
Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando
Korir, Victor Kipkurui
Chepngetich, Brenda
Pacillo, Grazia
Läderach, Peter R.D.
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description Climate change poses significant threats to East Africa and Greater Horn of Africa (EAGHA), impacting critical sectors such as agriculture, nutrition, resource availability, and overall human security. Projections indicate a temperature increase of 0.6°C to 1.6°C by 2050 in EAGHA countries with precipitation levels expected to either increase or remain stable on average. Despite acknowledging the existence of a complex nexus linking climate and conflict, there is still a pressing need to identify specific areas where climate impacts may have a more significant effect on conflict risks and security outcomes. This study aims at mapping the climate-security nexus by identifying locations where different conditions of climate, conflict and socio-economic vulnerabilities co-occur. We use conflict data from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), climate data from CHIRPS, TerraClimate, and AgERA5, and socio-economic data from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The mapping approach is designed on regular grids (megapixels) of approximately 20 km2 which identifies three categories of conflict (high, moderate, limited), climate conditions, and vulnerability risks. Results from this approach provides an overview of the current hotspots of climate insecurity in EAGHA. We anticipate that the context-specific information on where climate-related security risks have intensified including vulnerable communities will support governments, as well as development, climate, peace, and security stakeholders in improving their targeted interventions to regions highly exposed to climate-related security risks.
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spelling CGSpace1346722025-11-05T11:33:53Z Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa Kenduiywo, Benson Mendez, Andres Liebig, Theresa Ines Belli, Anna Villa, Victor Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando Korir, Victor Kipkurui Chepngetich, Brenda Pacillo, Grazia Läderach, Peter R.D. climate change peacebuilding conflicts climate system Climate change poses significant threats to East Africa and Greater Horn of Africa (EAGHA), impacting critical sectors such as agriculture, nutrition, resource availability, and overall human security. Projections indicate a temperature increase of 0.6°C to 1.6°C by 2050 in EAGHA countries with precipitation levels expected to either increase or remain stable on average. Despite acknowledging the existence of a complex nexus linking climate and conflict, there is still a pressing need to identify specific areas where climate impacts may have a more significant effect on conflict risks and security outcomes. This study aims at mapping the climate-security nexus by identifying locations where different conditions of climate, conflict and socio-economic vulnerabilities co-occur. We use conflict data from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), climate data from CHIRPS, TerraClimate, and AgERA5, and socio-economic data from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The mapping approach is designed on regular grids (megapixels) of approximately 20 km2 which identifies three categories of conflict (high, moderate, limited), climate conditions, and vulnerability risks. Results from this approach provides an overview of the current hotspots of climate insecurity in EAGHA. We anticipate that the context-specific information on where climate-related security risks have intensified including vulnerable communities will support governments, as well as development, climate, peace, and security stakeholders in improving their targeted interventions to regions highly exposed to climate-related security risks. 2023-11-09 2023-11-23T06:47:47Z 2023-11-23T06:47:47Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134672 en Open Access application/pdf Kenduiywo, B.; Mendez, A.; Liebig, T.; Belli, A.; Villa, V.; Achicanoy, H.; Korir, V.; Chepngetich, B.; Pacillo, G.; Laderach, P. (2023) Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa. In shaping the future of climate change action plans for sustainable development in Eastern Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. 13 p.
spellingShingle climate change
peacebuilding
conflicts
climate system
Kenduiywo, Benson
Mendez, Andres
Liebig, Theresa Ines
Belli, Anna
Villa, Victor
Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando
Korir, Victor Kipkurui
Chepngetich, Brenda
Pacillo, Grazia
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa
title Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa
title_full Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa
title_fullStr Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa
title_full_unstemmed Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa
title_short Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa
title_sort mapping climate insecurity hotspots enhancing climate peace and security decision making in east africa and greater horn of africa
topic climate change
peacebuilding
conflicts
climate system
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134672
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